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Europe and India push to seal free-trade deal
European companies are increasing their presence in emerging markets like India in part to offset sluggish domestic growth. That is also true for Spanish companies that have traditionally focused on former Latin American colonies rather than on Asia.
India-EU FTA likely by year-end, says Sharma
Both multilateral trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) like the India-EU (European Union) FTA, need to be speedily concluded in order to aid global recovery from the economic crisis, Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma said on Monday.
EU wine diplomacy and Indian exports
The EU has many bilateral agreements on wine in order to aggressively protect its corporate interests
Businesses urged to capitalise on free trade deals
New Zealand should be looking to become the food bowl of Asia and use free trade agreements to do it, according to financial services firm KPMG.
Negative list of SAFTA comprises 53pc of total regional trade India’s tariff, non-tariff barriers restrict trade in South Asia
The negative list of South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) comprises 53 per cent of the total trade between the regional countries, therefore, fully implementation on the agreement would not even yield the desired results, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Straight talk across Palk Strait -- “No FTAs”!
A joint India-Lanka people's statement for cultivating peace and not free trade agreements
CEPA is yet another step in Indian Expansionism
Concerns over the proposed India-Sri Lanka Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva
New FTA policy: Everything or nothing
Unhappy with its free trade agreement (FTA) partners who backtrack on promises to amplify the scope of these agreements with liberalisation of trade in services, the government has decided not to enter into agreements unless talks on services and goods are concluded simultaneously.
Pakistan needs to meet SAFTA provisions: Indian envoy
Pakistan does not keep in line with the provisions of South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) concerning imports from India, said Sharat Sabharwal, High Commissioner of India during his visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Wednesday.
Bangla presses for free-trade deal
Bangladesh wants to hasten a free trade agreement with India to narrow the huge trade gap it suffers with its bigger neighbour.