24-Feb-2008
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is keen to relaunch stalled talks for a bilateral free trade deal with South Korea as soon as possible, Jiji Press reported Friday.
23-Feb-2008
The United States and India are discussing whether to negotiate a bilateral investment agreement as part of ongoing efforts to expand and deepen economic ties, a US official said on Friday.
23-Feb-2008
Schisms have begun to show in the united front CARIFORUM leaders showed after signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe before the December 31 deadline last year.
23-Feb-2008
The Caribbean Banana Exporters' Association (CBEA) is expressing grave concern that the European Union (EU) might bow to pressure from Latin American banana producing countries and reduce its 176 euros per tonne tariff for bananas from that region.
23-Feb-2008
A potential free trade agreement with Korea is being seen as the start of what could become a key economic partnership.
23-Feb-2008
The Economic Association Agreement between Cariforum and European Union (EPA) countries will lead Dominican Republic and Haiti to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement in one year, said Industry and Commerce minister Melanio Paredes, during the Business Table organized by magazine The Economist.
22-Feb-2008
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The Japanese appliances giant, Panasonic, has called for the establishment a free trade agreement between Japan and Peru.
22-Feb-2008
Bridges
Brazil has alleged that a clause in the EU's recent trade agreements with several former colonies could discourage these countries, among the world's poorest, from pursuing deeper trade integration with other developing nations.
21-Feb-2008
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Just a few weeks before the signing, some key governments appear uncomfortable with the final agreement
21-Feb-2008
AFP
The quest for a free trade pact would be high on the agenda this week of high-level talks between South Africa and India in Pretoria, a government official said Thursday.
