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7-Apr-2013
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Calle Schlettwein, yesterday told the National Assembly that he would organise a national consultation on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union for the end of this month.
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7-Apr-2013
Increasing the insurance cap by India is virtually a "must" for inking of the long-pending India-European Union FTA, which has seen 15 rounds of negotiations since its launch in 2007.
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7-Apr-2013
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has expressed deep concern about negotiations on the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) between the European Union and India proceeding without any Parliament or other democratic institutions scrutinising it.
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7-Apr-2013
The proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Canada is likely to be delayed and may miss the December 2013 deadline, a government official has said.
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5-Apr-2013
FIS
The free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Union is expected to open many doors for Vietnamese seafood to enter the EU, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers
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4-Apr-2013
IP Watch
Another step toward launching negotiations on a European Union-United States trade agreement has been made as the Office of the US Trade Representative filed a request for comments on the deal and announced a forthcoming public hearing.
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4-Apr-2013
Economy Minister Caglayan said that U.S. President Obama and PM Erdogan will discuss a possible free trade agreement (FTA) when they meet in May, Erste Bank reports. Caglayan underlined that foreign trade relations with the U.S. has been so far favoring the U.S., as Turkey could merely export USD 5.6bn to the U.S., while Turkey imported a much larger USD 14.1bn from the U.S.
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4-Apr-2013
In order for Indonesia to boost its international trade and economic growth, it needs a free trade agreement with the European Union and to later work toward a similar agreement among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a seminar has heard.
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4-Apr-2013
India and the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will hold talks for a free trade agreement plus in June this year, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma and Chairman of Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Viktor Khristenko decided during their talks here on Tuesday.
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3-Apr-2013
Business Day
The South African Poultry Association, which has applied to the International Trade Administration Commission for a general tariff increase against chicken imports, also plans to seek protection against imports from the European Union.
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3-Apr-2013
Financial Times
How did UK-based power company Rurelec manage to get Bolivia to go to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague over the nationalisation of the assets of its local subsidiary, Guaracachi, almost three years ago?
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3-Apr-2013
US State Dept
The United States is exploring a trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), acting United States Trade Representative (USTR) Demetrios Marantis announced March 29.
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2-Apr-2013
The Hindu
India and the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will hold their first-ever talks on a free trade agreement with the arrival on Tuesday of Victor Khristenko, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission.
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2-Apr-2013
FT
Obama’s new trade approach might be characterised as ABC – Anyone But China.
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2-Apr-2013
First Post
Will Manmohan Singh understand the clear purpose behind the national sentiment around the Supreme Court judgment on Novartis’ cancer drug Glivec? If he does, he should take a relook at the India-EU Free Trade Agreement that is cooking in his back-room.
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1-Apr-2013
LiveMint
The gains accruing to the Indian generic drugs industry as a result of the Supreme Court judgement on the Novartis case may be lost if India accepts demands by the European Union (EU) under the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the two sides.
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1-Apr-2013
Agriculture has long been the bane of Canadian trade negotiators. No trade deal gets done without crossing farmers first.
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1-Apr-2013
South Korea’s free trade agreement (FTA) with Turkey will go into effect in May, opening the door for the two nations to expand bilateral trade and boost economic cooperation, the Seoul government said Monday.
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30-Mar-2013
Indonesia and South Korea have agreed to continue talks on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), aiming to conclude at the end of this year a deal that will help boost bilateral trade to US$100 billion by 2020.
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30-Mar-2013
With its rapidly aging population, Japan will need to increasingly rely on help provided by foreign health care workers.
