Tag: Free Trade Deal

Cheesed-Off Minister Threatens to Ditch EU-Australia Trade Deal

Australia won’t sign a free trade deal with the European Union (EU) if the bloc continues to play hardball over the naming rights of products such as cheeses and wine.  The EU is pushing for geographic indicators—which Australia says is a no go—that would stop local producers using labels such as parmesan, prosecco and feta. …


UK–US Free Trade Talks Won’t Start Any Time Soon, Truss Admits

Negotiations for a post-Brexit free trade deal between the UK and the United States will not restart in the short to medium term, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has conceded. Truss, who is set to hold talks with U.S. President Joe Biden at a United Nations summit on Wednesday, downplayed the chance of talks resuming…


British Minister Hopes for Free Trade Deal With Canada Within a Year

Britain’s trade minister says she hopes her country can finalize a formal free trade agreement with Canada within a year now that negotiations are set to start in earnest. U.K. Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan offered that timeline in an interview with The Canadian Press after her arrival in Ottawa. Trevelyan is set to announce the…


Australia and India to Ink Free Trade Deal as Australia Pushes For Market Diversification

Australia and India are set to ink an interim free trade deal in the next three weeks, which has been considered an important move in deepening trade relations and furthering Australia’s push for diversification. The agreement precedes a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) which is expected in 12-18 months and aims at boosting opportunities in…


India-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement Would Benefit Indo-Pacific Region: Taiwanese Official

NEW DELHI—India and Taiwan in an effort to strengthen and expand their bilateral economic engagement are eyeing a free trade agreement, and looking at setting up a semiconductor manufacturing hub in an Indian city. James C. F. Huang, chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the first director of Taiwan’s New Southbound…


India-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement Will Benefit Indo-Pacific Strategy: Taiwanese Official

NEW DELHI—In an effort to strengthen and expand their bilateral economic engagement India and Taiwan are eyeing a free trade agreement and looking at setting up a semiconductor manufacturing plant in an Indian city. James Huang, chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the first director of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy Office…