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Story highlights India is Israels third-largest trade partner in Asia and seventh largest globally. Bilateral trade has diversified into several sectors such as pharmaceuticals, agriculture, IT and telecom, and homeland security Israelis top business chamber, the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce (FICC) has extended strong support to a free trade agreement (FTA) with India. Uriel Lynn, President of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce in response to a question by WION said, "...

FTA upgrade to create momentum for China-New Zealand cooperation By ZHONG NAN and WANG ZHUOQIONG | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-03 08:58 Share An aerial view of Beibu Gulf Port in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] The upgraded free trade agreement between China and New Zealand will generate fresh momentum for further cooperation and boost modern trade in services and regional connectivity activities between the two sid...

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington agency examining how the state fell victim to massive...

UK to join Asia-Pacific free trade pact CPTPP SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 31, 2021, 09:15 AM IST Share Synopsis Joining the CPTPP reflects the UKs post-Brexit Pacific tilt and is dubbed as a critical part of the Prime Minister Boris Johnson led governments wider trade strategy, which aims to deepen links with faster-growing parts of the world and partnering with countries who believe in free and fair trade, including India. Agencies The UK says its membership will complement the bilateral FTAs i...

Negotiations between the U.K. and the partnership — which represents 11 Pacific Rim nations including Japan, Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Vietnam — are expected to start this year.

Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa) Chairman and Head of the East African Business Nicholas Nesbitt said the change in administration in Washington is an opportunity for local companies to create more jobs by accessing one of the largest consumer markets in the world.          “We hope and pray that President Biden will push and encourage the free trade agreement, and we should revive the discussions around the EAC (East African Community)-US trade and investment partnership,” said M...

How India can increase its exports to RCEP countries It’s not the trade barriers which are holding up our exports, but our poor understanding of dynamic global trends and little investment in market research and product development Suhayl Abidi & Manoj Joshi Exports (Representative image) In November 2019 India decided not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP...

TAIPEI: Taiwan is under no illusions it can quickly sign a long hoped for free trade deal with the United States but feels when the time is right ...

‘India, US must create better climate for FTA negotiations’ January 21, 2021 × USIBC chief Nisha Biswal says New Delhi will be reassured by some actions of the Biden govt Formal negotiations around an India-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will not be an immediate priority for US President Joe Biden, but both countries need to take measures to create a better climate to start down the path when the time comes, says US- India Business Council President Nisha Biswal. In an interview to Busines...

THE STANDARD By PSCU | January 19th 2021 at 16:27:00 GMT +0300 President Uhuru Kenyatta and outgoing US Ambassador to Kenya, Kyle McCarter. [PSCU] President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya’s determination to conclude ongoing negotiations with the United States of America and sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The President gave the assurance Tuesday afternoon when he bade farewell to outgoing US Ambassador to Kenya, Kyle McCarter who paid him a courtesy visit at State House, Nairobi. T...