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Philippines pursues free trade talks with European bloc
Formal talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are expected to start this year,...
ASEAN to sign deal with trading partners by 2015
ASEAN and its six trading partners are targeting to sign by 2015 the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a free trade agreement that is...
Asian Development Bank concerned about TPP
The Asian Development Bank on October 24 expressed concern over the "ambitious and wide-ranging" agenda of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed regional free...
Philippines, four European countries eye trade pact
The Philippines and four countries in Europe that are not part of the European Union, but the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are eyeing a...
UK pushes for Philippine-EU free trade agreement
The British Embassy in Manila on September 26 pushed for the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and the European...
Malaysia-Australia trade set to take off
The new trade agreement between Australia and Malaysia, the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement, or MAFTA, is likely to push bilateral trade relations between the...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...