JAKARTA, 17 July 2018 – ASEAN and Japan renewed their commitment to further advance partnership following the 12th Meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) held at the ASEAN Secretariat.
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed between Sri Lanka and Singapore to liberalise and facilitate trade and investments between the two countries was identified as the need of the hour and driving force to reach development targets, Strategic Development and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama told Parliament yesterday, rejecting any downsides from the agreement which received Cabinet approval on 16 January 2018.
Leader of the Joint Opposition in Parliament, MP Dinesh Gunawardena, vehemently opposing the proposed Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA), called on the Government to do away with the current agreement and draft a new FTA which would not damage local markets and industries.
Colombo: The investment promotion agency of Sri Lanka Board of Investment, (BOI) says Sri Lanka is gearing to reap the benefits of the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore, with four mega projects being discussed by the agency.
KUALA LUMPUR: The EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EUMCCI) is hopeful that the new Pakatan Harapan government will resume talks on the EU-Malaysia free trade agreement (FTA), which has taken a back seat for several years amid developments over the larger Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) in recent years.
Guwahati, Assam (ANTARA News) - Assam, a state in Northeast India, is seeking to position itself as a gateway to Southeast Asia and ASEAN member countries, Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal said here on Monday.
Malaysian companies will be at a huge disadvantage and lose out to Vietnam in terms of trade investment flow if the country chooses not to participate in the CPTPP.
Minor tropical fruits are slowly gaining the recognition they deserve globally.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
