Posts In Category Trade News

Taiwan to Ease Visa Process to Promote Business with Hong Kong

on September 13, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Bilateral Trade, China Business News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

In a bid to boost trade ties with Hong Kong, Taiwan plans to simplify procedures for visa issuance for Hong Kong citizens in the near future, the Mainland Affairs Council […]

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Investment Threshold Makes Ghana No Entry for Businesses

on by admin in Africa News, Business, Trade News, Comments (0)

An analysis on investments in Ghana finds that an old law is restricting foreign investments to that country as it prescribes unreasonable minimum investment limit while leaving out domestic ones […]

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Dubai Free Zone Firms Pick up Pace on Global Recovery Cues

on by admin in Bahrain News, Business, China Business News, Dubai News, Export News, Trade News, Comments (0)

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in its latest release said that the firms within Dubai’s free zones had traded $30.5bn worth of exports and re-exports last year to […]

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Dolphin Exports from Solomons Invite Protest – Trader Defends Sale

on September 11, 2010 by admin in Australian Business, Australian News, Business, China Business News, Export News, New Zealand News, Trade News, Comments (0)

The dolphin trading by one of the Solomon Islands’ exporter has not gone well with a leading animal right organization. Solomons dolphin activist Lawrence Makili who is the Earth Island […]

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Thailand Urges its Investors and Exporters to Cash in on Brazil

on by admin in Bilateral Trade, Business, Global Export News, News, Panama News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) has suggested that the country should capitalize on business opportunities in South America, particularly Brazil as the Latin America leading economy is preparing to […]

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Switzerland Prepares for a Historic FTA with China

on August 17, 2010 by admin in Bilateral Trade, Business, China Business News, Economy, Swaziland News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

The Swiss President Doris Leuthard’s week-long visit to China is likely to make Switzerland once again a first mover from Europe to sign an FTA with China as it had […]

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Philippines is after Casino Biz amid Opposition

on August 13, 2010 by admin in Blog, Business, China Business News, News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

The Philippines aims to become Asia’s next big gambling hub by building casinos and related entertainment zones across the country amid controversy. According to Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), […]

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Trade Overtures by Brazil to Arab World Pay Huge Dividends

on August 12, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Export News, Import News, Iranian Business, Iranian News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

According to the recent data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply of Brazil indicate that the country’s exports to the Arab region have increased by leaps and […]

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US Trade Delegation Makes SOS Trip to Columbia

on August 11, 2010 by admin in Business, Canada News, Latin American Business, Trade Deals, Trade News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments (0)

More than 100 industrialists from the US are touring Columbia to identify potential areas of trade, and maximize their business prospects under the new regime before it is too late […]

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Australian Opposition Unfurls Trade Map Ahead of Polls

on August 9, 2010 by admin in Australian Business, Australian News, Business, Economy, Export News, News, Trade News, Comments (0)

The Nationals’ leader Warren Truss revealed that a Coalition government at the centre would restore funding to exporters and appoint an ambassador for trade reforms and specialist trade representatives for […]

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Cambodia Garment Strike Spotlights on Labor Rights

on July 30, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Economy, Malaysia News, News, Review, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

The wraith of global meltdown is still resonating in some form or the other in most outsourcing dependent countries. The recent Cambodia garment workers’ strike turns out to be a […]

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Staunch Trade Ties Do Not Vouch Chinese to Invest in N-Korea

on July 28, 2010 by admin in Bilateral Trade, Business, China Business News, North Korea News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

A Chinese trade expert in an interview to the Global Times, a Chinese newspaper and arm of People’s Daily told many Chinese companies had lost money while trading and investing […]

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Mercosur-Egypt FTA Likely to Exclude Sensitive Poultry Trade

on July 26, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Latin American Business, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

The Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and Egypt is expected to label poultry in the sensitive category as the latter fears it may adversely impact the domestic industry. According to […]

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Indo-Pak Ties – The Chokepoint for Indian Exports to Afghan

on July 19, 2010 by admin in Bilateral Trade, Export News, Indian Exports, News, Pakistan News, Politics, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

