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Asean free trade concerns still bug RP pharmas
28-Sep-2008     PDI
Fearful fo the ongoing to realize a single market for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations by 2015, Filipino-owned pharmaceutical firms have asked the government to ensure that safety nets are in place for the local industry. Some are more concerned about the India-ASEAN FTA.
S Asia shapes its economic roadmap
28-Sep-2008    
The decision announced by President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the UN this week to start cross-border trade in October between Pakistan and India could be seen in future years as the key that unlocks South Asia's growth, as it may begin to accelerate a full normalisation of relations through trade. In the process, an improved bilateral relationship could have tangible spill-over effects on the region.
German investors remain lukewarm until Fraport is ‘fairly compensated'
28-Sep-2008    
Until the Philippine government and Fraport AG (Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide) have resolved all the legal issues and Fraport fairly compensated, the NAIA Terminal 3 is unlikely to attract long term locators, according to German ambassador to the Philippines Christian Ludwig Weber-Lortsch.
Asean free trade concerns still bug RP pharmas
28-Sep-2008    
Fearful of the ongoing effort to realize a single market for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations by 2015, Filipino-owned pharmaceutical firms have asked the government to ensure that safety nets are in place for the local industry.
Venezuela summit looks at ALBA
27-Sep-2008    
The Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) is centering the closing day of the Seventh Social Summit for the Latin American and Caribbean Union.
Come to Parliament before clinching India-EU FTA: CPI(M)
27-Sep-2008    
The CPI(M) today asked the government not to make any commitment on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) at the Monday's India-European Union Summit in Marseille before discussing the issue in Parliament.
US, Georgia to explore possible FTA, ponder expanded GSP
27-Sep-2008     Georgian Daily
Georgian Minister of Economic Development Ekaterina Sharashidze said last week that the US and Georgia will explore the possibility of a bilateral free trade agreement during a US delegation's visit to Georgia this month.
Jagdeo makes direct EPA appeal at UN
27-Sep-2008     Caribbean 360
Refusing to give up on convincing the European Union to take another look at its Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the Caribbean, Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo has taken his case to the United Nations.
FICCI: FTA with EU must cover 95% goods for real benefit to India
27-Sep-2008     Hindu Business Line
Expressing concern that all items of export interest to India, like leather, textiles and garments, may not get covered in the FTA being negotiated with the European Union, the FICCI, India's corporate lobby group, has suggested expansion of scope of the pact to cover 95% of merchandise goods instead of 90%.
Comesa agrees to economic merger with Southern Africa
26-Sep-2008     Business Daily Africa
The plan to merge 26 eastern and southern African states into a single trading bloc with a combined gross domestic product of $625 billion is complete and ready for heads of State to sign-off next month.