Canada, India to Discuss Possible FTA

The Canadian government announced Jan. 21 that it has agreed to initiate exploratory discussions toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with India. At a meeting this week Canadian Minister of International Trade Stockwell Day and Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath stressed the need to further tap the potential for increased bilateral trade and investment, especially in the areas of infrastructure, agriculture and related activities, and industrial goods. They also acknowledged the progress made on the Canada-India Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement and emphasized the need for an early implementation of that pact.



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US Chamber of Commerce offers 14-point proposal on trade

As President-elect Barack Obama and his advisers worked on their strategy for the new administration, the US Chamber of Commerce issued its agenda on international business issues just before the holidays. "The comprehensive set of recommendations finds common ground for working with the new administration and Congress by focusing on ways to level the playing field for trade, helping small businesses export, and assisting displaced workers," the chamber said in a statement announcing the report.

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