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  • 27-May-2011
    Tariff cuts on Chinese, Korean vehicles pushed
    Vehicle importers are urging the government to implement the scheduled tariff cuts under the Asean free trade agreements (FTAs) with China and Korea.
  • 27-May-2011
    Chile, Thailand conclude second round of FTA negotiations
    Chile and Thailand on Thursday concluded here the second round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA).
  • 26-May-2011
    Peru, Venezuela likely to end trade agreement talks in July
    Negotiations on a Trade and Productive Complementation Agreement between Peru and Venezuela will conclude in July, Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Eduardo Ferreyros estimated.
  • 26-May-2011
    Kan wins Hungary’s support for Japan to strike FTA deal with EU
    Japan and Hungary have agreed to work closely on Tokyo’s intention to sign a free trade agreement with the European Union, Japanese officials said.
  • 25-May-2011
    Potential FTA impacts studied
    The Ministry of Economic Affairs yesterday said it was looking into Taiwanese industries that could suffer a potential blow after a South Korea-EU free-trade agreement (FTA) takes effect on July 1.
  • 25-May-2011
    Timeline difficult’s India-EU free trade :Sharma
    Indicating that differences persists between India and European Union over their proposed free trade agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said even the "best of astrologers would not know" about the timeline.
  • 25-May-2011
    Taiwan Isolated by Asian Trade Agreements
    A warning from a government trade council in Taiwan highlights concerns that the island has become increasingly isolated by the burgeoning network of free trade agreements connecting Asia and the rest of the world.
  • 25-May-2011 ABC Radio Australia
    No strings needed on funding for OCTA - NGOs
    A number of Australian non government organisation say they are concerned that Australia and New Zealand want to limit the activities of the Pacific-led trade advisory body, the Office of Chief Trade Adviser — also known as OCTA.
  • 25-May-2011 California Progress Report
    California fighting back on Colombia free trade act
    California, with its 53 Members of Congress, is key to stopping these FTAs and protecting worker power both in the US and abroad.
  • 24-May-2011
    Seoul urged to sign additional FTAs to keep trade growing
    South Korea needs to sign additional free trade agreements (FTAs) quickly with as many countries as possible to keep its trade growing, a report said Tuesday.
  • 24-May-2011
    Saarc Chamber’s report on investment
    The SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the South Asian countries, particularly India and Pakistan to set aside political issues and introduce free trade policy to bring prosperity in the region.
  • 23-May-2011
    Protect Pharmac from US FTA - Greens
    The Green Party is calling on the Government to take Pharmac off the table in Trans Tasman Partnership (TTP) negotiations.
  • 23-May-2011
    Deal with EU hits snag in the United Kingdom
    The signing of the framework deal with the European Union (EU), a prerequisite for a free trade agreement, has hit a snag given the United Kingdom’s questions as to whether some cooperation activities can be implemented.
  • 23-May-2011
    Malacañang urged to review PJEPA
    Congress has urged Malacañ ang to make a comprehensive review of the Philippine-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA) and focus on investments and exports.
  • 23-May-2011
    Lawmakers seek entry of more nurses in Japan
    The House committee on economic affairs endorsed yesterday a resolution seeking the renegotiation of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) to allow the entry of more Filipino nurses in Japan.
  • 23-May-2011
    Realigning trade alliances
    With the demise of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, a realignment of trade alliances is evident in the hemisphere—witness ALBA, Petro Caribe, expanded Mercosur. In the aftermath of the Lome Convention between the European Union and its former colonies of Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific, the age of preferential trade agreements came to an end and the era of reciprocal trade was born.
  • 23-May-2011
    Brainstorming on breaking trade barriers in West Africa
    The subject of trade barriers has been a recurring issue in the country for years. Thus, a forum that emphasised the need for African countries, West African countries in particular, to trade with each other was organised Thursday by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).
  • 23-May-2011
    PM’s visit to boost Pakistan-China trade
    The representatives of business community Sunday said that Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani’s visit to China would further boost trade and strengthen economic relations between the private sectors of two countries.
  • 23-May-2011
    Colombian FTA with Switzerland starts July 1
    Colombia’s free trade agreement with Switzerland will enter into force from July 1, making the European nation the first developed country to sign such an agreement with Colombia.
  • 23-May-2011
    Need to tighten RECs
    In the inaugural tripartite summit held in Kampala, Uganda in October 2008, our heads of state and government made a number of decisions, one of which was that the 26 countries that make up the COMESA-EAC-SADC tripartite should speed up the process of integration as outlined in the Lagos plan of action and as articulated by the continental body of the African union commission.