The trade treaty signed on Sunday between Pakistan and Afghanistan has become a major embarrassment to the visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the deal conspicuously disallows Indian […]

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Portugal and Turkey Ink Landmark Visa Exemption Deal

on July 18, 2010 by admin in Business, EU News, Tourism News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Travel News, Turkey News, Work, Comments (0)

Turkish Foreign Minister’s one day visit to Portugal has culminated in the signing of a mutually beneficial partial visa exemption agreement. According to the deal, citizens of both countries who […]

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Viet Nam Eyes Robust Myanmar Market

on July 15, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Bilateral Trade, Blog, Business, Export News, Import News, Politics, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

The Viet Nam Ambassador to Myanmar feels that Myanmar has all the trappings of providing big returns for investments ranging from mining, forestry management, agriculture and aquaculture to telecommunication, tourism […]

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EAC Common Market Likely to Slash Cost of Consumables

on July 12, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Export News, Import News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

The East African Common Market (EACM) which came into force on July 1 is expected reduce prices of household items as the new ‘competitive’ market environment will trigger some price […]

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Indo-Bhutan Power Trade to Reciprocally Obviate Dearth

on July 10, 2010 by admin in Bilateral Trade, Business, Economy, Export News, Import News, India, India News, Indian Exports, News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

India’s plan to create over $1bn sovereign-backed fund to boost trade and investment for domestic power utilities in South Asia will largely benefit Bhutan to fund its power distribution projects […]

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EU Prez Tours West Balkans to Assuage Fears on EU Accession

on July 6, 2010 by admin in Albania News, EU News, Economy, Kosovo News, Serbia News, Trade News, Turkey News, Comments (0)

The European Union President Herman Van Rompuy has made a whirlwind trip to the Western Balkan states starting from Slovenia through Croatia, Serbia and Kosovo to demonstrate the Union’s commitment […]

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Jabulani Controversy May Favour Dwindling Pakistani Exports

on July 2, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Export News, Global Export News, Import News, Pakistan News, Trade News, Comments (0)

The hullabaloo over Jabulani, the official FIFA World Cup football may help the failing exports of Pakistan if the soccer governing body opted for Pakistan’s hand-stitched footballs over the Chinese […]

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Normalcy in Kyrgyzstan Weigh beyond Parliamentary Democracy

on June 30, 2010 by admin in Business, EU News, Economy, Kazakhstan News, Opinion, Politics, Russia News, Trade News, US Business News, Comments (0)

Despite a referendum for parliamentary democracy, the future of Kyrgyzstan depends a lot on the foreign policy for the country by Russia and the US. Russia along with the US […]

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Unproductive Rubber Tree Rejuvenation a Success in Liberia

on June 25, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Canada News, Cheap Energy, EU News, Economy, Environment, Trade News, Comments (0)

An initiative to make use of old rubber trees by a Canadian renewable energy firm in Liberia is reaping rich dividends to the country’s economy. The project is reported to […]

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Lewis Turning Point of Chinese Economy May Improve Quality

on June 21, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Business, Economics, Economy, Global Export News, News, Trade News, Tradeoff, World Business News, Comments (0)

The recent strikes at Honda and other factories in China for pay hike have to be construed as the fallout of the dearth in obtaining ‘qualified’ workers and the rapidly […]

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Serbian Businesses Find Croatian Markets Unwelcome

on June 18, 2010 by admin in Bilateral Trade, Business, Economy, Export News, Import News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)

The Serbian businesspeople feel that though their country has opened doors to the Croatian firms and products since 2000, the Serbian companies are still not welcome in Croatia. According to […]

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India Diamond Trade Bolsters – Yet Short of Pre-crash levels

on by admin in Africa News, Business, Import News, India News, Trade News, Comments (0)

According to the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), India’s polished diamond exports rose 73 percent year on year to almost $1.8bn in May and the polished imports rose […]

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