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Imbalances related to China's foreign exchange policies cannot be addressed by China alone and require an international effort, Supachai Panitchpakdi, head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said.
The third round of South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) talks will begin September 6 in Seattle, and observers expect Washington to demand that Seoul cease giving aid to certain financial institutions, including government-run banks.
Local asset management companies are closely monitoring the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) talks between South Korea and the United States, wary of the latter's demand for easier access to the domestic fund market.
A financial research institute urged Korea to take a cautious approach in allowing cross-border insurance brokerage services as it would be harder to protect local consumers from potential damages.
The association of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chambers of Commerce and Industry cautiously welcome the signing of the finance and investment protocol by leaders of the 14-member regional trading bloc in Lesotho's capital Maseru last week Friday.
"We are learning new things while we're negotiating with the American representatives," said a Korean official who was part of the labor section negotiation team during the first round of the Korea-U.S. FTA talks, held in Washington last June. "The U.S. is demanding the introduction of a so-called 'public communication system,' which was a term that we heard for the first time," the negotiator told Hankyoreh.
The much-touted benefits of a free trade agreement with the United States will be confined to commercial enterprises, while other sectors of the Korean economy, particularly the banking industry, will take a battering, a think thank warned yesterday.
A free trade agreement with the United States could have a profound impact on the regulatory environment of the Korean banking sector and reshape the industry's landscape, a think tank said yesterday.
The CEO of the world's largest financial services company, Citigroup's Charles Prince, announced that he is not too concerned with the Korean sentiment against foreign assets in Korea, June 29.
The head of Canada's largest stock exchange wants Prime Minister Stephen Harper to discuss the possibility of adding securities trading to the North American Free Trade Agreement when he meets with US President George W Bush next month.
