The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that it needed clear directives on tariffs on goods covered by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA). According to the organization, it was ...

MANILA, Philippines–In November 2002, 10 member nations of the Asean region including Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the People’s ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Asean has concluded the upgrade of two existing trade agreements on Sunday (May 25), and it is expected to be signed at the 47th Asean Summit in October this year, says Tengku Datuk Seri ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the various governments in Africa to attach importance to the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (ACFTA) to boost trade and investment among ...

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WHEN policymakers coined the term "global development", they did not mean it as a shorthand for more trade deals.

A MAJOR economic diplomacy somersault by the Federal Government occurred last week when President Muhammadu Buhari cancelled his planned trip to Kigali, Rwanda, for the signing of the African ...

SINGAPORE: To create luxury ambient scents for his perfume products, Singaporean entrepreneur and perfumer Jason Lee sources ingredients and materials from different countries. Orchids are sourced ...

The import duty on 703 items will be slashed from Jan 1 next year to comply with the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA). The levy reduction will result in a Customs Department revenue loss of ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has voiced support for an upgrade of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) to what has been termed “Version 3.0”, an incarnation he suggested be underpinned by the world’s ...

ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) is one of the largest FTAs in the world, covering one-fourth of the world population, and the building of the 3.0 version of ACFTA actively echoes the development ...