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Chile-Peru FTA to be Effective from March 1
[24 Feb 2009]
The official gazette of Peru has published a decree that the Peru-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will come into full effect from Sunday, March 1 2009. The trade pact thus forms an elaborate replacem
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ASEAN-China FTA May Hit the Indonesian Roadblock
[28 Jul 2009]
Indonesian Textile Association (API) warned that the China-ASEAN FTA in the present form would not be accepted, and appealed not to overlook industry needs. Deputy Chairman of API, Ade Sudrajat said d
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e-Modernization of Palestinian Customs to Boost Trade
[11 Aug 2009]
Palestinian Customs in partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) had fully adopted the latest version of ASYCUDA’s web-based application to expedite the internat
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Japan to Open Doors for Food Products from Ukraine
[11 Sep 2009]
The representatives of the Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture have claimed that the recent meeting with a delegation from Japan had almost struck a deal to engage more through agricultural trade betwee
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Bangladeshi SMEs Want Regulatory Barriers Disposed
[15 Sep 2009]
In a recent conference organized by the SME Foundation of Bangladesh has inferred that the country needed an SME-friendly environment without regulatory barriers to take the sector to the next level o
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Negotiations on Indo–Australian FTA Soon
[29 Sep 2009]
The Indian origin Australian high commissioner during his recent visit to India said the negotiations on the proposed FTA would begin after governments of both the countries examine the feasibility st
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Biomass Power Plants Feared to Create Deserts
[08 Oct 2009]
Hundreds of biomass power plants, those operational and under construction, are exponentially increasing the demand for wood, and are likely to trigger industrialized plantation of trees. A sudden inc
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Tags: Biomass Power Plant Latin America natural gas
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EU Releases Funds to ASEAN in a Bid to Fight Piracy
[22 Oct 2009]
The European Commission (EC), the executive branch of the EU has provided $6.7mn to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to combat the threat of intellectual property (IP) violations in
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Plans of Asia-Pacific Integration through Single Currency
[27 Oct 2009]
Asian leaders have once again brought up the idea of common currency at the 4th East Asia Summit (EAS) which opened on Sunday, where ASEAN members along with others including China, Japan, South Korea
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Canada Aims to Feed the Growing Seafood Appetite of Asia
[24 Nov 2009]
The Canadian fish industry is agog over capturing the new emerging markets of Asia through aggressive promotion programs in spite of competition from ASEAN fishing industry. The Canadian fishing indus
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Russia to Lead Gas Exporters – Reinforces its Position
[10 Dec 2009]
Leonid Bokhanovsky, a board member and the first vice president of the leading engineering-construction company Stroitransgaz of Russia has been chosen as the General Secretary of the Gas Exporting Co
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Scotch Whisky Exports Keep the Spirits Up
[11 Dec 2009]
According to the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) the exports of Scotch whisky reached the positive mark by the end of September despite a poor performance in the first quarter. The association is conf
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EU Phyto Sanitary Recognition to Boost Mexican Exports
[15 Dec 2009]
The EU has recognized Mexico’s SENASICA as a regulatory authority of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS). The SENASICA or the National Service for Animal Health, Food Safety, and Agricultural an
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Tags: Eu Mexico SENASICA SPS PROTLCUEM FTA
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Somali Piracy Ransoms Alleged on Kenyan Realty Boom
[04 Jan 2010]
A sudden surge in property prices in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, has invited the wrath of general public alleging the piracy booty from Somalia is meddling with the realty market to make them beyond
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Migrant Workers Fuel e-Wallet Growth in the Gulf
[24 Feb 2010]
The current mobile phone finance players and aspiring entrants are vying among one another to extract a higher share of the future market of mobile payments, the latest mode of payment among migrant w
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Cosmetics Next in Line to Boost Global Halal Trade
[07 Jun 2010]
The recently concluded Beautyworld Middle East 2010, the largest international trade fair for beauty products in the Middle East, is proving that there is huge demand for halal cosmetics as well besid
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OAS Meet to Heed TI Recommendations
[08 Jun 2010]
The Organization of American States (OAS) in its 40th General Assembly in Lima is understood to have taken into consideration the recommendations by Transparency International (TI) to improve transpar
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EAC Common Market Likely to Slash Cost of Consumables
[12 Jul 2010]
The East African Common Market (EACM) which came into force on July 1 is expected reduce prices of household items as the new 'competitive' market environment will trigger some price shake-up on many
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Philippines is after Casino Biz amid Opposition
[13 Aug 2010]
The Philippines aims to become Asia's next big gambling hub by building casinos and related entertainment zones across the country amid controversy. According to Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corpor
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Dubai Free Zone Firms Pick up Pace on Global Recovery Cues
[24 Aug 2010]
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in its latest release said that the firms within Dubai's free zones had traded $30.5bn worth of exports and re-exports last year to register a whopping 40.7
