Economy, crises in focus as Obama heads to GermanyUS President Barack Obama is set to visit Hanover, Germany on Sunday to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of his closest allies in dealing with a shaky global economy and security crises in the Middle East and Ukraine. More… |
Bahrain’s textile sector gets FTA extensionBahrain's textile industry which exports $200 million worth of goods to the US has got a temporary respite with the extension of a key clause under the 10-year-old US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Garment firm MRS Fashio More… |
China to step up free trade talks with Middle EastChina will speed up free trade talks with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, state media said on Tuesday, as Beijing accelerates efforts to sign such agreements. China and members of the GCC - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, More… |
Bahrain AmCham studies ways to utilise FTA pactAmerican Chamber of Commerce Bahrain (AmCham Bahrain) held a meeting in Manama to discuss ways to fully utilise the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The gathering allowed for introductions and a general discussion of ideas f More… |
Free trade, economic zones summit in DubaiBusiness leaders and decision makers from more than 50 nations will meet in Dubai to discuss economic harmonization and integration through free trade and special economic zones. The third Global Free Trade and Special Economic Zo More… |
Swiss, China sign free trade pactChina and Switzerland signed a free trade agreement (FTA) - Beijing's first in continental Europe - in a deal that comes against a backdrop of trade tensions between the Asian giant and the European Union (EU). Chinese Commerc More… |
574 new firms register with RAK FTZ in Q2A total of 574 new companies have registered with the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) in the second quarter of 2011, reinforcing the growth achieved by the Free Zone this year. A total of 1068 new companies registered in the Janua More… |
Bahrain businesses condemn move on FTABusinessmen have condemned a major US labour organisation's call to suspend a free trade pact with Bahrain following the sacking and detention of union leaders. The American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations (AF More… |
Jafza wins Dubai quality awardJafza, the flagship entity of Economic Zones World, has won the prestigious Dubai Quality Award for excellence in the service sector. Jafza was one of only 3 companies in the emirates to be awarded this year. The company’s outstan More… |
Libya to set up free trade zoneLibya's main legislative body has approved a law setting up a free trade zone on the country's Mediterranean coast, Saadi Gaddafi, a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, told Reuters on Sunday. The zone will have free movement of More… |