Page-4 of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Current Affairs, GK & News
Seventeenth SAARC Summit & Addu Declaration
Recently, the Seventeenth SAARC Summit was concluded in Maldives with the release of the Addu Declaration. Here is a brief discussion: What is SAARC? South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was founded in December 1985 by Ziaur Rahman and dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural development emphasising collective self-reliance. The 7 founding members ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: 17th SAARC summit • Countries • Declaration of 18th SAARC Summit • Economy • Foreign relations • South Asia • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation • South Asian Free Trade Area • South Asian University
SAFTA →Current Position & Issues
Discuss the role of SAFTA in regional trade cooperation. What are the issues & hurdles for its full Operationalisation? SAFTA refers to the “Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)”. This agreement was reached in 2004 in the 12th SAARC summit at Islamabad. The objective was to create a free trade area comprising Bangladesh, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Topics: Countries • Declaration of 18th SAARC Summit • Economies • Economy of Bangladesh • Economy of Nepal • Free trade agreements • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation • South Asian Free Trade Area • Trade blocs
Current Affairs : November 11, 2011
17th SAARC summit wraps up with poverty, inequalities in mind Renewing their commitment to alleviate poverty and reduce income inequalities within the societies and to improve the quality of life and well-being of their people through people-centred sustainable development, the leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries concluded their 17th summit. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Topics: Countries • Foreign relations of Bangladesh • Foreign relations of Bhutan • Foreign relations of Nepal • Human trafficking • India • International Organizations • Ircon International • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation • World
SAFTA →Role in Regional Trade Cooperation, Current Position & Issues
Discuss the role of SAFTA in regional trade cooperation. What are the issues & hurdles for its full Operationalisation? SAFTA refers to the “Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)”. This agreement was reached in 2004 in the 12th SAARC summit at Islamabad. The objective was to create a free trade area comprising Bangladesh, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Topics: Countries • Declaration of 18th SAARC Summit • Economies • Economy of Bangladesh • Economy of Nepal • Free trade agreements • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation • South Asian Free Trade Area • Trade blocs