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Prospects await in 'land of diversity'
Business, Published on 30/01/2023
» India is set to become the world's most populous nation this year, overtaking China, according to the latest UN report on the global population.
Trading up
Asia focus, Published on 10/01/2022
» Ravaged by the fallout from Covid-19, countries in Asia and the Pacific are hoping to revitalise their pandemic-hit economies as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) takes effect to create the world's largest trade bloc.
EU, UK each demand concessions as post-Brexit talks stall
AFP, Published on 20/12/2020
» BRUSSELS: British and EU negotiators had dug in their heels and were each demanding more concessions from the other as post-Brexit trade talks dragged on into Sunday, deadlocked on fishing rights.
Wangnamyen beefs up dairy investment
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/10/2020
» With tariffs on dairy products under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (Tafta) set to be eliminated in 2025, Wangnamyen Dairy Cooperative, the owner of Wangnamyen and Q-Life brands, has beefed up its investment in preparation for higher competition from imported products from Australia and New Zealand.
‘Unacceptable’ EU biofuel tariffs rile Indonesia
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2019
» JAKARTA: The Indonesian government says the European Union’s tariffs on the Asian nation’s biodiesel shipments are “unacceptable” and all options to counter the policy are on the table, including retaliatory actions.
Once bitten, twice shy
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 11/11/2019
» When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked away from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) last week in Bangkok, it was just the latest in a long line of disappointing Indian experiences with free trade.
RCEP causing rifts in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 28/10/2019
» As talks for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) enter their final stages, opposition to the 16-country Asian trade pact is growing among the Hindu nationalist groups that the government counts on for support.
New Zealand draws nearer
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/10/2019
» New Zealand is making a major effort to forge closer ties with Asean and the rest Asia, pinning its hopes on a conclusion to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), as world trade is being disrupted by US-China tensions, the country's trade minister says.
Trade trouble: GSP loss sours India-US relations
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/06/2019
» When Ajay Thakur heard that India would be losing preferential trade treatment from the United States under its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), he took the bad news in stride.
Trade friction on two fronts dents equities
Business, Published on 08/06/2019
» Recap: Global stock markets remained torn between trade war worries and hopes of more easing from central banks. Uncertainty surrounding trade negotiations -- the US is now at odds with both China and Mexico -- sent many traders fleeing to safer investments such as bonds and gold, while they awaited US jobs data to assess the health of the economy.