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Banking issues to dominate India-Singapore CECA talks
15-Mar-2007 Financial Express
The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s delay in granting the qualifying full banking licence—the highest banking status that Singapore offers to a foreign bank—to the State Bank of India will be taken up by India, when the two sides meet later this month to review the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).
India-EU deal hits political rocks
14-Mar-2007
A planned free trade deal between the EU and India has run into serious difficulties over whether or not it should include clauses relating to human rights and weapons of mass destruction. But anti-poverty campaigners have also argued that an agreement is undesirable as it could potentially reduce India’s control over its own economy.
We are ready to sort out SAFTA issues with India: minister
14-Mar-2007
Federal Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan said Monday that Pakistan was ready to sort out SAFTA related issues with India through bilateral talks.
Mauritius beckons Indian finance pros
14-Mar-2007
Indian financial services professionals, chartered accountants, capital market experts, merchant bankers, insurance specialists, actuaries and even lawyers, are set to get a warm welcome in Mauritius.
India, Trinidad & Tobago sign bilateral trade agreement
13-Mar-2007 Zee News
India and Trinidad & Tobago on Monday signed the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) aimed at enhancing investment and technology flows between the two countries.
Canada calls for India free-trade agreement if WTO talks fail
13-Mar-2007 Bloomberg
Canada wants India to consider a free-trade agreement between the two countries if global trade talks continue to falter, a Canadian lawmaker said.
Indo-Japan economic pact to see the light of day within year
10-Mar-2007 Financial Express
India and Japan will ink the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in the next one year, minister of state for industry Ashwani Kumar said on Friday.
Disagreement puts India-GCC FTA on backburner
9-Mar-2007 Financial Express
Plans to put an India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in place have suffered a setback despite two rounds of talks earlier this year. According to officials, due to the absence of customs union and disagreement among the GCC countries, talks of an FTA with India are now stuck.
’America open to FTA with India’
6-Mar-2007
The US is open to a Free Trade Agreement with India but wants bilateral economic engagement to increase further, a senior US government official said.
Rights obstacle to EU-India trade pact
4-Mar-2007 FT
Indian objections to the inclusion of a standard “human rights and democracy” clause in a proposed free trade agreement with the European Union have emerged as a serious stumbling block, the Financial Times has learnt.
EU aide worried by calls to drop India WMD clause
2-Mar-2007 Reuters
A senior European Union official expressed concern on Thursday about calls by some EU states to drop a clause on weapons of mass destruction from a trade and investment agreement planned with nuclear-armed India.
Pakistan regrets Indian review of trade concessions
28-Feb-2007 Reuters
Pakistan regrets an Indian decision to review tariff concessions extended to Pakistan under a regional trade agreement but will not retaliate, a senior Pakistani government official said on Tuesday.
India, Nepal begin talks to review trade treaty
23-Feb-2007 Times of India
With 11 days left for the bilateral trade pact between India and Nepal to lapse, the two neighbours started their two-day talks on Thursday to review the 11-year-old Indo-Nepal trade treaty.
Talks propose to expand India FTA
19-Feb-2007 Bangkok Post
Thailand’s Commerce Ministry has opened talks with India to add 7,000 new products to their free trade agreement.
Top EU official pushes trade, investment pact with India
17-Feb-2007 India PRwire
India and the European Union must push for a strong bilateral trade and investment pact even as they continue to play a crucial role to conclude the current round of global trade talks, a top EU official said Friday.
Visa rules for professionals to ease after India-EU FTA
17-Feb-2007 Zee News
Freer movement of Indian professionals in 25 European Union member countries is likely to be a reality in the near future, as this will be a key point of negotiations in the proposed free trade agreement with EU.
India, Japan can rule Asian economy post-CEPA: Envoy
15-Feb-2007 Hindustan Times
Japan is confident that a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement currently being negotiated with India would help the two countries dominate Asia’s economic output in the future.
EU wants India to lower duties through FTA
15-Feb-2007 Times of India
Trade liberalisation for rubber, tea, coffee and edible oil could be minor political concerns in the proposed free trade pact with Asean compared to what the European Union is looking for in its bilateral agreement with India.
India, Russia to work towards CEPA
14-Feb-2007 Hindu
Both countries have agreed to work towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with a joint study group having been set up to examine the issue involved.
India in free trade talks with four European countries
14-Feb-2007 Navhind Times
India is in talks with four European countries - Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein - to strike a comprehensive economic agreement that would facilitate free trade relations. Switzerland is also trying to set up a working group with India on intellectual property rights and also seeking to enhance cooperation in science and technology fields.