We fully share the concerns raised by Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew that unless ASEAN gets its act together to forge a
common market, foreign investors which flew out of the region after the 1997 crisis might not be encouraged to reconsider returning to this part of the world.
In working-level talks at the ministry, Japan and Mercosur -- a
common market comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay -- signed a document aimed at activating dialogue and promoting closer cooperation between the two parties, the official said.
* The Southern
Common Market - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay - has added Chile as an associate member and is courting Bolivia, Mexico, and Venezuela.
Under NAFTA's North American
common market, Mexico has, for trade purposes, become a part of the USA.
Anchored at the Mississippi Delta, the Mid-South
Common Market is made up of 105 counties in Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky and Alabama.
Within this
Common Market, requirements for consistent standards also became apparent.
In the 70s the country had a referendum as to whether we stay or leave the said
Common Market.
Since we joined a "
Common Market" we have lost millions of jobs starting with our fishing industry, which Edward Heath gave away in order to gain membership to the
Common Market.
During the Seventies we voted to join the
Common Market. Even then Callaghan's Government had crises after crisis as we had only just joined ans d it took time to feel our way into the
Common Market.
David Lidington will underscore government determination to protect the "
common market of the UK".
Summary: Tunisia would join the
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in October," said Secretary-General Sindiso Ndema Ngwenya following a meeting Sunday with Premier Youssef Chahed in Dar Dhiafa,