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Trade in services in SAARC to be discussed in Oct
The Committee of Experts (COE) of the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) will examine the proposal to include trade in services under the SAFTA agreement in October this year.
Electricity crisis and high cost obstacle to TLC
The ongoing electrical crisis and its high cost will adversely affect the production of groups looking forward to participate with their businesses in the United States, Dominican Republic and central America Free Trade agreement (CAFTA-DR), said Miguel Cocco, Custom's Director General.
At your service: Chinese FTA win
Australia's service providers - including the big banks, universities and construction and transport companies - yesterday received the strongest indication yet that they may be among the winners from the free trade agreement being negotiated with China.
China is losing its single voice
Businesspeople naturally admire decisiveness. This is one reason why China is so widely sought by corporate Australia as a trade and investment partner.
US FTA to hit service industry hard
With low productivity and lack of competitiveness, Korea's service industry is expected to face a critical test as the result of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.
Nesac urges caution over US FTA talks
Thailand's National Economic and Social Advisory Council has urged the government to delay free trade negotiations with the US on financial services and take intellectual property rights and agriculture liberalisation off the agenda.
Education sector to be included in FTA agenda
South Korea is poised to include a partial opening of the education market in its coming talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States. The US is calling for the Korean government to open the college education market involving graduate schools and the pre-school education market involving kindergartens.
Public-sectors to be excluded from FTA with US: ROK
South Korean chief negotiator for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States Kim Jong-hoon said Saturday that the public-sectors services would be excluded from the FTA talks.
UAE FTA with USA: Impact will be on services sector
A new study by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry analyses the impact of the UAE's FTA with the US.
Service sector opening priority in ROK-US FTA
Negotiation is defined as a process whereby interested parties resolve disputes or agree on courses of action on the basis of mutual benefits. Given this definition, negotiation occurs in all types of relations among human beings.