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Philippines prepares for regional economic integration by ’15
26-Jul-2011
The Philippines will be focusing on beefing up regulatory reforms in various sectors, in preparation for integration into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Community (AEC) by 2015.
Irish fear big losses on Mercosur beef deal
26-Jul-2011
The EU’s trade chief, Karel De Gucht, has said the European Commission remains supportive of a trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur beef trading states despite Irish opposition to a deal.
Push FTA of South Korea, Japan, China toward TPP
26-Jul-2011
Ten years since the concept of a free-trade agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and South Korea was proposed, some visibly significant moves have gotten under way recently. The three countries, at their leaders’ summit talks held in Japan on May 21 and 22, reached agreement to conclude the industry-government-academia joint studies on the FTA issue this year and begin intergovernmental negotiations next year.
Tymoshenko Calling On EU Leaders To Prevent Disruption Of Ukraine-EU Association Agreement
26-Jul-2011
Yulia Tymoshenko, former prime minister, leader of the All-Ukrainian Association Batkivschyna, is calling on EU leaders to prevent disruption of the association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union.
S. Korean minister pessimistic on U.S. vote on trade deal in August
26-Jul-2011
South Korea’s top trade official said Monday that he was pessimistic about the prospects for a U.S. parliamentary vote in August on a long-stalled free trade pact between the two nations, citing frantic negotiations on a deal to raise the U.S. government’s debt limit.
The great food labelling debate
26-Jul-2011 The Mark News
After 16 years of bitter debate, it has been agreed at the international level that governments are free to decide on whether and how to label foods derived from modern biotechnology, including foods containing genetically modified organisms.
First GCC-Asean business forum set
26-Jul-2011
Aiming to explore further trade and investment opportunities in many areas, the Sultanate will host the first GCC-Asean Business Forum in February next year.
The future of ACP, Europe relations
26-Jul-2011
ACP–EU relations have been in existence for quite a while but what great gains has it achieved, for at least one of its small islands member in the Pacific, Palau, asks its former Vice President, Sandra Pierantozzi.
Free trade deals: Lobbying fever foreshadows winners, losers
26-Jul-2011 Huffington Post
With so much attention being paid to the debt-ceiling hijinks, the major lobbying effort for the three trade bills — to ratify the US FTAs with Panama, Colombia and Korea — has been taking place almost entirely outside public view. But many of the biggest American companies have been engaged in a massive, months-long effort to get the bills passed.
’FTA to help Korean goods appeal to Peruvian consumers’
26-Jul-2011
A former Peruvian minister for commercial affairs said the free trade pact signed between her country and South Korea will give Korean companies greater leverage in promoting their products to consumers in the South American state. The trade accord is to take effect Aug. 1
India, Indonesia on free trade path with Taiwan
26-Jul-2011
Both India and Indonesia are considering possibility of signing free trade agreements (FTA) with Taiwan.
Caregiver training
26-Jul-2011
The third batch of Filipino caregivers who completed a pre-training course in Japanese left for Tokyo Monday to complete their training prior to becoming fully accredited caregivers in Japan.
TPP stepping stone to more trade agreements - Key
25-Jul-2011
The Trans Pacific Partnership has the potential to become the basis of an integrated regional trading bloc linking Asia, Australasia and the Americas, Prime Minister John Key told an audience in Washington overnight.
Tiny NZ a big part of US trade growth plans
25-Jul-2011
A proposed Trans Pacific Partnership among nine countries is the top trade priority for United States President Barack Obama and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key who meet at the White House this morning.
Tajikistan, Switzerland sign Economic Cooperation Agreement
25-Jul-2011 UN
Tajikistan and Switzerland have signed a government-to-government agreement on trade and economic cooperation, according to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
Volvo does not plan to assemble cars in India
25-Jul-2011 Financial Chronicle
Swedish carmaker Volvo says it does not plan to assemble cars in India as it was expecting an import duty cut on completely built units, assembled in Sweden, under the India-EU free trade agreement likely to be finalised shortly.
Thailand wants early FTA with Pakistan: Thai Minister
25-Jul-2011
Thai government is focusing on an early meeting of Pak-Thai Joint Trade Commission for early signing of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. Thai Minister, Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs, Mr Nat Pinyo WattanaCheep said this during a meeting with businessmen at Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday.
The Wrong Way to Free Trade
25-Jul-2011
Late last week, a longstanding debate over free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama — deals that were negotiated under President George W. Bush but never finalized — stalled once again. President Obama supports the agreements, but only if more retraining for workers is part of the deal, a condition Republican leaders are resisting.
Clinton terms Korea-US FTA ’model agreement’
25-Jul-2011
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that the country’s free trade deal with South Korea is a "model agreement" for the world’s largest economy.
Exporters urged to use lower tariffs under free trade deal
25-Jul-2011
Filipino exporters are encouraged to take advantage of reduced tariffs under the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) to increase their exports of goods and services to Australia, the world’s 13th largest economy.