Saudi Arabia
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20-Feb-2019 Profit Pakistan Today
Pakistan to ink MoU on free trade agreement with Saudi Arabia
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are also going to sign memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for a Free Trade Agreement.
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23-Oct-2018 Arab News
Saudi Arabia, Indonesia eye trade deals
Indonesia is currently proposing to have a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the GCC countries
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4-Oct-2018 Express Tribune
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree to negotiate FTA
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed to negotiate a free trade agreement for trade liberalisation and increasing the volume between the two countries.
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23-May-2018 CGTN Live
Chinese FM: China sees Saudi Arabia as an important partner in Belt and Road construction
China has always regarded Saudi Arabia as a priority in its Middle East diplomacy as well as an important cooperation partner in Belt and Road construction, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.
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18-Jan-2018 Dawn
Saudi investment sought for gas pipeline
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have accelerated negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty.
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20-Nov-2017 Korea Herald
Samsung Engineering files ISDS suit over Saudi power plant
Samsung Engineering has filed an investor-state dispute settlement suit against Saudi Arabia over changes made to its power plant construction contracts for Yanbu Industrial City.
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11-Oct-2017 The Asset
China reaches Belt Road milestone with Eurasian Economic Union trade agreement
Agreement directly meets Belt Road objectives by liberalizing trade and investment along Eurasian landmass.
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20-Feb-2017 Global Times
China, Saudi Arabia vow to enhance cooperation
China sees Saudi Arabia as an important strategic partner and stands ready to speed up the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) FTA talks with Saudi Arabia.
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29-Sep-2016 Reuters
New Zealand, Gulf states renew efforts to seal free trade pact
New Zealand and the Gulf Cooperation Council will work to get a stalled free trade pact back on track after trade ministers from the Pacific nation and Saudi Arabia agreed to deepen trade ties.
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6-Apr-2016 Jagran Josh
India, Saudi Arabia signed five agreements to boost bilateral co-operation
India and Saudi Arabia inked five agreements to boost the bilateral cooperation between the two nations.
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19-Feb-2016 Otago
Trade ministry defends Saudi sheep farm
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is defending a controversial sheep farm in Saudi Arabia, saying that the project has helped nudge New Zealand closer to a free trade deal with the Gulf states.
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28-May-2015 Xinhua
Saudi sheep farm sparks "bribery" calls in New Zealand Parliament
New Zealand’s Auditor General has been asked to investigate government spending of 11 million NZ dollars (US$7.96m) on a sheep farm in Saudi Arabia in what has been labeled a bribe to secure a free trade agreement with the Arab Gulf states.
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27-Apr-2015 NBR
Trade first, then talk human rights, with Saudi Arabia — Key
New Zealand’s John Key has defended his upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia, saying a free-trade agreement with the kingdom will allow the two parties to talk about a ‘range of issues’ including human rights abuses.
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22-Jan-2013
Arabs agree to establish a free trade zone by 2015
The agreement to create a customs union to establish a free trade area in 2015 stands out among the results of the Third Summit of Arab Economic and Social Development, which closed here today.
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1-Jan-2012
Kingdom, UAE dominate Turkish-GCC trade
Turkish trade with the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), in spite of considerable positive progress in recent years, is lagging far behind its potential. Negotiations for a free trade agreement between Turkey and the GCC were launched in November 2005 but are still ongoing and are expected to conclude soon. The delays appear to have been linked above all to the global economic crisis with the talks suspended for a while in 2008-2009, according to a report "Turkey and the GCC: A strengthening Relationship" issued by the National Commercial Bank (NCB).
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11-Dec-2010
Turkey should lobby Saudi Arabia for GCC ties
I followed the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital, last week and had a chance to see firsthand how the leaders of oil-rich Gulf Arab countries conducted the meeting against the backdrop of the challenges facing the Middle East.
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13-May-2010 Arab News
Canada seeks full access to Saudi beef market
Canada, which lost millions of dollars in beef trade opportunities with Saudi Arabia following the outbreak of mad-cow disease, is now seeking full access to this lucrative Saudi market. There is also talk of possibly holding negotiations for a free trade agreement and a general investment protection accord with the Gulf states.
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18-May-2009 AFP
Brazil’s Lula urges closer Saudi economic ties
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva hailed his country’s growing relations with Saudi Arabia and the Middle East on Sunday as he pushed for more trade and investment in the region.
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12-Feb-2009 Pueblo en Línea
Presidente de China continúa su visita oficial a Arabia Saudí
El presidente de China Hu Jintao, de visita en Arabia Saudita, dijo hoy que su país buscará lograr pronto un Acuerdo de Libre Comercio (ALC) con el Consejo de Cooperación del Golfo (CCG).
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4-Dec-2008 Arab News
Kingdom, US forge science and technology cooperation
Saudi Arabia and the United States yesterday signed an agreement for cooperation in science and technology. The agreement formalizes a decades-long, low-key relationship between the two countries involving numerous US technical agencies, academic institutions and private business.
