Singapore
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6-Jun-2018 Daily Mirror
Singapore FTA: JO challenges Malik to a debate
The joint opposition today challenged Minister Malik Samarawickrama to a debate on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore and urged President Maithripala Sirisena to suspend the FTA.
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1-Jun-2018 The Business Times
Singapore, India to cut tariffs on 30 more products after trade pact review
Singapore and India will reduce or remove tariffs on a further 30 products, improve rules of origin and facilitate mutual recognition of nursing standards following the second review of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between the two countries.
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23-May-2018 Daily Mirror
Mahendran played key role in signing FTA: Dayasiri
SLFP MP Dayasiri Jayasekara alleged today that former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, who was in Singapore, had played the key role in signing the Free Trade Agreement between Sri Lanka and Singapore.
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21-May-2018 News First
“FTA violates President’s program for food production” – Aruna Kantha Bandara
The Sri Lanka Singapore Free Trade Agreement has raised serious concern among many industries.
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17-May-2018 ICTSD
Pacific Alliance, associate members enter fourth negotiating round, look to clinch deal by July
The four-country Pacific Alliance consists of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. The coalition aims to achieve the goal, launched nearly a year ago, of conferring a new associate member status to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.
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16-May-2018 Colombo Gazette
Doctors to go on strike tomorrow against FTA with Singapore
Government doctors are to stage a token strike tomorrow against the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Sri Lanka and Singapore.
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16-May-2018
Sri Lanka FTAs: stupidity or treachery?
The President of Sri Lanka expressed that his government will safeguard the local industrialists. In several occasions, he has mentioned that the government does not want to go for trade agreements that are deleterious to the country’s economy. However, in January this year, the president was seated in the high chair clapping when the bilateral trade agreement with Singapore is signed, which liberalized the country’s service sector effectively for the first time.
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14-May-2018 Daily Mirror
Govt. responds to Sri Lanka-Singapore FTA detractors
In response to concerns raised by some professional associations last week concerning the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA), the Development Strategies and International Trade Ministry in a detailed response said the movement of natural persons from Singapore has not been opened except for intra-corporate transferees in senior management and business visitors linked to investments.
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11-May-2018 Daily Mirror
Professionals say Sri Lankan govt. rushed into Singapore FTA
In Sri Lanka, the top professional bodies representing engineers, architects, town planners and quantity surveyors and other related professions this week charged that the government has rushed into signing the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA) without having proper legal frameworks in place to ensure job security of local professionals and the possible entry of under-qualified overseas professionals.
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9-May-2018 Daily Mirror
FTA with Singapore detrimental to Sri Lanka: JO
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed with Singapore is detrimental to the country because it would allow the flowing in of cheap labour from countries such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the joint opposition said today.
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8-May-2018 European Commission
EU-Singapore trade and investment agreements: Final text (Apr 2018)
Authentic texts as of April 2018
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7-May-2018 South China Morning Post
Asean gets tough on the US over trade, but tiptoes around South China Sea build-up
With Singapore as chair of the regional bloc this year, China has an advantage as the focus shifts from geopolitics to trade and investment.
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20-Apr-2018 New Europe
EU and Singapore successfully on Trade and Investment Protection Agreements
The European Commission has given the green light to clear an EU-Singapore trade and investment agreements that aim to take bilateral relations to a new level.
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19-Apr-2018 El Salto Diario
Siete advertencias sobre los acuerdos comerciales con Japón y Singapur que Bruselas pretende aprobar
La Comisión Europea ha presentado los acuerdos comerciales del tipo TTIP con Japón y Singapur para su aprobación acelerada, sin pasar por los parlamentos nacionales, con la intención de evitar una repetición de las protestas públicas que casi descarrilaron el tratado comercial con Canadá (CETA) en 2016.
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19-Apr-2018 L’Echo
Les accords commerciaux avec le Japon et Singapour prêts pour la signature
La Commission européenne propose aux États membres de signer les accords commerciaux avec le Japon et Singapour. Et envoie un nouveau signal de fermeté vers les États-Unis.
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19-Apr-2018 Zone Bourse
Union européenne : Éléments clés des accords sur le commerce et les investissements entre l’UE et Singapour
Les accords sur le commerce et les investissements entre l’UE et Singapour sont les premiers accords bilatéraux de ce type à être conclus entre l’UE et un État membre de l’Association des nations de l’Asie du Sud-Est (ASEAN).
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18-Apr-2018 Reuters
EU pushes to hasten start of Japan trade deal
The European Commission put forward a proposed free-trade agreement with Japan for fast-track approval, hoping to avoid a repeat of the public protests that nearly derailed a trade pact with Canada.
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11-Apr-2018 Asean Economist
Singapore signs Belt and Road deal
Singapore has signed an agreement with China to strengthen cooperation on its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, aiming to expand the city-state’s involvement.
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9-Apr-2018 Xinhua
La Chine et Singapour s’engagent à approfondir leur coopération dans les domaines clés
La Chine et Singapour se sont engagés dimanche à approfondir leur coopération dans les domaines clés.
