South Asia Free Trade Agreement

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Name: South Asia Free Trade Agreement

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Pakistan likely to grant MFN status to India by June 2013

Pakistan industry council today said Pakistan is expected to grant the much-awaited Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India by June, a move which would further normalise trade ties between the two countries."Now general elections (in Pakistan) will ... [Published Financial Chronicle - May 02 2013]

Entities: Pakistan, India, Safta

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"Now general elections (in Pakistan) will take place... then within a month, by June it (MFN) should be granted" Bashir Ali Mohommad, a member of the Pakistan-India Joint Business Council said here

Pakistan likely to grant MFN status to India by June 2013 [Published Financial Chronicle - May 02 2013]

Replying to the query on the credit to exporters or investor during the Plenary Session of SAARC Business Summit Sharma said: "I am sure the Government will take a considered view. Industry needs investment. Cost of credit needs to be brought down."

Cost of credit needs to be brought down: Anand Sharma [Published Topnews.in - Jan 23 2012]

"The signing of the Saarc Agreement on Trade in Services (SATIS) in Thimphu last year was a big step forward in broadening the scope of trade in Saarc from goods to also include services" External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said here in his opening remarks at Saarc Council of Ministers meeting

India urges Saarc states to ratify services trade deal [Published Topnews.in - Feb 08 2011]