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Japan seeks to assure future through East Asia initiative
16-Dec-2007 Bangkok Post
Hiroyuki Ishige, director-general of Japan’s Trade Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, told me the other day that the size of Japan’s population peaked about two years ago, forcing the country to prepare for the consequences of a declining and ageing population. One measure is to expand the role of Japanese businesses and industries overseas because of slower growth in domestic opportunities due to the demographic factor.
US set to finalise FTA, BIT after emergency
16-Dec-2007 Khaleej Times
"As soon as emergency is lifted and constitution is restored, the Bush administration would start finalising various issues with Pakistan, including Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and the setting up of Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) in Azad Kashmir and Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata),” a US embassy spokesperson, Ms Elizabeth Colton, said.
IDB to support Peru in implementing FTA with US
16-Dec-2007 Fibre to Fashion
The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, announced that the Bank will assist the government of Peru in launching the free trade agreement (FTA) signed with the United States in Washington, DC.
FTA poses challenges for Bahraini working women
16-Dec-2007 Khaleej Times
Working women in Bahrain are facing many challenges and female activists predict more hardship to come in their way after the full implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between Bahrain and the United States.
India should seek mkt for services in trade with Korea: FICCI
16-Dec-2007
India must seek greater market access for professionals and service-providers in Korea when officials from the two sides meet here for negotiating the proposed bilateral trade pact, industry body FICCI said.
Correa Warns on Dangers of FTA with US
16-Dec-2007
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said that the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) are tremendously danger and a problem for our countries.
Mercosur plans to sign free trade agreement with Israel
14-Dec-2007 Tempo Real
Mercosur is expected to sign a free trade agreement with Israel next week during the Mercosur Summit in Montevideo, Uruguay.
India’s trade surplus with Singapore reduced post-FTA
14-Dec-2007 Merinews
India’s trade surplus with Singapore shrunk after the comprehensive economic cooperation agreement between the two countries came into force.
Farmers demand NAFTA suspension
14-Dec-2007 Prensa Latina
Mexican national and regional rural organizations demanded on Tuesday that the government suspend the trade agreement with North America.
Ghana joins rush to secure EU trade
13-Dec-2007 The Guardian
Ghana signed an interim trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, joining a rush among poor countries to safeguard exports to the world’s biggest trading bloc after preferential terms expire at the end of the year.
China and US to speed treaty on investing
13-Dec-2007 FT
The US and China have agreed to accelerate talks on a bilateral investment treaty amid concern in Beijing that the Chinese are being blocked from buying into US companies and assets.
China outwits the EU in Africa
13-Dec-2007 Asia Times
During the past several years, an increasing number of differences have arisen in the strategic partnership forged between China and the European Union. Among the many critical issues clouding the mutual agenda are differing policy approaches towards Africa.
S. Africa says "serious issues" remain in EU talks
13-Dec-2007 Reuters
South Africa said on Wednesday that "serious issues" needed to be addressed in African nations’ trade talks with the European Union, but it did not rule out the possibility of reaching a comprehensive deal.
Sowing a bitter harvest
12-Dec-2007 DNA
One outcome of the Indo-US deal on Agriculture appears to be the deregulation of the GM foods sector.
Israeli, Palestinian businessmen urge trade talks
12-Dec-2007 The Guardian
Key members of the Israeli and Palestinian private sectors recommended in a joint study that peace negotiators adopt a "Free Trade Agreement Plus" (FTA Plus) as the basis for economic relations between Israel and any future Palestinian state.
Courting investors, South Korea seeks to move out of Japan’s shadow
12-Dec-2007 EE Times
South Korea’s electronics industry is seeking to reduce its dependence on rival and chief supplier Japan while diversifying beyond its chip-manufacturing base to develop fresh intellectual property and new product categories.
EU wants India to speed up FTA
12-Dec-2007 The Hindu
Expressing doubt over WTO talks making headway in the near future, Austria on Tuesday asked India to speed up free trade agreement with the European Union to enlarge markets for European and Indian business.
Mexican sugar industry anxious ahead NAFTA opening
12-Dec-2007 The Guardian
Three weeks before the United States and Mexico lift the last barriers to trade in sweeteners, sugar mill owners and cane farmers south of the border are worried they are in poor shape to compete.
Peru-US free trade agreement to enter into force in 2009
12-Dec-2007 LIP
The US-Peru free trade agreement is to enter into force January 1, 2009, said Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Mercedes Aráoz. The Minister explained, "Obviously we want to move faster but there is a lot of work we have to do with the US government to make things compatible."
Holy See and Israel close to bilateral agreement, says Israeli ambassador
11-Dec-2007 CNA
The agreement deals with economic issues, as well as with the legal and financial status of Church properties in the Holy Land.