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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Asia and the Pacific region.

600,000 sugar workers' jobs in peril when ASEAN Free Trade Agreement takes effect in 2015 - SRA
8-Sep-2014     Interaksyon
The implementation of the Common Effective Preferential Tariff scheme under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) in 2015 may imperil the livelihood of about 62,000 sugar farmers and 600,000 sugar workers in the Philippines, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said.
'Too many' Asian free trade agreements survey finds
8-Aug-2014     BBC
A survey of Asian businesses by HSBC has found that there are too many free trade agreements and they are too complicated.
ASEAN, Hong Kong start FTA negotiations
15-Jul-2014     Tax News
The first round of negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement between Hong Kong and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was held on July 10 and 11.
PNG needs to grow its own food: Minister
3-Jun-2014     Solomon Star News
Trade minister Maru says PNG has an urgent need to negotiate and enter into new trade and investment agreements with Indonesia, Philippines, China and Malaysia in order to produce food locally.
Hong Kong consults on FTA with ASEAN
29-May-2014     Tax News
Hong Kong's Government has initiated a public consultation on the proposed free trade agreement between Hong Kong and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Apec trade ministers eye Asia-Pacific FTA
19-May-2014     PDI
The trade ministers of economies belonging to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) discussed over the weekend potential pathways to a wider Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).
Proposed Asean-Hong Kong FTA has Manila’s backing
10-Apr-2014    
Manila is strongly supporting the proposed Asean-Hong Kong free-trade agreement (FTA) as this would further ease the flow of trade between China and the Philippines.
Turkey to sign FTA with far-east nations
15-Jan-2014     World Bulletin
Turkey's Economy Minister announced that Turkey will sign free trade agreements with Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.
Japan, Turkey agree on trade, nuclear power tie-ups
8-Jan-2014     Hürriyet Daily News
Japan and Turkey agreed on Jan. 7 to begin talks on an economic partnership agreement, part of a drive to build closer ties as they also step up cooperation on nuclear technology.
CIS FTA effective for Kyrgyzstan from 12 January 2014
24-Dec-2013    
The CIS Free Trade Agreement will come into effect for Kyrgyzstan on 12 January 2014, BelTA learnt from the legal department of the CIS Executive Committee.