The 9th Round of China-GCC FTA Negotiation Concluded
On December 19 to 21, the 9th Round of China-GCC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiation was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Wang Shouwen, Vice Chinese Minister of Commerce and Al-Bazai, General Coordinator for GCC FTA Negotiations and the Vice
See MoreIreland: Entity registration form
The Irish Revenue Commissioners released a “reporting entity” registration form which is required to be filed by entities that do not already have an Irish Tax Reference Number or a Revenue Customer Number (RCN), and that have reporting
See MoreThe 16th Round of RCEP Negotiations Held in Tangerang
On December 1-10, the 16th Round of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Negotiation was held in Tangerang, Indonesia. Attending were 10 countries of ASEAN, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India and the Secretariat
See MoreChina-Pakistan FTA negotiations held
The 7th Meeting of China-Pakistan free trade agreement (FTA) negotiation (Phrase 2) was held in Islamabad, Pakistan on December 6 to 7. The two sides negotiated on tax reduction model for trade in goods, Pakistan’s tax regulating and further
See MoreChina Proposes FTA with Russia and others
China's Deputy Minister of Commerce has proposed that the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) – China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan should establish a free trade agreement (FTA). At the
See MoreEU-Ukraine Deep Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement
The EU-Ukraine Deep Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement came into effect from 1 January 2016. On trade related matters the objective of the agreement is to progressively establish a free trade area within a transitional period of ten years from the
See MoreASEAN and China sign FTA protocol
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China signed a protocol to upgrade their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on November 22 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. China is already ASEAN's largest trading partner, accounting for 14.5
See MoreHong Kong-Macao begins FTA Negotiations
Hong Kong has started a consultation on Free Trade Agreement on the areas to be covered in a proposed Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) trade treaty with Macao. At present, Hong Kong and Macao have each entered into a separate CEPA
See MoreASEAN discusses trade with China, Japan and Korea
The economic ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been meeting their counterparts from China. Japan and South Korea with a view to concluding an economic partnership agreement. China is aiming to conclude an
See MoreWTO Public Forum to discuss how to make trade work
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Public Forum for 2015 is to be held from 30 September to 2 October 2015. The Forum will include a high-level plenary debate on “Making Trade Work More Inclusively” looking at the contribution of trade to
See MoreWTO announces extension of the Information Technology Agreement
The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced on 24 July 2015 that an extension of the scope of the Information Technology Agreement has been agreed by 54 major exporters of these products. The scope of the agreement will be extended to cover new
See MoreWTO conducts trade review of Canada
The World Trade Organization (WTO) conducted its tenth review of trade policies and practices of Canada on 15 and 17 June 2015. The review was based on a report issued by the Canadian government and a report by the WTO Secretariat. The WTO
See MoreWTO conducts trade policy review of Chile
On 23 and 25 June 2015 the World Trade Organization (WTO) conducted a trade policy review of Chile. The review was based on a report issued by the government of Chile and a report by the WTO secretariat. The WTO notes in its report that Chile was
See MoreMexico-Panama: FTA enters into force
The FTA (free trade agreement) between Mexico and Panama has entered into force on 20 April 2015, after ratification by Mexico. The FTA was signed on 3 April 2014 in Panama and on 12 March 2014 in Mexico. According to the FTA Mexico will directly
See MoreEFTA- Philippines: First FTA Negotiations held
The FTA (free trade agreement) negotiation (first round) between Philippines and EFTA (European Free Trade Association) - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland was held on 24 to 27 March in Philippines and the second round negotiation is
See MoreTurkey- Korea (Rep.) Free Trade Agreement Signed
A new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Turkey and Korea (Rep.) was signed on 26th February 2015. After the FTA enters into force and becomes effective this new agreement will replace the 2012 agreement that entered into force on 1st May
See MoreIndia- Trade Agreement With GCC
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and India are in the process of negotiating a Free Trade Agreement. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) consists of six countries - Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar. The negotiations with all
See MoreAustralia and India accelerate trade agreement negotiations
Negotiations to conclude the Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) are progressing, with the aim to reach an early conclusion this year. The sixth round of the CECA negotiations was held in New Delhi from 18-19 December
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