U.S. House, Senate Pass Free Trade Agreements With South Korea, Colombia, Panama

Successive floor votes Oct. 12 by the House and Senate ratified the pending free trade agreements with Korea (H.R. 3080), Colombia (H.R. 3078), and Panama (H.R. 3079), clearing their way for presidential signature…

Japan-India Free Trade Agreement Covers Wide Range of Goods from Japan, Omits Many Indian Agricultural Products

A bilateral economic partnership agreement between Japan and India that went into force Aug. 1 eliminates tariffs on 94 percent of goods being traded between the two countries, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said Aug. 4…

Peru Signs Free-Trade Agreements with Panama, Costa Rica As Part Pacific Rim Free-Trade Plans

Peru signed free trade agreements with Costa Rica and Panama in late May, deals that are important pieces in Peru’s efforts to have trade pacts in place with all countries in the Americas that have a Pacific coastline…

India-EU Trade Pact Could Increase Bilateral Investment by 30 Percent

Five years after trade talks between India and the European Union began, a final agreement is expected by the end of the year that will open up sectors of both economies and see a 30 percent increase in bilateral foreign direct investment…

Japan, India Sign Free Trade Agreement Eliminating Most Tariffs Over Next Decade

NEW DELHI—Japan and India signed a free trade agreement Feb. 16 in Tokyo that will remove or reduce tariffs on most of the goods and services traded between the two countries and eliminate them altogether in over the next decade.

EU Clears Key Hurdle in Path to Approval of EU-South Korea Free-Trade Agreement

BRUSSELS—The free trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea is expected to clear its final hurdle Feb. 17 after a key European Parliament committee voted in favor of the deal following an agreement on a new safeguard clause designed to protect European automobile manufacturers against a surge of imports…

U.S., Korea Reach Supplemental Deal on Autos under Pending Free Trade Agreement; No Beef Solution

The United States and Korea Dec. 3 reached a supplemental deal to resolve outstanding auto issues in the pending U.S.-Korea free trade agreement, according to senior administration officials.

A senior administration official, briefing on background, said the supplemental agreement would allow U.S. automakers to compete as freely in the Korean market as Korean automakers have competed in the U.S. market in the last several years. He said that the agreement addresses the major nontariff barriers (NTB), although not…