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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).
  • 1-Jan-2012
    India-EU FTA could hurt local auto industry: Patel
    Even as the negotiations for the impending India- European Union (EU) free trade agreement (FTA) seem to have entered the last stage, heavy industries minister Praful Patel has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing concerns on the adverse impact of such a move on the domestic industry.
  • 29-Dec-2011 Dow Jones
    Peru eyes trade deal with Russia - report
    Peru is looking to begin talks for a free trade agreement with Russia next year, following the World Trade Organization’s approval of Russia’s membership in the trade body earlier this month
  • 28-Dec-2011 ABC
    Trade agreement strengthens Fiji’s ties with Australia
    Australia’s Labor government has approved an extension of the South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA) with Fiji despite remaining "deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Fiji."
  • 28-Dec-2011 Montreal Gazette
    Harper government on a free-trade frenzy
    Deals could have profound effects on jobs, privacy, costs, food and health care
  • 28-Dec-2011 Diamond News
    Israel, South Korea aim to sign free trade agreement by April 2012
    The Israeli government has announced that South Korea and Israel will begin free trade talks with the goal to sign a trade pact by April.
  • 28-Dec-2011 VoA
    South Korean lawmakers call for renegotiation of trade agreement with US
    South Korean lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a resolution urging the country’s government to renegotiate portions of the recently ratified free trade agreement with the United States.
  • 25-Dec-2011
    Iran, Armenia mulling free trade agreement
    To boost their economic and trade ties Iran and Armenia are preparing the ground for signing a free trade agreement, Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi says.
  • 24-Dec-2011
    Senate body briefed on MFN status to India
    Trade liberalisation with India has partially been linked to signing of four agreements to remove all tariff and non-tariff barriers that hinder Pakistani exports to Indian market.
  • 24-Dec-2011
    Taiwan, Israel to set up free-trade pact working group
    Highlighting its determination to enhance trade ties with foreign partners, the Ministry of Economic Affairs yesterday announced that Taiwan and Israel had reached a consensus over the establishment of a working group to study the feasibility of signing a free-trade agreement (FTA) by 2013.
  • 24-Dec-2011
    PA, Mercosur sign free trade agreement
    The Palestinian Authority signed a free trade agreement with the Mercosur trade group Tuesday during the organizations’ presidential summit in Uruguay.
  • 24-Dec-2011
    If Venezuela joins the Mercosur economic bloc, will it follow the rules?
    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez needs to wait a bit longer for his country’s entry into Mercosur, the Common Market of the South founded in 1991 by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Though the group feels they found a procedural move to get around the opposition of Paraguay’s legislature, the move will take additional time.
  • 24-Dec-2011
    Ghana, Turkey to sign trade agreement
    Ghana and Turkey will by January 2012 conclude bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement aimed at increasing trade volumes between the two countries.
  • 23-Dec-2011 Bloomberg
    Fair trade proving anything but in $6B market
    Fair trade is increasingly becoming a marketing strategy where the farmers’ poverty is a necessary ingredient to make consumers feel good about themselves
  • 23-Dec-2011 Kyiv Post
    Ukraine, Turkey to start talks on creation of free trade area
    Kyiv and Ankara will begin talks on the creation of a free trade area (FTA), Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a press conference in Ankara on Thursday.
  • 23-Dec-2011 Dawn
    Exporters seek early FTA with Indonesia
    Pakistani fruit exporters have urged the commerce minister to sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Indonesia before next month to avail the duty relaxation under the agreement by January 2012.
  • 23-Dec-2011 Bloomberg
    Central America lures sportswear makers as Adidas shifts orders
    Sportswear producers such as Adidas are turning to Central America to complement China as a source for apparel as the region’s proximity to the US allows for quick turnaround of orders during peak seasons.
  • 20-Dec-2011 Philip Morris Ltd
    Philip Morris Limited files high court challenge against the Australian government over plain packaging
    "We believe plain packaging violates the Australian Constitution because the Government is seeking to acquire our property without paying compensation," the company states
  • 20-Dec-2011 Dow Jones
    Mercosur eyes protectionist steps as trade war looms
    Mercosur is expected to sign a free trade agreement with Palestine on the second day of the summit following a similar deal signed with Israel in 2007.
  • 20-Dec-2011 HKSAR
    HK and Chile to begin negotiations on Free Trade Agreement
    Hong Kong and Chile have agreed to start negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement between the two sides in early 2012, a Government spokesperson announced today