EU, South Korea sign free-trade agreement
EU, South Korea sign free-trade agreement
Brussels: The European Union and South Korea signed a free-trade deal on Wednesday which could potentially double trade between them and trigger a rush among Asian states to enter trade pacts with the 27-nation EU.
The accord — Europe’s first with an Asian nation — is expected to be take effect on July 1, 2011.
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