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East Africa: EABC advised to join EPA trade talks
The European Union says that the private sector through East African Business Council, should be participating in economic partnership agreement negotiations. "Maybe in future we will have to treat the private sector and activists through two different windows," EU officials specify.
Belgium urged to support efforts for Pak-EU FTA
Belgium, being the Capital of Europe and centre of European politics and policy making, should support the efforts for signing free trade agreement between Pakistan and European Union, says the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Lobbies trying to stall FTA with EU: Attiyah
Lobbies representing European petrochemicals and aluminum industries are attempting to stall the long overdue free trade agreement between the Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union because they are concerned about compettion from the GCC
Fiat to benefit from Serbia-Russia free trade deal--Berlusconi
Italian companies with investments in Serbia such as Fiat SpA (F.MI) will benefit from a free trade agreement signed by Russia and Serbia, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Friday.
BUSINESSEUROPE and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise statement on the EU-India relationship
Statement from the 9th EU-India Business Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, The Confederation of Swedish Enterprises and BUSINESSEUROPE on 6 November 2009
Free trade plan urged for Taiwan, Japan: report
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) in Taipei is calling for an FTA between the two sides, despite the fact that Japan, like most countries, officially recognizes Beijing instead of Taipei
European trade group urges Taiwan to sign trade deals with China
Pellegrin argued that the sooner Taiwan signs an ECFA with China, the quicker political impediments to other countries, including the EU, signing economic agreements with Taiwan will be removed.
Asia-Pacific Business Chambers Want TPP Negotiations Top On APEC Agenda
Four Singapore-based Asia-Pacific business chambers today urged their governments to place the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) negotiations at the top of their trade policy agendas in the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting here early next month.
Free trade deal buoys Fonterra
Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden says the dairy co-operative will step up investment within Asia because of the Malaysian free trade deal.
AMCHAM chief rules out FTA renegotiation
The new chief of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea said Monday that the long-stalled Korea-US free trade agreement will not undergo renegotiation, but didn't rule out "further bilateral discussions" regarding provisions related to the auto sector.