by WTCD | Nov 19, 2014 | News
1.What is a free trade agreement? A free trade agreement (FTA) is an international treaty that removes barriers to trade between two or more countries. They allow stronger trade and commercial ties to develop between countries, contributing to increased economic...
by WTCD | Nov 17, 2014 | News
A special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang today for Russia to discuss ways to improve trade and political ties. Choe Ryong Hae, a senior official in the ruling Workers’ Party and one of the leader’s close associates, is scheduled to...
by WTCD | Nov 17, 2014 | News
(Reuters) – A free trade agreement between China and South Korea should be effective in the second-half of next year if all goes well, a top commerce ministry official said on Monday, ending negotiations that started in 2012. The Chinese and South Korean...
by WTCD | Nov 17, 2014 | News
Two-thirds of Irish firms plan to hire staff next year as a survey of chief financial officers showed increasing optimism about the outlook for Irish business. The RSM Farrell Grant Sparks survey found that 91 per cent of “traditionally cautious” chief...
by WTCD | Nov 17, 2014 | News
Written by Matt Siegel (Reuters) – China and Australia on Monday sealed a landmark free trade agreement more than a decade in the making, significantly expanding ties between the world’s second largest economy and one of Washington’s closest allies...
by WTCD | Nov 14, 2014 | News
The chief executive of KBC Ireland, Wim Verbraeken, told the Irish Independent that he agreed with a warning from the Central Bank’s Sharon Donnery against so called “write backs”. Economically, things are improving on the ground here, but trends...