BILATERALS.ORG WEEKLY

Iran, Armenia mulling free trade agreement | 25-December-2011

To boost their economic and trade ties Iran and Armenia are preparing the ground for signing a free trade agreement, Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi says.
Senate body briefed on MFN status to India | 24-December-2011
Trade liberalisation with India has partially been linked to signing of four agreements to remove all tariff and non-tariff barriers that hinder Pakistani exports to Indian market.
Taiwan, Israel to set up free-trade pact working group | 24-December-2011
Highlighting its determination to enhance trade ties with foreign partners, the Ministry of Economic Affairs yesterday announced that Taiwan and Israel had reached a consensus over the establishment of a working group to study the feasibility of signing a free-trade agreement (FTA) by 2013.
PA, Mercosur sign free trade agreement | 24-December-2011
The Palestinian Authority signed a free trade agreement with the Mercosur trade group Tuesday during the organizations’ presidential summit in Uruguay.
If Venezuela joins the Mercosur economic bloc, will it follow the rules? | 24-December-2011
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez needs to wait a bit longer for his country’s entry into Mercosur, the Common Market of the South founded in 1991 by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Though the group feels they found a procedural move to get around the opposition of Paraguay’s legislature, the move will take additional time.
Ghana, Turkey to sign trade agreement | 24-December-2011
Ghana and Turkey will by January 2012 conclude bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement aimed at increasing trade volumes between the two countries.
Ecuador: ¿Se viene TLC con la UE? Carta al presidente Correa | 23-December-2011
El discurso oficial, incluyendo el de más alto nivel, dice que no se firmarán tratados de libre comercio (TLC). Sin embargo, las actuaciones de varios funcionarios del estado contradicen estas expresiones pues estarían trabajando por mantener abierta la ruta para que nuestro país adhiera al TLC firmado por Perú y Colombia.
Mercosur se blinda frente al "tsunami económico" de la crisis | 23-December-2011
La XLII Cumbre de presidentes del bloque comercial suramericano concluyó en Uruguay con la firma del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) con la Autoridad palestina.
Accord de libre échange symbolique entre les Palestiniens et quatre pays sud-américains | 23-December-2011
Le MERCOSUR, un marché commun qui lie quatre pays d’Amérique du Sud, a annoncé mardi la signature d’un accord de libre-échange avec l’Autorité palestinienne.
Ukraine, Turkey to start talks on creation of free trade area | 23-December-2011
Kyiv and Ankara will begin talks on the creation of a free trade area (FTA), Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a press conference in Ankara on Thursday.