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Working Iowans should oppose the US-South Korea FTA
10-Jan-2011 Blog for Iowa
When Senator Grassley, House Speaker Boehner and others speak for the need to ratify the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, there is an underlying presumption that members of the US middle class are either not paying attention or have forgotten that unrestricted access to US markets benefits the wealthy and puts pressure on the middle class.
Oz rethinking value of bilateral deals
9-Jan-2011 NZ Herald
Thirty years after officials began seriously negotiating the ground-breaking transtasman closer relations agreement, Australia is having doubts about the value of bilateral trade deals.
TPP talks set to start this week
9-Jan-2011 Japan Times
Japanese and US officials said they will hold their first talks this week on Tokyo’s possible participation in negotiations for a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement.
SADC trade deal with Europe seen by mid-2011
8-Jan-2011
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was presenting a more unified front at the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations with the European Union (EU), said Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies, adding that a final agreement could possibly be reached by mid-2011.
EU-Taiwan trade arrangements on right track: envoy
8-Jan-2011
Negotiations on trade arrangements between the European Union (EU) and Taiwan are on the right track despite imbalance in bilateral trade and investment, according to a top EU diplomat in Taipei.
Japan: Pres. Lee’s Visit a Chance to Resume FTA Talks
8-Jan-2011
Japan’s Kyodo News agency reports that the Japanese government apparently sees an expected visit to Tokyo by President Lee Myung-bak as a chance to resume stalled talks on a free trade agreement.
Joint report on the state of play of negotiations for an EU-India FTA
8-Jan-2011
Presented to the EU-India Summit on 10 December 2010
What you don’t know about a deal you haven’t heard of
7-Jan-2011 Globe and Mail
In coming days, Canadian and European officials will intensify negotiations on a new trade agreement most Canadians have never heard of, warns Maude Barlow.
Japan’s strategy minister due in Seoul for talks on free trade agreement
7-Jan-2011 Yonhap
Japan is eager to strike an economic partnership agreement with South Korea
Despite FTA, Peru asparagus not price competitive in China, USDA says
7-Jan-2011 FFP
Despite the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement and zero duty for Peru’s asparagus since March 2010, the going market price for the product puts it out of reach for most Chinese
Peru, Central America to hold second round of FTA negotiations
7-Jan-2011 Andina
The second round of free trade agreement negotiations between Peru and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama will take place from January 17 to 21 in Panama City.
Renco mining group claims Peru violated US-Peru FTA
6-Jan-2011 PRNewswire
The Renco Group has served the Republic of Peru with a "Notice of Intent to Commence an International Arbitration Proceeding" under the US-Peru FTA for the Peruvian government’s alleged failure to remediate soils poisoned by Renco’s mining operations there.
Big business comes out strong for TPP
6-Jan-2011 Japan Times
Business leaders urged the Japanese government Wednesday to open up the nation’s market by joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact by June so industries can benefit from the strong consumption power in the United States and emerging economies.
Colombia to start new FTA approval lobby
6-Jan-2011 Colombia Reports
Colombia’s Vice President Angelino Garzon will travel to Washington to lobby the ratification of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and Colombia, Caracol Radio reported on Tuesday.
WSJ: Obama administration expected to submit Korea-US FTA to Congress in January
6-Jan-2011 Arirang
The Wall Street Journal says that the Obama administration will possibly ask for approval of the trade deal in January and that Congress is expected to kick off a months-long process to determine how the US will move ahead with the agreement.
Beef, trade on table in Uruguay for South Korean PM
6-Jan-2011 AFP
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-Sik was to open three days of talks in Uruguay Tuesday to advance plans for a trade pact with the region and to hear pleas to end Seoul’s ban on Uruguayan beef.
Public health related TRIPS-plus provisions in bilateral trade agreements: A policy guide for negotiators and implementers in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region
5-Jan-2011 WHO
The main focus of this comprehensive policy guide—the first of its kind solely dedicated to the region—is to analyze the effect of bilateral trade agreements on public health regimes and access to medicines in the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Gov’t win vs Fraport voided
4-Jan-2011 Malaya
The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington DC has vacated or voided its ruling made on Aug. 16, 2007, finding no cause in the complaint of Fraport, a German company, that the Philippine government violated a bilateral treaty with Germany when it voided Fraport’s contract to build and operate Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
India pushing for services pacts with individual Asean members
4-Jan-2011 IIFL
Changing its strategy, India is aiming to enter comprehensive bilateral trade agreements with more individual members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, as a services agreement with the multilateral body remains elusive.
The pitfalls of bilateral deals
4-Jan-2011 LiveMint
India’s economic integration with several of its partners is set to enter a new phase in 2011 as the country seeks to conclude comprehensive economic partnership agreements (Cepas) during the year, writes Biswajit Dhar