"Cross-Strait Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement" (i.e. ECFA Investment Agreement) Was concluded on August 9, 2012, after eight rounds of negotiations. Two countries reached the Economic Cooperation and Framework Agreement (ECFA) earlier in 2010 which has six sub-negotiation areas of...

Korean Abstract: 우리나라는 2000년대 후반부터 지역무역 자유화에 적극적으로 참여하여, 미국과 EU 등 거대 선진 경제권과의 FTA를 이미 발효시킨 상태이다. 최근의 지역무역협정 논의는 상품뿐만 아니라 서비스 및 투자 분야의...

This research examines Japan's FTA strategies with the focus on Japan's 13 bilateral FTAs, and ongoing negotiations on the TPP and the EU-Japan FTA. Especially, this research sheds light on the differences between the Japan's 13 existing FTAs and the ongoing two Mega FTA negotiations in terms of...

The purpose of this paper is two-fold: First, to examine a) ongoing East Asian integration in terms of intra-regional financial cooperation, b) the proliferation of intra-regional free trade agreements with extra-regional economies and cross-border foreign direct investment flows c) and...

Since it was signed in April of 2007, and after undergoing additional negotiations in 2011, the Korea-U.S. FTA finally came into effect as of March 15, 2012, with the completion of the ratification process in the two countries after six years since negotiations began. Some were hopeful while...

최근 환경산업은 지속성장 측면에서 새로운 성장동력으로 주목받고 있다. 그러나 아직까지 환경상품의 정의 및 범위 설정에 대한 국제적 합의는 이루어지지 않고 있다. WTO 환경협상에서는 환경상품에 대한 정의 문제가...