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FTA with EU to be completed soon
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The full story of China-Asean relations is a mix of good and bad.
Pork becomes pawn in US-Mexico trade dispute
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.