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Wary of GCC FTA, oilmin blocks duty cuts in Korea pact
18-Jun-2007    
Call it the GCC effect. Apprehending stiff competition for the domestic petroleum industry - which has significant public sector presence - once India signs a free trade agreement with the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), the petroleum ministry has opposed inclusion of tariff cuts on petro products in the comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) being negotiated with South Korea.
India-Thailand FTA delayed
18-Jun-2007    
Negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) covering goods, services and investments between India and Thailand, which were supposed to conclude by this month-end, are likely to go on till October.
Japan inks FTA with Brunei for stable energy supply
18-Jun-2007    
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah signed a free trade agreement between their countries in Tokyo on Monday, with Japan seeking stable energy supply from the resource-rich Southeast Asian nation.
Is India ready to be part of Southeast Asia again?
18-Jun-2007    
The evolving geo-strategic framework inexorably impels countries in Southeast Asia to accept China and India as major regional powers.
Canada strikes trade deal with India
18-Jun-2007    
Canada has reached a trade agreement with India, one of the world's fastest growing economies, which will guarantee fair legal treatment for each other's investors.
US asks for FTA renegotiations in seven areas
18-Jun-2007    
The US has officially requested additional negotiations on an already concluded free trade agreement with Korea. It wants to renegotiate seven sectors -- labor, environment, essential security, pharmaceuticals, government procurement, harbor safety and investment. But critical issues that could hurt the balance of negotiations like cars and the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex are not on the agenda, the government believes.
Falling into a spaghetti bowl: A review of the impact of FTAs on Thailand
18-Jun-2007    
This paper is an attempt to bring together and review the few pieces of information on the effect of FTAs in Thailand with a particular emphasis on the agricultural sector.
Norkis stops assembling Yamaha motorbikes
17-Jun-2007     Balita
The Norkis Trading Co. has filed a notice to cease its production and assembly operations of Yamaha motorcycles in the Philippines due to the zero-tariff policies of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement and the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement. Hundreds of highly-paid workers will lose their jobs.
The changing landscape of regional trade agreements: 2006 update
17-Jun-2007    
An update (to end 2006) of WTO's discussion paper on RTAs/FTAs
US-Latvia Trade Relations and IPR Agreement (1994)
17-Jun-2007     Trade Compliance Center