ISDS Case Map
India
After a lull in the first half of the year, there appears to be movement on various fronts of SA's trade agenda.
Thai exporters and importers have benefited from the free-trade agreements with Australia and India but reaped fewer benefits from Asean's FTA with China, according to a survey by the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Japan expects to gain agreement from India by the end of this year to start talks on a bilateral economic partnership agreement, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday.
Since the CECA came into effect, trade has increased, but progress in banking is limited.
The leader of the UK's main opposition Conservative Party, David Cameron, has proposed the idea of an EU-Indian free trade pact if the Doha round of global trade talks fails.
Oman today said India and the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council should create a fast-track mechanism for early completion of negotiations on the proposed Free Trade Agreement to boost economic engagement.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during a European summit in Finland in October, will call for the start of negotiations on an Indian-EU free trade agreement.
India is likely to get the support of least developed country (LDC) members of the Safta in its fight against Pakistan's refusal to implement the agreement in its letter and spirit.
After resuming talks on a free trade pact, India and ASEAN are likely to hold another round of discussions in Kuala Lumpur next month and later in Kochi, with a view to finish negotiations by the end of this year.
A business delegation of India yesterday underscored the need for inking a free trade agreement (FTA) between Bangladesh and India to boost trade between the two countries.
