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(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has expressed hope the Philippines-European Union Free Trade Agreement (PH-EU FTA) will be in place by 2027. “We see the FTA as a crucial step in enhancing the trade partnership between the Philippines and the EU,” President Marcos said in a speech read by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin during the 2024 European-Philippines Business Dialogue and European Investors’ Night held in Makati on Monday. According to the President, the FTA “is more […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday underscored the need for the implementation of a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, noting that such could “provide size and scale to unleash new growth potentials and write the rules of the game of the international trade order.” In his speech at the start of the RCEP Summit, Duterte, who is this year’s ASEAN chair, said that “when it enters into force,” the RCEP would be “one of […]
BRUSSELS – “Launching negotiations with the Philippines will represent an important milestone in the EU-Philippine relations and a further evidence of the EU’s commitment to Southeast Asia.” EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Gregory Domingo today agreed to start negotiations for an EU-Philippines free trade agreement (FTA). Both sides share the ambition to conclude an agreement that covers a broad range of issues, including elimination of customs duties and other barriers to trade, […]
Russia will cease free-trade agreements with Ukraine within the Commonwealth of Independent States framework on Jan 1, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an annual conference in Moscow on Thursday. Putin expressed regret over the deterioration of Russia-Ukraine economic and trade relations. He said that Russia was not imposing sanctions against Ukraine but adopting a system favorable to the Russian business industry. Therefore, Ukraine would no longer enjoy any preferential treatment. “In practice, it […]
