- Korea posts trade surplus in October
Seoul: South Korea's October trade surplus reached 1.22 billion U.S. dollars, after posting four straight months of trade .... More
- 'SMEs need consultancy for development'
Karachi: Pakistan has always been pursuing policies favourable for large-scale manufacturing and not for the small and .... More
- Australia keen on comprehensive free trade pact
Canberra: Australia is seeking a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with India covering agriculture, manufacture and .... More
- BD court bans sale of 8 milk powder brands
Dhaka: Bangladesh's High Court banned the sale and display of eight imported powdered milk brands and called for an inquiry .... More
- Beyrle slams poultry protectionists
Moscow: Russian protectionists are to blame for recent curbs on U.S. poultry imports, U.S. Ambassador John Beyrle told .... More
- Cabinet clears South Asian University Bill
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet approved the introduction of the South Asian University (SAU) Bill in the "current" session of .... More
- Canada and South Korea to resume beef trade talks
Seoul: The South Korean Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has reported that beef import negotiations .... More
- China and Singapore sign a free trade agreement
Beijing: China and Singapore signed a free trade agreement to bolster their economies ahead of an Asia-Europe summit .... More
- China lifting some textile export quotas
Beijing: China's Ministry of Commerce announced October 26 it would cancel a quota and licensing policy that restricted .... More
- China plans to invest $730bn in transport
Shanghai: China is considering a plan to invest five trillion yuan ($730 billion) in the transport sector in the next three .... More
- China takes 7.7% of world trade volume
Beijing: China's trade volume had risen to 7.7 percent of the world total in 2007 from just 0.8 percent in 1978, the first .... More
- China urges Obama to respect free trade
Beijing: China said it hoped the United States would adhere to free trade under Barack Obama, while defending exchange rate .... More
- China's economy showing cracks
Beijing: China's strong economy appeared to put the nation on the global high ground when the financial tsunami first
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- CIVIL society statement on food security
Kathmandu: Adopted by the South Asian Civil Society Forum on Responding to Food Insecurity in South Asia
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- Costa Rica, Panama sign free trade deal
San Jose: Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, and his Panamanian counterpart, Martís Torrijos, met to sign the Tratado de .... More
- Dumping probe into bus, truck radial tyres begins
New Delhi: The Designated Authority in the Commerce Department has set off anti-dumping investigation into imported bus and .... More
- EU raids cement makers
Brussels: The European Commission said that it had raided the offices of cement makers on suspicions that the companies may .... More
- EU refrains from imposing tariffs on stainless steel from China, Taiwan, Korea
Brussels: The European Union refrained from imposing preliminary tariffs on stainless steel from China, Taiwan and South .... More
- Expats penetrating local job market
Colombo: The Sri-Lankan job market will get tougher for the future professionals, due to the fact that the expatriates, .... More
- G7 says to 'cooperate' for market stability: joint statement
Tokyo: The Group of Seven rich nations will "cooperate as appropriate" to bring stability to battered global markets, .... More
- G7 trade drops
Paris: Merchandise import volumes of the Group of Seven countries fell by 1.4 percent during the second quarter of 2008 .... More
- Germans keen to invest in SME sector
Islamabad: A German trade delegation currently visiting Pakistan has shown keen interest in investment, especially in small .... More
- Germany hits out at French protectionism plan
Berlin: France's idea that EU governments take stakes in European strategic companies to shield them from foreign bidders .... More
- Government fears China flooding India with a variety of goods
New Delhi: The global financial meltdown and the slowdown in Western economies has increased India's threat perception from .... More
- Govt urged to make sure growers get official rates
Lahore: The government should ensure that farmers get the indicative minimum price of paddy at around Rs1, 500 per maund as .... More
- Implementation of SAARC Social Charter reviewed
Islamabad: The third meeting of the Heads of National Coordination Committees of SAARC Social Charter concluded after .... More
- India expands basmati variety, export tax may go
New Delhi: India has included the premium Pusa 1121 rice in the basmati-branded varieties and may scrap an export tax on .... More
- India seeks Belgium aid to stop EU from hiking duty on bed linen
New Delhi: Concerned over the European Union's proposal to increase the counter-veiling duty (CVD) on cotton-type bed .... More
- India snubs US attempt to change Doha tariff cut talks
Geneva: India, along with other members of the Nama-11, a developing-country coalition, rebuffed sustained attempts by the .... More
- Indian cos may cut jobs by 25 pct soon - trade body
New Delhi: Indian firms are likely to lay off a quarter of their employees in the next 10 days, as part of steps to contain .... More
- International trade & industrial forum opens in khabarovsk
Khabarovsk: An international far eastern trade and industrial forum will open in Khabarovsk. It will be attended by more .... More
- Kuwait to guarantee bank deposits
Kuwait City: Kuwait's government will move urgently to guarantee deposits in local banks, the central bank said as the oil-.... More
- Minimum price for Basmati announced
Islamabad: The government notified minimum indicative price for Super Basmati rice as commodity prices sank to record lows.
