A free trade agreement between Brussels and Washington could shave billions off the Swiss economy, if Switzerland is left sitting on the sidelines. That’s the conclusion of a government-sponsored study. If the negotiations between the United States and the European Union are successful, one of the world’s largest and most complex free trade agreements will be created.

It was disclosed that the first round of successful negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between Hong Kong and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was held on July 10 and 11.

In a setback to the government's bid to encourage domestic solar cell industry, solar power project developers have told the government that they would continue to import solar cells from different countries and would not source domestically, if an anti-dumping duty on solar gears is imposed.

(Reuters) - Pacific trade talks have reached broad agreement on labor issues and sanitary and phytosanitary standards but some difficult aspects remain to be tackled, Japan’s chief negotiator said on Saturday.

The Indian government is threatening to block the implementation of a deal struck in Bali last year by trade ministers from around the world, in a move that could halt efforts to revive multilateral trade talks and further damage the reputation of the World Trade Organisation.

OTTAWA -- Trade negotiators from 12 countries were to wrap up the latest round of talks on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement here on Saturday after making some progress.     But the 12 Pacific-rim countries, which include the U.S. and Japan, still have many hurdles to clear if they are to reach an agreement by the end of the year.

The US’s anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese solidified tra fish fillets will be reduced though still poise problems to Vietnamese exporters, according to a Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Under a rough commentary on a 10 th executive examination for anti-dumping duties on tra fish fillets imported from Vietnam, a Department of Commerce has motionless to impose anti-dumping duties from 0 to 2.39 USD per kilo on Vietnamese tra fish fillets alien to a US between Aug 2012 and Jul 2013.

The Obama administration imposed duties on steel pipe from South Korea and eight other nations in a victory for U.S. Steel Corp. (X) and the United Steelworkers union, which said they were hurt by unfair competition from overseas. U.S. Steel rose 3.2 percent in New York trading.

Geneva-based World Trade Organization (WTO) has raised questions over India's move to subsidise export of sugar. WTO member countries such as Brazil, Columbia, Australia and the European Union (EU) have especially expressed concerned at the WTO's Committee on Agriculture.

WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department declared Friday that South Korean steel companies and those in seven other countries were illegally dumping low-cost steel pipes and tubing into the American construction market and would be subject to additional duties.