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Honda looks to cash in on India’s FTA with ASEAN
Japanese car major Honda Motor Company is looking to cash in on India’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the ASEAN countries to eventually make the operations here a key part of its global business.
Nooyi calls for India-US investment treaty
PepsiCo chairman Indra Nooyi on Wednesday called for a bilateral investment treaty between India and the US to drive growth in trade relations.
EU MPs back trade deal with India, voice religion concerns
The European parliament on Wednesday called for the EU negotiate a free trade deal with India by the end of the year, though several voiced concerns over human rights abuses, in particular against Christians.
New Indo-Nepal economic pact in pipeline
India is holding talks with Nepal over a new Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Korea, India aim to find middle ground on farm goods at Cepa talks
"The aim of the talks will be to ensure the greatest possible protection for sensitive items, so that if a CEPA pact is signed, the fallout for local farmers can be minimized," a Korean ministry official said. He added that talks are entering the home stretch.
India moving fast to complete FTA talks with Japan, S Korea
After clinching a deal for an FTA with ASEAN, India will move fast to complete negotiations in the next few months for pacts with Japan and South Korea that will open trade in goods as also services for Indian firms.
GCC, India FTA talks on track for early deal
Talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the six-nation Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) and India have made substantial progress with the two sides committing to conclude the deal as early as possible.
Korea, India aim to conclude trade deal by year’s end
South Korea and India will resume trade talks next week in Seoul to sign an economic cooperation agreement.
GCC, India closer on FTA deal
Talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and India made substantial progress yesterday with the two sides committing to conclude the FTA as early as possible.
RI eyes benefits from India pact
Indonesia may see robust growth in exports to India following the conclusion of negotiations on a free trade agreement between India and members of ASEAN, mainly crude palm oil.
New Delhi plans to join Investment Disputes Convention
New Delhi is considering a proposal to join the World Bank convention, International Convention on Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
India-EU trade agreement unlikely this year
Negotiations for an ambitious free trade agreement between India and the European Union are on track but are unlikely to be completed by end of 2008, EC Ambassador to India said today.
Malaysia hopeful to conclude CECA with India this year
Malaysia has expressed hope that the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with India will be concluded this year.
’Canada to focus on free trade pact with India’
Calling his country’s backing for India in getting the waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG) last week a "turning point" in bilateral ties, Canadian foreign affairs parliamentary secretary Deepak Obhrai has said his country will now focus on a free trade agreement with New Delhi.
India-EU trade talks to resume ahead of Paris summit
After clinching a deal with ASEAN on a Free Trade Agreement, negotiations will resume this week for a market-opening pact between India and EU, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and French President Nicolas Sarkozy holding their summit talks in Paris later this month.
India: After Asean, trade pacts with Japan, Korea on the cards
After successfully sealing the talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) covering goods with the Association of South East Asian nations (Asean), India is pushing on the pedal to wind up negotiations for two Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPAs) involving free trade of goods, services and investments with Japan and South Korea.
Indo-Sri Lanka FTA: Myths and realities
This article is written in recognizing the numerous opinions floating around in Sri Lanka in respect of the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India. Most of the public discussions and paper articles on CEPA, which we see today, are either based on personal or political sentiments or absolute analysis of numerical figures. The whole purpose of this article is to give a holistic and comparative analysis based on facts and figures explaining the current status of the FTA with India.
FTA to curb India from hiking palm oil import duty
The much-awaited free trade agreement with Asean nations is bound to affect import and export of several commodities in India. The first one may be palm oil, which is a major commodity for India as it depends on Malaysia for its edible oil needs.
India-ASEAN FTA not to hit southern farmers, says Nath
Allaying fears of the Left-ruled Kerala that an FTA with ASEAN could harm farmers’ interest in the southern states, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath today said India cannot get isolated in the growing economies of east Asia. "They don’t even know what the agreement is," Nath said when asked to comment on Kerala’s opposition to the FTA.
ASEAN concludes free trade deal with India
ASEAN nations have concluded a deal for free trade in goods with India, the bloc’s seventh-largest trading partner, ministers said Thursday.