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- Modern lab soon to analyse food products
Colombo: The Food Security Committee made recommendations regarding melamine. Accordingly the Food Security Committee (FSC) .... More
- National Advisory Council for export development
Colombo: Export Development and International Trade Minister Prof. G.L Peiris has appointed a 14 member National Advisory .... More
- Obama to submit Korean free trade pact for ratification
Washington: U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will submit a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea .... More
- OECD calls for aid pledge from developed countries
Paris: The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) called on the world's main donor .... More
- Package for Gwadar EPZ proposed
Islamabad: The Ministry of Industries and Production has proposed zero-rating of sales tax on supply of construction .... More
- Pascal Lamy wants a second term as head of WTO
Geneva: The World Trade Organization's French director-general Pascal Lamy will seek another four-year term heading the .... More
- Peru keen to sign free trade deal with China.
Trujillo, Peru: Peruvian Vice President Luis Giampietri said here his country was looking forward to signing a free trade .... More
- Practical steps on fisheries issue
Colombo: Keeping in mind the humanitarian and livelihood dimensions of the fishermen issue, India and Sri Lanka have agreed .... More
- Protectionist fears waft from U.S. crisis
New York: With a deepening financial crisis and a recession to worry about, Canada probably falls nowhere on the list of .... More
- Qatar, UK establish ministerial forum to boost trade relations
Doha: Qatar and the UK have established a ministerial trade and investment forum as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral .... More
- Russian auto industry wins against WTO
Moscow: Russia is breaking preliminary agreements made in the framework of the World Trade Organization and accepting .... More
- S Korea-Pakistan trade
Karachi: The Pakistan Commercial Counsellor in South Korea, Fawad Hussain Rabbani has emphasised the need of frequent .... More
- S. Korea, Canada skirt specifics at beef talks
Seoul: South Korea and Canada exchanged views on the possibility of resuming beef imports to the East Asian country without .... More
- South Asia agrees to build grain reserve
New Delhi: Eight South Asian countries have agreed to create a 243,000-tonne strategic grain reserve to meet any sudden .... More
- South Asian civil society forum held in Katmandu
Katmandu: South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment (SAWTEE), Nepal; Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS)-.... More
- Subsidiaries of pharma MNCs brace for global economic chill
Mumbai: When the cold wind blows, one has to think of how to deal with it, says Novartis India's chief Mr Ranjit Shahani, .... More
- Talks to expand Lanka's exports
Colombo: Minister of Export Development and International Trade, Prof. G. L. Peiris delivered the keynote address at the .... More
- TCP urged to export rice to Gulf
Karachi: The government should ask the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to export rice on government-to-government .... More
- Textiles sector to take major hit
Ahmedabad: The Union Textiles Minister, Mr Shankersinh Vaghela, said the unfolding global economic downturn is likely to .... More
- Thai crisis set to delay Indo-Asean trade pact
New Delhi: The ongoing political crisis in Thailand is putting question marks on whether the India-Asean free trade .... More
- U.S. tariffs ordered returned to Canadian Wheat Board
Winnipeg: The Canadian Wheat Board has scored another court victory that it says sets an important precedent for anyone .... More
- UNCTAD calls for better accounting and reporting standards
Geneva: The head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) called for revising accounting and .... More
- US plans pilot program to bar unsafe imports
Washington: Customs and Border Protection and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are introducing a new importer-.... More
- World saved from Great Depression: OECD
Paris. The world has been saved from another Great Depression by massive state intervention, the OECD's chief economist .... More
- WTO economic model increases sufferings of humanity
Islamabad: Developed countries and World Trade Organisation (WTO) are again forcing the third world to accept Doha .... More
- WTO meets on trade finance
Geneva: The World Trade Organization will bring together senior executives of leading global banks on Nov. 12 to discuss .... More
- WTO ruling on hormone-treated beef frustrating
Denver: Although the U.S. beef industry welcomed some of the Oct. 16th ruling by the World Trade Organization Appellate .... More
- WTO ruling on wine duty is a damp squib
New Delhi: The World Trade Organisation's appellate body has ruled in favour of an appeal made by the US against the high .... More
