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Quiborax claim against Bolivia continues; may provide first decision on effects of ICSID exit
5-Nov-2009 ITN
Chilean Química e Industrial del Bórax Ltd. (“Quiborax”) will continue with its claim against Bolivia at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute (“ICSID”), despite reports of a settlement agreement and Bolivia’s renunciation of the ICSID convention. The case will likely shed the first light as to the effects of renouncing the ICSID Convention, a controversial topic over which no tribunal has yet to rule.
Clash on investment
5-Nov-2009 FPIF
During the past several months, I spent nearly 30 hours in meetings of a private sector committee tasked with advising the Obama administration on a particular set of international economic policies.
APEC to assign Japan to develop proposals for Asia Pacific FTA
5-Nov-2009 Kyodo
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will set Japan, the next APEC chair, the task of identifying ways for the 21-member grouping to create a free trade bloc in the future, according to a draft statement they are expected to issue at their Nov. 14 to 15 summit in Singapore.
Nov. 19 Nl: Workshop on Global Europe and strategies on European Free Trade Agreements
5-Nov-2009
Activists from different countries with which the EU tries to sign (free) trade agreements will tel us about their campaigns.
’Authorized’ Minga in Colombia? The challenges of popular movements
5-Nov-2009 Upside Down World
The Minga will continue. But if it loses its essence, it risks becoming a form of resistance that is considered acceptable to power.
S.Korea, Panama, Colombia eye US trade votes by mid-2010
5-Nov-2009 Alibaba
South Korean, Colombian and Panamanian officials said on Wednesday they hoped for U.S congressional approval of pending free trade agreements by the middle of 2010.
European FTAs with Asian countries may harm Bangladesh
5-Nov-2009 Daily Star
The European Union’s bilateral free trade agreements with India, Southeast Asian nations and South Korea may be a potential threat to Bangladesh, officials of the European Commission said yesterday.
Beyond TRIPS: The Current Push for Greater International Enforcement of Intellectual Property
5-Nov-2009 Event and Webcast at American University
Passing on the Mantle of Deep North American Integration
4-Nov-2009 NAUresistance
All the talk of renegotiating NAFTA appears to have revived the trade accord and renewed the push for North American integration. This could lead to NAFTA’s expansion into a North American Union and might serve to further spread its failed model to other parts of the Western Hemisphere.
Nov. 19 Nl: Workshop on Global Europe and strategies on European Free Trade Agreements
4-Nov-2009
Australia-Malaysia FTA Should Be Comprehensive - Envoy
3-Nov-2009
Australia is looking forward to a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with Malaysia but has set no timeframe to conclude negotiations on it.
NZ agrees trade deal with six Gulf states
3-Nov-2009
New Zealand has successfully concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement with six oil-rich Gulf states, Trade Minister Tim Groser announced yesterday.
Nepal: US floats TIFA for zero-duty facility
3-Nov-2009 Republica
The US Trade Representative has floated an option of Washington and Kathmandu signing a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement and it has forwarded a text of the TIFA to the Commerce Ministry for necessary study for further negotiations.
Liser urges firmer ties between US, COMESA
3-Nov-2009 The Post
US assistant trade representative for Africa Florizelle Liser yesterday said there is need to strengthen her country’s relationship with the COMESA region through various trade and investment agreements.
Leuthard keeps to agriculture course
3-Nov-2009 swissinfo
Swiss Economics Minister Doris Leuthard is keeping to the policy of liberalising agriculture, and negotiating an FTA with the European Union, despite mounting criticisms and boot lobbing by angry farmers.
Dairy sector welcomes FTA with Gulf States
3-Nov-2009 TVNZ
The New Zealand industry expects to make substantial gains through preferential market access to the GCC and leverage off growing dairy consumption in the region.
India-EU summit on Friday
3-Nov-2009 IANS
The daylong India-EU summit is expected to give a decisive political push to negotiations over the long-deliberated, broadbased trade and investment pacts that are currently dragging due to differences over the EU’s bid to bring in non-trade issues into the talks.
EU agreement on hold pending Honduras crisis
2-Nov-2009 TicoTImes
The Honduran crisis is delaying trade agreement negotiations between Central America and the European Union, as diplomats wait to see how the political situation there plays out.
Syrian-EU partnership deal needs to serve Syria’s interest: Assad
2-Nov-2009 Xinhua
On Oct. 8, the EU said it was ready to sign a Syrian-European partnership agreement on Oct. 26 in Luxembourg. However, Damascus has officially asked to postpone the signing to an unspecified date, saying it needed taking more time to consider the agreement and assess its impact on the Syrian economy.
Free trade plan urged for Taiwan, Japan: report
2-Nov-2009 AFP
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) in Taipei is calling for an FTA between the two sides, despite the fact that Japan, like most countries, officially recognizes Beijing instead of Taipei