The That cabinet Tuesday gave consent for Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Japanese government during his upcoming trip to Japan, despite strong opposition from activists.
Pakistan and China would exchange diplomatic notes for initiation of trade under Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during the visit of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to Beijing from April 17 to 19.
The US Ambassador William T Monroe and the Minister of Industry and Commerce Dr Hassan Abdulla Fakhro will lead the Bahraini team at the Middle East Free Trade Area (MEFTA) Trade and Investment Conference in London on March 29.
Ousted foreign affairs minister Kaliopate Tavola could be called to lead the Pacific's Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) talks with the European Union.
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont yesterday signalled his government would sign the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA) next week after the cabinet gives official consent today.
The pro-government Uri Party on Monday called on negotiators of the free trade agreement (FTA) talks between South Korea and the U.S. to include goods produced in the Kaesong Industrial Complex, located in North Korea, as part of the deal.
President Bingu wa Mutharika must have had a brilliant vision for Malawi of shifting its goal posts from being an predominantly importing and consuming country to a predominantly producing and exporting country, when he ascended to the throne in May 2004.
When Tom Sundher, president of Surrey-based Coast Clear Wood, started exporting to India seven years ago, a container of his lumber for making doors, windows and cabinets would arrive in Mumbai and be stamped with a staggering duty of 37.5 per cent.
As southern African countries swiftly move towards deeper regional economic integration, N$1,4 billion has been made available by the European Union to support regional economic integration of the sub-continent.
Keen to boost their trade and economic ties, India and the UAE today revised their agreement on Double Taxation Avoidance and signed a pact for exchange of information between the stock exchange regulators.
South Korea warned Monday that negotiations to reach a free trade agreement with the United States under a deadline just days away could fail if Washington pushes to include rice in the deal.
After more than a year's gap, representatives of India and the six-nation Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) will meet next month to take forward the talks on proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Protests continued in Seoul on Monday as negotiators from South Korea and the United States began their final round of talks, hoping to seal a free trade agreement (FTA), organizers and police said.
