Sentences with phrase «trade area agreement»

The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu also impressed upon the house that the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah would be smiling in his grave upon coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.

Members of Parliament are being impressed upon to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement to pave way for...

President Akufo - Addo stated that the ratification of the Continental Free Trade Area agreement by the Ghanaian Parliament would mean that the era of low volumes of intra-continental trade that have defined the activities of the African economies will come to an end.

Touching on the issue of trade, President Akufo - Addo stated that the ratification of the Continental Free Trade Area agreement by the Ghanaian Parliament would mean that the era of low volumes of intra-continental trade that have defined the activities of the African economies will come to an end.

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«The most pressing areas where government, business and other stakeholders can find common ground should include tax reform, infrastructure investment, education reform, more favorable trade agreements and a sensible immigration policy.»

The EU's position is that only a «standard» free trade agreement will be possible, with «no direct branching in areas like financial services» and only «limited EU commitments to allow cross border provision of services.»

The article states that any interim agreement should include a schedule for a new free - trade area «within a reasonable length of time» — but it doesn't determine what is reasonable.

Abe also welcomed the impending visit to Japan of China's Premier Li Keqiang to (a) set up a trilateral free trade area with China and South Korea, (b) conclude the agreement on an East Asian Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, (c) join China's erstwhile shunned Belt and Road infrastructure projects, (d) promote multilateral trade and (e) fight trade protectionism.

African heads of state have gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, to sign a free trade agreement that would result in the largest free trade area in terms of participating countries since the formation of the World Trade Organizatrade agreement that would result in the largest free trade area in terms of participating countries since the formation of the World Trade Organizatrade area in terms of participating countries since the formation of the World Trade OrganizaTrade Organization.

She said the U.S. position was «regrettable» but that the summit had achieved «good results in some areas,» and cited a hard - won agreement on trade that does include Trump and the United States.

Pascual said energy is one area that reinforces cooperation between the three countries and «reinforces why a continuing trade agreement between the three countries is a good thing.

Is it therefore any surprise that a priority US objective in a regional trade agreement, where the other partners want to secure or expand their privileged access to the US market, would be to seek to strengthen international rules in areas where US companies have a competitive edge?

Within each of those priority areas, Canadian manufacturers have identified specific recommendations that will lead to an improved agreement that facilitates trade, investment and manufacturing activity across North America.

The same could apply to trade, an area where a long - sought - after agreement with the European Union has eluded Canadian negotiators, primarily because of a supply - management system that protects dairy farmers in Quebec.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) created one of the world's largest free trade areas, linking over 450 million people and producing over $ 17 trillion in goods and servTrade Agreement (NAFTA) created one of the world's largest free trade areas, linking over 450 million people and producing over $ 17 trillion in goods and servtrade areas, linking over 450 million people and producing over $ 17 trillion in goods and services.

The government's current strategy is based on the hope that the EURO area will quickly recover from its 18 - month recession; that the US will find an agreement on a budget that will reverse sequestration and raise the debt ceiling; that emerging markets will become revitalized; that President Obama will agree to the XL pipeline; and that there will be a Canada - EU free trade deal.

But joining the TPP also meant effectively renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with the United States under onerous terms of entry that put Canada's other traditional defensive areas on the negotiating table (including Canadian content in media, intellectual property regime preferences, telecommunications ownership policies, and remaining investment restrictions), with little prospect of any valuable concessions from the United States.

But the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) also carries the movement of erasing boundaries further than the WTO, and the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) goes farther still.

More specifically, the areas of beverage alcohol in which the firm practices include federal, state and local alcoholic beverage retail, wholesale and supplier licensing, multi-jurisdictional regulatory compliance, international and domestic agreements, trademark registration and protection, federal label approval and state brand registration, industry franchise laws, trade practices, and Customs matters related to the alcoholic beverage industry.

(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today outlined areas of focus for the forthcoming modernization talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) during a hearing by the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

Bahaneh's areas of expertise include state and federal licensing, tied house laws, state and federal labeling regulations and approvals, changes in control and winery / brewery / distillery sales, franchise laws, distribution agreements, winemaker agreements, trade practices including advertising, sponsorships and special events, celebrity brands, festivals, third party marketing, contests and sweepstakes and direct shipping laws.

It dates back to the European Economic Area agreement of 1992 which was formed between the European Community (EC), as it then was, and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

[5] Indeed, in his most recent piece, Roberts claims that «UK civil servants are now said to be presenting ministers with a more binary choice: accept political compromises similar to aspects of the European Economic Area (EEA), or settle for a much more limited trade deal such as the recent EU - Canada free trade agreement (CETA).»

