13-Dec-2008
“Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) and bureaucratic procedures are real impediments to the implementation of SAFTA in true perspective therefore the Governments of the respective countries of the region need to enter into policy implementation phase instead of policy formulation”.
13-Dec-2008
The Trade Ministry and Industry Ministry are at odds on how to protect the domestic market from a projected influx of imported goods as the global economic slowdown cuts demand, resulting in massive excess in supply in the international market.
12-Dec-2008
It is now a year and half since Rwanda and Burundi acceded to the East African Community (EAC). Things now seem moving faster.
12-Dec-2008
Lack of political will and enforcement of protocols and treaties is dragging the implementation of the regional integration process, the East African Community (EAC) Chairman and Rwandan President, Mr Paul Kagame has said.
12-Dec-2008
The 6th East African Community (EAC) Common Market talks ended Wednesday positively with negotiators reaching a consensus on new issues.
12-Dec-2008
Southern Africa is at a crossroads. While the rest of the world is heaving and buckling under the weight of the financial crisis, the subcontinent is battling to overcome centuries of colonial and other boundaries through adopting agreements about a free trade area.
12-Dec-2008
The GCC countries and Singapore are expected to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) in Doha in the next few days.
11-Dec-2008
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Business and government leaders from Canada and India on Wednesday stressed the need for a free trade agreement between the two countries.
11-Dec-2008
The government has sought help from Spain to conclude a comprehensive trade and investment pact with the European Union by the end of next year, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said today.
10-Dec-2008
Mercosur presidential summit next week in Brazil has on the table an agenda of several highly sensitive issues that could deepen the rift between senior members Argentina and Brazil and junior members Paraguay and Uruguay, according to Uruguayan parliamentary sources.
