THE Canadian government wants exploratory talks with the Philippines for a potential Free Trade Agreement (FTA), to cover as much ground as possible within the year before the change in administration.
“We want to advance them as much as we can. We’re also conscious the clock is ticking for the Aquino administration,” Canadian Ambassador Neil Reeder told a media briefing at his official residence yesterday.
This has been excerpted from a 30 June 2015 news item by Business World and is available in its entirety at: http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=canada-targets-fta-with-philippines-within-the-year&id=110600