Trade liberalization and countermeasures

Japan's Pork Imports: New Agreement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Negotiations

Yoshihisa Godo, Hiroshi Takahashi
Introduction On October 5, 2015, the 12 countries participating in the on-going Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations reached a broad agreement at the ministerial meeting in Atlanta U.S.A. During the meeting, Japan promised to reduce tariffs on foreign pork once the agreement comes to...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Countermeasures against the TPP in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sector

Takumi Sakuyama
Explanatory Note for Translation The following is the full translation of “Countermeasures against the TPP in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sector”, formulated in response to the agreement in principle of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations on October 5, and approved...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Agricultural Market Liberalization through Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Korea

Jeong-bin Im
Traditionally Korea had been pursuing the trade policy focusing on GATT/WTO multilateral system so the country was reluctant to stimulate FTA bilateral trade agreements until 1990s. In the early 2000, Korea has shifted its international economic policy towards bilateral trade agreement through FTAs...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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An Impact of Korea's TPP Participation on Its Agricultural Sector

Jeong-bin Im, Byoung-Hoon Lee
Abstract Korean agriculture is characterized by small-sized family farming. The FTAs with major trading partners has led to important changes in its agriculture. Particularly Korea’s agricultural sector has high concerns about the government’s participation in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Korea-China FTA Business Plaza 2015

Jeong-bin Im
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the Korean Food Foundation jointly hosted ‘Korea-China FTA Business Plaza 2015’ in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) at KINTEX, Ilsan, Korea on April 27th.  The event aims to match Chinese buyers...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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