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CHEAPER SOUTH KOREAN CARS WILL FOLLOW TRADE DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Automobile Manufacturers Association (EMEA) estimates the cost of importing cars from South Korea could fall by as much as Euro 1,000 per vehicle – maybe more – following a European Union (EU)-South Korea free trade agreement, initialled on Thursday (15-10).…
KNITWEAR INDUSTRY TO BENEFIT FROM EU-SOUTH KOREA TRADE DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled details of how the new South Korean-European Union (EU) trade agreement will benefit knitwear manufacturers and retailers in Europe and South Korea. Upon ratification of the agreement, duties on EU imports of most clothing products from this key trading partner will disappear.…
BRUSSELS UNVEILS DETAILS OF SOUTH KOREA-EU TRADE DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled details of how the new South Korean-European Union (EU) trade agreement will benefit textile and clothing manufacturers in Europe and South Korea. Upon ratification of the agreement, duties on EU imports of most clothing products will disappear.…
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY TO BENEFIT FROM EU-SOUTH KOREA TRADE DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled details of how the new South Korean-European Union (EU) trade agreement will benefit pharmaceutical manufacturers.
The deal will essentially make pharmaceutical trades between the two parties duty free – as many medicines are already traded between the EU-South Korea without tariffs.…
SOUTH AFRICA AIRPORT INDUSTRY MANAGING MAJOR EXPANSION FOR THE WORLD CUP
BY GEORGE STONE
AIRPORTS Company South Africa (ACSA) will be responsible for handling 450,000 international arrivals when the country hosts the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) 2010 World Cup next summer.
The biggest-ever sporting event on African soil starts on June 11 next year and will run to July 11 with games stretching from the former township of Soweto in Johannesburg to the natural beauty of Cape Town.…
GARDEN TRADE SECTOR BENEFITS FROM EU-SOUTH KOREA DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled details of how the new South Korean-European Union (EU) trade agreement will benefit the garden trade sector in Europe. Notably, upon ratification of the agreement, duties on EU imports of South Korean orchids will disappear: they are currently 9.6%, as are duties for hyacinths, narcissi and tulips imported from that country.…
NUCLEAR POWER SECTOR BENEFITS FROM EU-SOUTH KOREA DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled details of how a new South Korean-European Union (EU) trade agreement will benefit the nuclear energy sector in Europe and South Korea – boosting trade in equipment and fuel inputs. Notably, upon ratification of the agreement, 5.7% duties on EU imports of South Korean nuclear reactors will disappear, as will 3.7% tariffs on machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation, (and parts); fuel elements and nuclear reactor parts; and 2.7% duties on a wide range of water boilers that could be fitted into EU nuclear power plants.…
PLASTICS INDUSTRY TO BENEFIT FROM EU-SOUTH KOREA TRADE DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled details of how the new South Korean-European Union (EU) trade agreement will benefit the plastics sector in Europe and South Korea. Upon ratification of the agreement, duties on EU imports of most plastics products will disappear.…
EUROPE'S UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AS DIVERSE AS THE CONTINENT ITSELF
BY PHILIPPA JONES, LEE ADENDOORF, E. BLAKE BERRY, SYMON ROSS, MONICA DOBIE and KEITH NUTHALL
CONSUMER issues have been a key focus of European Union (EU) initiatives regarding utilities of late. The European Commission’s Citizens’ Energy Forum has been busy, recently focusing on improving billing practices, promoting good practice and calling for "clearer, more understandable and accurate bills".…
TEXTILE DYING AND FINISHING SECTOR BENEFITS FROM EU-SOUTH KOREA DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled details of how the new South Korean-European Union (EU) trade agreement will benefit the textile and clothing dying and finishing trade sector in Europe and South Korea. Notably, upon ratification of the agreement, duties on EU imports of South Korean-made acid, basic and reactive dyes will be scrapped – they are currently 6.5%.…