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Mariam P

Bank of Israel Says Action Needed to Lift Inflation to Target - 5 views

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    The article is about the inflation rate in Israel. Now the inflation rate has its lowest level in the past seven years. The central bank of Israel is worried and suggests some actions that will help to return the inflation rate to the price stability.
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    This article is about the inflation rate in Israel and how it is approaching 0. This is critical and Israel has recognised the need to bring back inflation rates to the government's target rate.
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Ukraine, EU to Launch Free Trade Zone if Russia Violates Brussels Agreements | Politics... - 1 views

  • KIEV, October 14 (RIA Novosti) - Kiev and Brussels will launch a free trade zone if Russia violates the Brussels agreements on implementation of the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement, the acting Ukrainian economic development and trade minister said Tuesday.
  • Earlier, the Russian side also said it would have to introduce measures to protect its market should Kiev or Brussels begin openly or secretly implementing the economic part of the Association Agreement, thus breaking the agreements reached in Brussels mid-September.
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    This article is about free trade, as Kiev and Brussels will launch a free trade zone, only if Russia violated the Brussels agreements on implementation of the Ukraine- European Union Association Agreement. 
Haydn W

BBC News - US and EU 'make progress' in free trade area talks - 2 views

  • US and EU 'make progress' in free trade area talks
  • Officials from the United States and the European Union say they have made progress as they seek to sweep away trade barriers.
  • If successful an agreement would create the world's biggest free trade zone.
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  • The planned agreement is known as the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership or TTIP.
  • Mullaney said they have "progressed from discussing general approaches to the spadework of reviewing the many proposals that each side has put on the table."
  • They are trying to do that by eliminating tariffs (taxes on imported goods) and removing what Mr Mullaney called "non-tariff obstacles".
  • But while trade officials get on with detail, some of the general principles continue to generate vocal opposition.
  • Perhaps the most controversial area is the provision for foreign investors to go to an international tribunal for compensation if a government breaks the rules in a way that harms the company's interests.
  • he opposition to this idea has been taken up by the German government, so it remains uncertain whether it would appear in any final agreement.
  • Other critics are concerned that an agreement will drive down standards of consumer protection and food safety and will cost jobs.
  • They also complain that the texts that negotiators are working on are not made public.
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    Talks are taking place between the EU and the USA to create the worlds biggest free trade area. In many goods the US is seen to have an absolute advantage in producing many goods but they also rely on European countries to provide many components to US businesses. This trade deal, although opposed by Unions and other activitists is seen by many to be vastly beneficial to the two parties.
Mariam P

EU, Singapore wrap up free-trade talks - 0 views

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    This article is about a free-trade agreement between European Union and Singapore. The two sides reported that even the controversial chapter on investment protection had been sorted out.
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