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Benjamin Netanyahu, Narendra Modi meet to focus on India, Israel business ties
15-Jan-2018 LiveMint
Forging links between the entrepreneurs of India and Israel in areas of technology and innovation is high on the agenda of both the governments as they look for ways to propel ties to the next level.
Israel set to make a strong push for goods FTA
12-Jan-2018 The Hindu BusinessLine
The present Indian government has relaunched the talks with Israel. Israel wishes to conduct talks on regular basis to conclude the deal at the earliest. Indian patent system and pharmaceutical related issues have been the reasons why the deal couldn’t progress.
China, Israel discuss cooperation in trade, technology
4-Dec-2017 Xinhua
China and Israel discussed boosting cooperation in fields including trade, technology and e-commerce in the third round of negotiation on China-Israel FTA. Talks also covered issues including customs procedures, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
Ukraine, Israel begin 6th round of talks on FTA
28-Jul-2017 Kyiv Post
The delegations of Ukraine and Israel will hold the sixth round of negotiations on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries in Kyiv on July 26-27, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine told Interfax-Ukraine on July 26.
Wine and the Canada-Israel free trade agreement
24-Jul-2017 Dissident Voice
Two weeks ago the worst fear of Canadian opponents of neoliberal ‘free trade’ agreements came true. Surprisingly, there has been almost no reaction from the political parties, unions, and other organizations that warned these agreements would be used to undermine Canadian law, even though this is exactly what happened.
Modi in Israel: Indian and Israeli industrialists press leaders for free-trade deal
6-Jul-2017 Haaretz
Coinciding with Indian Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Israel, business figures from the two countries are convening a joint forum aimed at increasing bilateral trade tenfold.
S. Korea, Israel to hold 4th round of FTA talks Wednesday
18-Apr-2017 KBS
The upcoming talks will focus on products, services, rules of origin, technical barriers to trade(TBT), sanitary and phytosanitary measures(SPS), intellectual property rights, the environment and dispute settlement.
Free trade and top tech: what China wants from Israel
22-Mar-2017 South China Morning Post
Israel is a key component in China’s “One Belt, One Road” trade initiative. The two countries started talks on a free-trade deal.
EAEU working on free trade zone agreements with China, Iran
15-Mar-2017 TASS
About 40 countries are currently interested in establishing trade and economic relations with the EAEU
EU-Israel Association Agreement under threat following new settlements announcement
16-Feb-2017 New Europe
A series of MEPs condemned Israel’s continued settlement construction in the occupied West Bank during a plenum debate.
Israël et le Japon ont signé un traité bilatéral d’investissement
3-Feb-2017 Israel Valley
Un traité bilatéral d’investissement est un accord établissant les termes et conditions encadrant les investissements privé par des ressortissants et par des sociétés d’un Etat dans un autre Etat.
Israel and Japan bolster ties, sign bilateral investment treaty
3-Feb-2017 JNS
Israel and Japan signed a bilateral investment treaty, in the latest move to strengthen their diplomatic and trade ties.
Fourth round of FTA talks between Ukraine, Israel to take place in Kyiv on Jan 24-26
24-Jan-2017 Interfax
The sides are to work on the common vision and common approach to trade preferences for agricultural and industrial groups of goods.
S. Korea starts 2nd round of FTA talks with Israel
12-Dec-2016 Yonhap
South Korea has started the second round of free trade talks to discuss ways to boost bilateral economic exchanges and investment.
Israel seeks FTA with India to boost trade
18-Nov-2016 The Hindu
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin pitched for a bilateral free trade agreement with India
EU recognises right to boycott Israel
29-Oct-2016 Electronic Intifada
The European Union recognises the right of its citizens to boycott Israel, its top foreign policy official has said. This tardy move comes after three member governments — Sweden, Ireland and the Netherlands — already explicitly recognise this right.
A NAFTA-like deal for Israel and Ukraine?
10-Jun-2016 Ukraine Today
Free-trade agreement is a key part of NAFTA, and Tel-Aviv and Kyiv are well on their way towards the implementation of a similar deal.
India chasing free trade agreements with Israel, Gulf & Eurasia
1-Jun-2016 The Economic Times
India is eyeing trade deals with the European Union, Israel , Gulf countries and Eurasian region to deepen its trading engagement and revive exports.
S. Korea to launch FTA negotiations with Israel next month
25-May-2016 Yonhap
South Korea said that it has come to an agreement with Israel to begin negotiations next month on a free trade deal that could further boost bilateral trade.
How isolation is bringing China and Israel together
18-May-2016 Stratfor
For Israel a FTA is also about diversifying its political relationships, as the West is becoming more politically distant. A similar urge is motivating China. Looking out into the South China Sea, Beijing sees a U.S. effort to physically contain China’s expansion.