Give to ReceiveMonday, September 20, 2010 “Compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that each party thinks they get a bigger piece." Harvey Mackay A dog with a bone comes to a pond and sees its reflection in the water. It thinks it sees another dog with a bone and tries to grab that one too. In doing so, it drops its bone in the water and winds up with nothing. Negotiating with ChinaMonday, August 9, 2010 In the first meeting held no important issues are ever discussed, rather parties seek to build a relationship based on mutual trust and a sprinkling of friendship. Trade with China is unavoidable. The Asian giant's economy is the second largest in the world and nobody can afford to ignore it, both for the power of its exports and the size of its consumer market. Four Principles for Achieving ObjectivesFriday, April 27, 2012 Clarity of objectives, action, feedback and flexibility are the four basic ingredients for success. How would you like a shortcut to success? Ecuador - Honduras Partial Trade Agreement Moves ForwardTuesday, November 21, 2017 The South American country aims to increase exports of non-traditional sectors such as metalworking, white goods, construction, wood, plastics, the agro-industry and pharmaceutical products. A fourth round of negotiations for a partial scope trade agreement between Honduras and Ecuador has drawn to a conclusion. Does Your Company Have a Negotiation Model?Thursday, July 28, 2016 "Everything we do in a company to meet the goals of our strategic plan depends directly or indirectly on negotiation processes." A proposal by Gabriel's Vallone, professor at IEEM, the Business School at the University of Montevideo, suggests that individual negotiating power should be extended in an integral - and in a manner bespoke to for each company- model covering all business prospects and interests of all of the parties involved, both external and internal ones. Fourth Round of Central America - South Korea FTATuesday, May 31, 2016 Negotiations have been finalised on the environmental chapter and progress made on Trade Facilitation and the texts of the chapters on sanitary measures, technical barriers and government procurement. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy of Guatemala: Progress in Central America - South Korea FTAWednesday, March 2, 2016 In the third round issues such as market access, trade defense, institutional arrangements, dispute settlement, sanitary and phytosanitary measures were discussed. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica: Panama-Israel FTA Negotiations to StartFriday, May 9, 2014 In the first round of negotiations the issues of market access, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, investment and trade dispute settlement will be discussed. Taking as a basis the Agreement on Economic and Trade Cooperation, signed between both countries in 2010, negotiations will start to establish a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Republic of Panama and the State of Israel on May 11 in Jerusalem. Progress in Negotiations with EFTATuesday, August 28, 2012 The third round of negotiations for EFTA ended on Friday August 24th having made significant progress. A press release from the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign reads: Five Tips to Negotiate BetterWednesday, January 12, 2011 "All human interaction involves negotiation, from children to relationships, from work to travel, from politics to diplomacy." Stuart Diamond, of the Wharton School of Negotiation, explains that although negotiation processes are always present, almost everyone does not negotiate properly and we tend to create conflict rather than solve problems. Extension of Guatemala-Cuba Trade AgreementTuesday, June 25, 2019 In the last week of September, the first round of negotiations for the deepening and extension of the Partial Scope Agreement between the two countries is scheduled to take place in Havana. The second round of negotiations will take place in Guatemala City during the week of October 7-11 this year, and will analyze in depth access to markets and rules of origin, in order to advance in the exchange of negotiating positions, informed the Ministry of Economy of Guatemala (Mineco). Extension of the Guatemala - Ecuador Trade AgreementTuesday, March 26, 2019 The first round of negotiations began in the South American country to expand the list of products already traded in the framework of the agreement that has been in force since 2013. The agreement that entered into force on February 19, 2013, has allowed immediate access to 593 products with 100% tax relief. In addition, it reduces tariffs on 84 products between 20% and 100% over 3 and 7 years, informed the Guatemalan government. Panama-China FTA Negotiations Moving ForwardTuesday, November 27, 2018 During the fourth round of negotiations between the two countries, rules of origin, customs procedures, market access, trade in services and others were addressed. From the statement of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries: Panama-China FTA: Third Negotiating RoundMonday, October 15, 2018 The third round of negotiations between the two delegations concluded on October 13th, in which subjects such as Intellectual Property, Cooperation and Rules of Origin were discussed. From the press release of the Ministry of Trade and Industries: FTA Panama - China: First NegotiationsMonday, May 28, 2018 Two weeks after the first official round of negotiations and with the aim of aligning criteria, the Panamanian government has started a process of consultations with the business sector. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry reported that " ...The consultation process seeks to align the vision of the government institutions and agree on objectives with the private sector to define the points of greatest interest that the Panamanian team will present in the negotiation rounds." |
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