Secondly, to streamline its diplomatic action so to encompass the various areas of shared and exclusive competence (e.g. trade, energy, climate change), and thirdly, to aim at reinforcing the legalisation of those international agreements and institutions that are deemed as capable to protect the EU's strategic endowment and interests.

While Higgins routinely votes against trade agreements — arguing they are often too broad, too vague and skewed against the American worker — he acknowledged the Buffalo area would likely suffer if the United States did not have a trade agreement with Canada.

The Doha round of trade negotiations is another area of increasing controversy, with the latest failure to reach agreement in December 2011 leading to much speculation that the project will have to be abandoned altogether.

One way of approaching this question is to put forward a stark and unimaginative choice between two models: either something based on European Economic Area membership; or a traditional Free Trade Agreement, such as that the EU has recently negotiated with Canada.

President Akufo - Addo appended his signature to the three legal instruments namely the Agreement establishing the Continental Free Trade Area; the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons; and the Kigali Declaration, which have brought the CFTA into being.

NY - 19 candidates John Faso and Zephyr Teachout found few areas of agreement in their first debate of the general election cycle, trading barbs that followed familiar campaign rhetoric thus far.

One area where Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg are in agreement is on the need for Britain to secure one of the trade and business briefs in the new Commission.

Checks by 3news.com suggest the MPs are being recalled to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.

In a few areas of international cooperation, such as the promotion of freer trade in goods and services, this dismal rule has not held because governments have tailored agreements to deliver tangible benefits to all key participants and have continued to work cooperatively over many decades.

An Association Agreement between Ukraine and EU, including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, was negotiated between 2007 and 2011 and signed on 21 March and 27 June 2014.

It isn't atypical of decision systems to be paralyzed for extended periods on areas of conflict while areas of common agreement, or even simply where acceptable trade - offs are negotiated, for action to go forward.

A free trade agreement coupled with expanding joint development areas could open the way for collective development of a common - carrier energy and data infrastructure across the East China Sea.

Welcomes the agreement achieved by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol on its work pursuant to decisions 1 / CMP.1, 1 / CMP.5 and 1 / CMP.6 in the areas of land use, land - use change and forestry (decision - / CMP.7), emissions trading and the project - based mechanisms (decision - / CMP.7), greenhouse gases, sectors and source categories, common metrics to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalence of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks, and other methodological issues (decision - / CMP.7) and the consideration of information on potential environmental, economic and social consequences, including spillover effects, of tools, policies, measures and methodologies available to Annex I Parties (decision - / CMP.7);

The checkered history of international agreements in areas as diverse finance, whaling, international trade, and nuclear non-proliferation (36) indicates the extent of the obstacles on the road to reaching effective international agreements on climate change.

Additional co-benefits are country - specific but often include air pollution abatement, balance of trade improvement, provision of modern energy services to rural areas and employment (high agreement, much evidence).

The Customs and Trade Bills emphasise the centrality to the Government's Brexit plans of leaving the EU Customs Union and Common Commercial Policy — but do not preclude a EU / UK agreement in these areas.

Strikingly the Prime Minister specifically called out areas such as broadcasting, which have not previously been addressed in free trade agreements, meaning any agreement reflecting the UK's position would need to break new ground.»

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If the referendum were to vote in favour of exiting the EU, it will not simply be a case of «in» or «out» but of negotiating a new relationship with the EU, perhaps by joining the European Economic Area Agreement or the European Free Trade Association.

Additionally, the EU will work to facilitate intra-African trade as well as European - African business relations by establishing private sector dialogues, using the stable framework of the Economic Partnership Agreements and promote preparations for an African Continental Free Trade trade as well as European - African business relations by establishing private sector dialogues, using the stable framework of the Economic Partnership Agreements and promote preparations for an African Continental Free Trade Trade Area.

Entering into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US represented a challenge as it deals with a number of areas under Oman law that need to be considered and amended so that it's in line with the FTA.

Potential options include a combination of free trade agreements with individual EU member states; bilateral deals with the EU; or membership of the European Economic Area and / or the European Free Trade Associatrade agreements with individual EU member states; bilateral deals with the EU; or membership of the European Economic Area and / or the European Free Trade AssociaTrade Association.

«In the next five to 10 years, trade agreements will be the more interesting area of IP,» he says.

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