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‘Silver lining’ around EPAs
6-Apr-2010     The Post
“EPAs are a divide-and-rule tactic being advanced by Europe for selfish interests and Malawi will not sign until all concerns are addressed and I know all these manoeuvres since I was among the pioneers of regional integration,” says President Wa Mutharika.
Singapore, Costa Rica ink FTA
6-Apr-2010     Bernama
Singapore and Costa Rica signed the Singapore-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement on Tuesday.
China to replace US as Thailand's main export market this year
5-Apr-2010     DPA
The surge in Thai exports to China is attributed to China's strong economic growth and the implementation of the China-ASEAN free trade agreement on January 1
EAC-EU trade talks hit a snag
5-Apr-2010     East African
Reports that the East African Community is close to signing an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union may be a mirage.
Australia pushes for environment, labour, IPR in trade pact with India
5-Apr-2010     Economic Times
The proposed free trade agreement between India and Australia has hit rough waters with the latter insisting that issues including environment, labour, intellectual property, government procurement and competition policy be part of the negotiations.
Taiwanese need to have referendum about ECFA
5-Apr-2010     Taipei Times
Talks on an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) are ongoing, but Taiwan has already made a series of major compromises to facilitate the inflow of Chinese capital, in what could be characterized as a downpayment on the ECFA.
78 pct of Taiwanese still don't understand ECFA, says DPP
5-Apr-2010     Taiwan News
An estimated 78 percent of Taiwanese still did not understand what the planned Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China was about, an opposition Democratic Progressive Party poll showed yesterday.
China offers to accelerate trade talks with India
5-Apr-2010     FT
China has offered to accelerate talks with India aimed at negotiating a bilateral trade agreement in a bid to balance a burgeoning commercial relationship between two of Asia's largest economies that is now heavily skewed in Beijing's favour.
China promises Indonesia $2b in loans for infrastructure projects as part of ACFTA
5-Apr-2010     Jakarta Globe
China will provide Indonesida with $1.8 billion in export credits to finance the import of Chinese goods for infrastructure projects such as toll roads, bridges and coal-fired power plants.
Will ASEAN-China FTA boost Indonesia's agricultural export?
5-Apr-2010     Jakarta Post
Tariff elimination under the ACFTA will not automatically boost Indonesia's agricultural export but is an entry point to increase market share in China