Historic
Asia trade route to be rebuilt
Financial Times, 18 September 2007
China and seven countries in and around central Asia have reached
a preliminary agreement to build a $19.2bn (£9.6bn) modern-day
equivalent to the historic “Silk Road” trade route between
China and Europe.
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India
for greater engagement with East Asia
The Hindu, 17 September 2007
Projecting itself as an emerging "vibrant economy" that
will offer larger opportunities in the future, India today pitched
for greater engagement with East Asia to find its own "destiny"
while rejecting the "narrower" or "restrictive"
concept of Asian economic integration.
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India
calls for the formation of an Asian Economic Community
Sanjay Kumar, Malaysia Sun, 17 September, 2007
India today called for greater economic cooperation with fellow
East Asian countries in pursuit of a "truely integrated Asian
economy.
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Supply-side
factors are helping drive Asian exports–ADB
Forbes.com, 17 September 2007
Asia's export performance is 'critically influenced' by the availability
and quality of services and infrastructure and by factors that attract
and provide comfort to foreign direct investors, the Asian Development
Bank said in a new study.
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Growing
manufacturing trade helps East Asia ride forex rise
Business.inquirer.net, 17 September 2007
The growing trade in manufactured parts and components is helping
East Asia weather the strengthening of regional currencies while
inducing greater economic integration, an Asian Development Bank
report said.
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FM
sets agenda for integration of capital mkts in Asian region
Economic Times, 16 September 2007
India will work with seven of its neighbours to make Asian capital
markets most favoured investment destinations globally. Finance
minister P Chidambaram set the agenda for integration of capital
markets in the region for facilitating greater capital flow among
eight neighbouring nations and forging a South Asian Economic Union.
Addressing his counterparts from the neighbouring economies, Mr
Chidambaram enlisted the steps to be taken to facilitate a barrier-free
flow of goods, services and capital among the nations.
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Pranab
seeks to push further 'Look East' policy
Times of India, 15 September 2007
With an aim of pushing India's 'Look East' policy, External Affairs
Minister Pranab Mukherjee today asked the heads of missions in the
region to work for promoting further the strategic engagement with
South East Asian countries, particularly in security, trade and
economic fields.
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Japan,
India team up on WTO talks
Japan Times, 12 September 2007
Japan and India have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation
to produce a deal in the stalled Doha Round of global trade liberalization
talks by the targeted deadline of the end of this year, according
to Japanese officials.
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India's
presence imperative for APEC: Expert
The Economic Times, 7 September, 2007
India should be among the nations admitted to the Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation to make the regional grouping "truly inclusive",
says former Malaysian diplomat Deva Mohammed Ridzam.
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Asian
Integration Still a Long Way Off
China Daily, 6 September 2007
The
European Union should serve as an example for Asian economies that
are striving to push the Asian integration.
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Pranab
Mukherjee to address seminar on SAARC
Economic Times, 1 September, 2007
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will deliver the keynote
address at the inaugural session of seminar on "SAARC: Accelerating
Cooperation through Connectivity". The seminar is being organized
by the Public Diplomacy Division of Ministry of External Affairs
(MEA) in association with Research and Information System (RIS),
Global India Foundation (GIF) and Federation of Indian Chambers
of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
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