Korea

March 10, 2017


Korea Expected to Resume Free Trade Talks

South Korea is expected to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Talks were halted in 2009 during the global economic crisis. The GCC includes Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar,…

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March 3, 2017


Chile Calls for Trade Summit on March 14

Chile has invited the 12 countries that signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) a year ago, as well as China and South Korea from Asia to attend a trade summit March 14-15. Colombia, which is a member of the Pacific Alliance,…

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February 13, 2017


Chile
 Reiterates Commitment to Free Trade


Foreign Affairs Minister Heraldo Muñoz has said that Chile will continue to promote trade liberalization initiatives across the globe because these strategies have created jobs at home and generated new opportunities for Chilean exports. The country will continue to pursue…

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January 18, 2017


Harmonized System Updates

The World Customs Organization (WCO) updates the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, or Harmonized System (HS), every five years. New classification decisions were made at the 58th Session of the Harmonized System Committee, and they have been released on the…

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January 18, 2017


Logistics Confidence Index Ends 2016 on Positive Note

Transport Intelligence reports that the Stifel Logistics Confidence Index hit its first positive reading in 15 months in December. The improvement in the overall Index was supported by broad gains, particularly in European forwarding activity and airfreight.

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