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Africa: A
south-south opportunity
Economic Times, December 21, 2007
The UN
South-South Cooperation Day was observed on
December 19. The essence of south-south
cooperation is that the wealth of knowledge
and capacity in developing countries, when
systematically mobilised and shared, can be
a powerful tool for their effective
participation in the global economy.<<More>>
Bilateral
trade agreements come in handy
Financial Express, December
19, 2007
The recent
flurry of bilateral and regional trade
agreements bring the issue of multilateral
versus bilateral trade agreements to the
forefront in a fundamentally shifting global
economy. Some of the recently concluded
agreements are Japan-Thailand and US-South
Korea free trade agreements (FTAs). Japan
has shown an interest in FTA with the US in
response to the US-South Korea agreement.
There are 220-odd such agreements in
existence today and it is expected to scale
up to 400 by the turn of this decade.<<More>>
India is
choosy about eastern neighbours
Financial Express, December 04, 2007
India has been
selective in developing its relationship
with its eastern neighbours. Over the years,
India’s merchandise trade with Asean
remained concentrated in five major
countries, namely Malaysia, Indonesia,
Singapore, Thailand and to some extent, the
Philippines.<<More>>
Indo-Asean FTA
needs a fillip
Financial Express, December 04, 2007
Last week’s
failure to initial India’s FTA with Asean
will cost the economy dear. That is because
a week may be a long time in politics, but
such delays in long-awaited trade treaties
span an eternity in matters of political
economy.<<More>>
Indo-Asean FTA
needs a fillip
Financial Express, December 04, 2007
Last week’s
failure to initial India’s FTA with Asean
will cost the economy dear. That is because
a week may be a long time in politics, but
such delays in long-awaited trade treaties
span an eternity in matters of political
economy.<<More>> |
