Pakistan, GCC negotiating free trade agreement
The News, 24 February, 2012
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Dr Asim Hussain, on Thursday, said that Pakistan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) were currently negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).. More…
U.S. wants more talks on Japan bid to join Pacific trade group
Reuters, 23 February, 2012
The United States said on Wednesday it was still considering whether to support Japan’s bid to join talks on a trans-Pacific regional free trade agreement, three months after Tokyo announced interest in the negotiations. More…
Denmark backs early start of Japan-EU free trade talks
The Mainichi Daily News, 22 February, 2012
Japan and Denmark agreed Tuesday to aim for the start of formal negotiations later this year on a free trade agreement between Asia’s second-biggest economy and the European Union. More…
Korea, US free trade deal to take effect March 15
Reuters, 21 February, 2012
A long-delayed free trade deal between the United States and South Korea will go into effect on March 15 following months of technical-level talks, officials said on Tuesday, cheering business groups that have waited years for the day. More…
Ecuador Seeks to Restart Trade Agreement Talks With Europe
Bloomberg, 14 February, 2012
Ecuador is seeking an “affirmative response” from the European Union to restart trade talks stalled since the government of South America’s seventh-biggest economy stopped negotiations in 2009. More…
India, EU decide to step up trade deal talks, sign research pact
IANS, 10 February, 2012
India and the 27-nation European Union Friday signed two key pacts, including a joint declaration on research and innovation, and agreed to step up negotiations for a broad-based trade and investment pact which continues to be mired in “complex issues.” More…
S. Korea seeks to guard ’sensitive industries’ in China FTA
Yonhap, 10 February, 2012
South Korea plans to fully consider potential fallout for “sensitive industries” that may be hurt if a free trade agreement (FTA) with China is reached, a senior government policymaker said Friday. More…
China and Canada set for free trade talks as Harper pens multibillion-dollar deals
National Post, Canada and China News Centre, 10 February, 2012
China and Canada declared Thursday that bilateral relations have reached “a new level” following a series of multibillion-dollar trade and business agreements to ship additional Canadian petroleum, uranium and other products to the Asian superpower. More…