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Investment Threshold Makes Ghana No Entry for Businesses
[30 Aug 2010]
An analysis on investments in Ghana finds that an old law is restricting foreign investments to that country as it prescribes unreasonable minimum investment limit while leaving out domestic ones from
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UNIDO gives Fillip to West African Economy
[02 Sep 2010]
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is understood to have decided to chart out plans to boost trade partnership within West Africa. The UNIDO Director Felix Ugbor laid out t
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Canadian Minister Discounts Asian Trade Ties
[12 Nov 2010]
In a most stunning manner international trade minister of Canada informed the cabinet that the country’s economic future remained mostly tied to the US — not to Asia or emerging economies. A position
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Monaco Devises programs to Garner Indian Travel Market share
[26 Nov 2010]
The tourism department of Monaco in collaboration with the Indian respective office has concluded five-day long programs including road shows at the two major cities of India to promote Monaco as a pr
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US-Korea FTA Likely to Dent Japanese Exports
[06 Dec 2010]
The US which has turned a price sensitive market especially post global recession will be an advantageous terrain for South Korean goods over the Japanese ones following the ratification of the FTA be
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Bahamas Shipping Registry on Course to Ballistic Growth
[09 Dec 2010]
A top official from the Bahamas government apprised the Bahamas shipping registry was likely to show strong growth in future at a pace of 8-10 percent per annum. The Bahamian Minister of Environment E
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AMED Meet Makes Thailand a Venue for Asian Integration
[15 Dec 2010]
The ongoing 3rd Asia and Middle East Dialogue (AMED III) which is held at Bangkok has catapulted Thailand as a major business hub in the continent. The meeting scheduled between 15 and 16 December att
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Georgian Fir Cone Pickers Get Safe Deal in X-mas Tree Drive
[23 Dec 2010]
The ubiquitous Nordmann fir trees which don most European houses during Christmas are undergoing a major change in their sourcing practice, that risked many fir cone pickers lives for a pittance in th
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Cambodian Tourism to Maintain Growth in the New Year
[04 Jan 2011]
According to the Cambodian tourism ministrys statistics, last years success of the tourism sector is likely to be extended to 2011. The Ministry has forecast 2.73mn visitors would arrive in 2011 as co
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Joblessness Stirs Saudization sans Reflecting on Root Cause
[06 Jan 2011]
Saudi Arabias high unemployment rate has once again sparked off an outcry for Saudization after the recent data showed about 43 percent of kingdoms citizens aged between 20 and 24 years were unemploye
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CAFTA Helps Costa Rica to enhance Trade with US
[21 Jan 2011]
The Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) stated that the total sales of country’s exports to the US rose 24 percent in 2010. Foreign Trade Minister Anabel González attributed the increase in
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US trade chamber seeks India's retail opening
[21 Feb 2011]
Seeking opening of India's retail sector, the US India Business Council (USIBC) has set up a sub-committee to focus on leveraging the combined resources of the retail supply chain.
The newly fo
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Farm Boom Is Leading to Growing Concerns
[01 Mar 2011]
The cure for higher commodity prices is usually higher commodity prices.
The global clamor for corn, wheat, soybeans and other crops has been a stroke of good fortune for the agricultural indus
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China Reports Unexpected Trade Deficit as Export Growth Cools
[10 Mar 2011]
China reported an unexpected $7.3 billion trade deficit; the nation’s biggest in seven years, in February after a Lunar New Year holiday disrupted exports.
Outbound shipments rose an annual 2.
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India keen to export pharma products to China
[24 Mar 2011]
If the Chinese government cleared hurdles to provide market access, India could start exporting its pharmaceuticals to China in a big way. India made a strong pitch to push it, asserting that a good o
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South Asia Forum calls for regional economic union
[19 Sep 2011]
Members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), at the South Asia Forum here Thursday, called for removing tariff and non-tariff barriers to boost regional trade and investmen
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Asia braces for weaker exports as Europe stumbles
[15 Jun 2012]
SINGAPORE: After supplying European customers for more than 40 years with neon bright ornamental fish, Shirley Lim is now looking elsewhere for sales.
Lim, whose business in Singapore and Malay
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European leaders seek Asian support on debt
[05 Nov 2012]
VIENTIANE: Dozens of European and Asian leaders will gather in impoverished Laos on Monday for a major summit set to be dominated by the eurozone debt crisis and growing territorial tensions in the re
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Service Trumps Price in Asia
[07 Oct 2013]
The stereotypical representation of a typical Asian- an individual, who lives a minimalistic existence, is very concerned about the bare iota of spending and thinks highly of strategic investments. Ma
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The Indo-ASEAN Bond grows stronger in 2013
[14 Oct 2013]
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is looking upto India as a major economic partner, seeing that the latter has kept to its commitment to generate $100 billion worth of trade between
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Africa’s ‘Future Five’ to watch for in 2014.
[11 Mar 2014]
Africa, the cradle of humanity is finally getting the limelight it deserves. Traditionally known for its civil wars and lack of economic progress in tune with the rest of the world, Africa has been se
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