bilaterals.org logo
bilaterals.org logo

Articles by language

English
Tagalog
Inverted duty structures in FTAs not good: ACMA
18-Aug-2010
Automotive Component Manufacturer Association of India (ACMA) Wednesday urged the government to look into the inverted duty structures in free trade agreements (FTAs) which it intends to sign.
Association says EPA negotiations promote economic integration in West Africa
18-Aug-2010
National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) on Monday said the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations had created some reliefs that could promote regional economic integration in the ECOWAS sub-region.
Korean ambassador to talk free trade with Ford, Chrysler
18-Aug-2010
The South Korean ambassador to the United States will meet with top executives at Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC on Wednesday during a day-long visit to Detroit to discuss a contentious free trade agreement.
Peru, Mexico to close FTA negotiations within next two months
18-Aug-2010
Peru and Mexico administrations plan to close FTA negotiations within next two months, Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Martin Perez reported.
Not-so-free trade agreements
18-Aug-2010
The flavour of protectionism is spreading in the US sometimes at the cost of impeding market access for trade partners. The recent law signed by US President Barack Obama to raise work visa fees will hit Indian companies immediately and US companies with global operations in the medium and long term.
India, SA trade agreement on track
18-Aug-2010
India’s government hopes to “wrap up very quickly” negotiations around a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Africa.
FTA with EU to be completed soon
18-Aug-2010
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade signaled yesterday that the free trade agreement between Korea and the European Union could be signed soon.
India, SA trade agreement on track
18-Aug-2010 Daily Dispatch
India’s government hopes to “wrap up very quickly” negotiations around a free trade agreement with South Africa.
CIS may have its free trade deal by the end of 2010
17-Aug-2010 The Voice of Russia
A free trade agreement between the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) may be signed by the end of the current year, Executive Secretary of the CIS, Sergey Lebedev, told journalists Tuesday.
Japan, India to agree on FTA by year-end: sources
17-Aug-2010
Japan and India are expected to reach a bilateral free trade agreement by the end of this year, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
FTA, Customs Union SADC priorities - Salomao
17-Aug-2010
Consolidation of the Free Trade Area and preparations towards a Customs Union remain SADC’s priorities in order to deepen regional integration, SADC Executive Secretary Dr Tomaz Salomao said in remarks at the 30th anniversary jubilee summit of Heads of State and Government, in Windhoek, Namibia yesterday.
Uruguay calls for a Mercosur with “open regionalism” for smaller members
17-Aug-2010
Uruguay called on Brazil and Argentina to allow Mercosur junior members to reach unilateral trade agreements with third countries helping to boost the group’s dynamism.
English version of trade pact with China to be posted online
17-Aug-2010
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs decided Monday to make a virtue of necessity by granting a request by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party to make public the English version of Taiwan’s economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China.
South Korean ambassador touts free trade pact
17-Aug-2010
South Korea’s ambassador to the United States said ratification of a free trade agreement between this country and his would benefit both countries, including an increase in U.S. jobs.
Free trade, disputed waters
17-Aug-2010 The Irrawady
The full story of China-Asean relations is a mix of good and bad.
Pork becomes pawn in US-Mexico trade dispute
17-Aug-2010 Des Moines Register
Mexico has put US pork on its list of retaliatory goods in response to what it says is unfair restriction by the US of Mexican truckers, in violation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Skewed Afghan transit trade ‘pact’
17-Aug-2010
A trade agreement between any two countries is based on mutually beneficial terms while Pakistan has inked the Afghan – Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement that tends to compromise our national interests and will eventually hurt the domestic industry.
Romulo warns Aquino against hasty decision on NAIA 3 case
16-Aug-2010
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo advised President Aquino against deciding hastily on the case involving the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA-3), warning the government could be at a disadvantage.
Dancing Around the WTO
16-Aug-2010
Whether possessing formal statehood or not, Taiwan like all other 152 members of the World Trade Organization has to elbow its way through foreign trade disputes. Sometimes it loses, sometimes it wins. But it has to abide by WTO regulations, one of which requires the reporting of trade agreements.
Commerce Dept: No intention to hide facts in CEPA
16-Aug-2010
The Government has no intention to hide the facts in the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Sri Lanka and all the details will be made public before agreement is signed, a senior official said.