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International community responds positively to ECFA: MAC
5-Feb-2012
The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed between Taiwan and China has received positive feedback from the international community and has helped advance the country’s international image and development, said a Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) official Thursday.
Indonesia offers market access to 216 tariff lines
5-Feb-2012
Indonesia has agreed to offer market access to Pakistan for 216 tariff lines on preferential rate under the Preferential Trade Agreement which was signed in Jakarta on Friday.
N.S. aims to bar key industries from trade deal
5-Feb-2012
Nova Scotia is trying to protect its liquor monopoly and its mining, forestry and fishing and gambling industries from a new free trade agreement between Canada and Europe.
RI, Pakistan to further expand trade deal
5-Feb-2012
Indonesia and Pakistan signed a preferential trade agreement on Friday in a bid to boost bilateral economic cooperation and are expected to expand the trade deal into a free trade agreement in the near future.
Visit signals ‘happy end’ to FTA talks with South Korea
5-Feb-2012
Deliberations to ink a free trade agreement (FTA) with Turkey will “soon” conclude successfully, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak told reporters in İstanbul on Saturday, signaling that talks which have been ongoing for almost two years between the two countries will finally yield fruit.
Japan, U.S. arranging for preliminary TPP talks soon
2-Feb-2012
Japan and the United States are arranging to begin preliminary talks at an early date on Japan’s future participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Wednesday.
Documents show CETA ill-advised
2-Feb-2012
The City of Saskatoon’s executive committee recently voted narrowly in favour of a motion that calls on the provincial government to exclude the city from a potential Canada-European Union free trade deal. There are good reasons why councillors should uphold that decision when the proposal comes before them next week.
Taiwan eyes more trade pacts with major partners
2-Feb-2012
Fast-tracking free trade agreement negotiations with Taiwan’s major partners will be a top priority for the Ministry of Economic Affairs, MOEA Minister Shih Yen-shiang said Feb. 1.
Peru’s agricultural sector to benefit from FTA with India
2-Feb-2012
Peru’s agricultural sector would take advantage of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to be signed with India, one of the fastest growing countries in the world.
’Rice, sesame, garlic to be excluded from China FTA’
2-Feb-2012
Rice and key condiments such as garlic and sesame are expected to be excluded from free trade agreement (FTA) talks with China, which are set to start soon.
Facing devastating setbacks, Chevron now seeks taxpayer bailout from $18 billion Ecuador judgment
1-Feb-2012 Amazon Defense Coalition
On February 11, Chevron will ask a panel of three private lawyers named as "arbitrators" under the BIT to nullify the entire nine-year Ecuadorian court process that recently found the company liable for $18 billion in clean-up costs.
King of Morocco to be biggest benefactor of EU trade agreement
1-Feb-2012 The Telegraph
A new EU trade agreement that is set to boost the personal fortune of King Mohamed VI of Morocco is facing opposition because it promotes the exploitation of disputed territory of the Western Sahara.
Spanish farmers demand no imports of occupation tomatoes
1-Feb-2012 WSRW
On 14 February, a new and extended trade and agriculture agreement is up for vote in the European Parliament. No mention is made to the fact that produce from Western Sahara now will reach the European market, and that the main benefactor will be multinational firms and the King of Morocco – while the small scale farmers will stand to loose.
Free trade deal in Asia Pacific could hit labor, environment, public health
1-Feb-2012 FSRN
This week activists in Southern California are drawing attention to what they call secret negotiations taking place for a free trade deal shaping up in the Asia Pacific region.
Bilateral trade deals, Doha in the spotlight at Davos
1-Feb-2012 ICTSD
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, held in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, came to a close on Saturday 28 January, with many policymakers making a push for bilateral and regional trade pacts - including an EU-US agreement - in the absence of progress in the Doha Round.
India-EU FTA talks have gone on longer than we thought: Joao Cravinho
1-Feb-2012 Business Standard
Interview with European Union`s ambassador to India
Obama Say US may explore Georgia trade pact as country seeks NATO entry
1-Feb-2012 Bloomberg
President Barack Obama said the U.S. supports Georgia’s aspirations to join NATO and is willing to explore the “possibility” of a free-trade agreement.
In-depth look at economic effects of Korea-China FTA
31-Jan-2012 Arirang
Korea’s agriculture market is expected to be flooded with fresh farm products from China, that are much cheaper than domestically-produced fruits and vegetables, says Zheng Hwan-woo, research fellow Korea Int’l Trade Association
Last-ditch move to push India-EU FTA?
31-Jan-2012 Times of India
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting of external affairs minister S M Krishna and commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma this week ahead of the India-EU Summit on February 10.
Obama’s Free Trade Agreement: Backdoor deal with corporate America?
31-Jan-2012 LA Progressive
This week, in a $500 a night Beverly Hills Hotel, the Obama administration’s U.S. Trade Representative is gathering in secret with negotiators from around the world for a session that could create a whole new set of international trade rules: rules that favor the wealthy 1% of corporate interests.