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Israel and Japan explore potential free trade agreement
In a move reflecting their robust $3.3 billion trade relationship, Israel and Japan will be actively exploring the possibility of forging a landmark free trade agreement.
Major progress towards Israel-Japan free trade agreement
With an Israel-Korea free trade agreement signed last year and an Israel-China agreement near completion, Japan is concerned that exports to Israel will be hit.
Japan eyes foreign ministers meeting with 6 Gulf nations in September
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with GCC Secretary General Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi and agreed to resume negotiations on a free trade deal.
How a dispute over whaling could spur Japan’s exit from US Indo-Pacific trade pact: ‘Kishida has zero leeway’
Washington is pressuring Tokyo to accept a passage that’s critical of whaling in the charter for the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework trade deal.
Sri Lanka serious on laws to honour deals after diplomatic hiccups with India, Japan, US
Sri Lanka is seriously moving with a new laws which will prevent any of its future governments from backtracking bilateral and multilateral deals signed without the consent of the relevant parties involved
India asking for renegotiation of FTAs with Japan, S.Korea -trade minister
India has asked Japan and South Korea to renegotiate their free-trade agreements (FTAs) with the South Asian nation to make it “more balanced and equitable”, India’s trade minister said amid a widening trade gap with the countries.
Japan, GCC to resume FTA talks
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Jasem al-Budaiwi Sunday agreed that the two sides will start talks aimed at resuming negotiations on a free trade agreement next year.
Credit Suisse's Japan bondholders seek arbitration over AT1 wipeout
Japanese investors will soon file a request for arbitration regarding Credit Suisse's Additional Tier 1 bonds, under the economic partnership agreement between Japan and Switzerland.
Japan, Israel hold first joint research meeting on Economic Partnership Agreement
The first meeting of a possible Japan-Israel Economic Partnership Agreement was held online.
Cambodia aims at more FTAs to boost economic growth
The government is considering the establishment of more bilateral free trade agreements to access broader markets for Cambodia-made products.