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Pakistan puts tariff, trade barriers on the EFTA table
24-Apr-2012
An official delegation of Pakistan led by Secretary Commerce has discussed tariff preferences and reduction of non tariff barriers with the officials of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member in Geneva.
’Now the agenda will be driven by businessmen: Commerce secretary’
24-Apr-2012
Almost a year after he visited Pakistan to lay the foundation for a change in trade relations between the two neighbours, commerce secretary Rahul Khullar tells Sidhartha things have moved faster than anticipated.
EU’s De Gucht: Argentina Risks Jeopardizing Trade Ties
24-Apr-2012
The European Union has warned Argentina that it risks jeopardizing trade ties over Buenos Aires’ plans to expropriate a unit of Spanish oil company Repsol YPF SA (REP.MC) and impose a series of import restrictions and that Brussels stands ready to take retaliatory action.
UNCTAD to offer Africa assistance to boost intra-continental trade
24-Apr-2012
The UN Conference on Trade Development (UNCTAD) says it will offer assistance with three elements of the newly adopted African Union (AU) action plan on intra-African trade.
Costa Rica to Start Trade Talks With Korea, Colombia in 2012
24-Apr-2012
Costa Rica plans to start negotiating free trade agreements with South Korea and Colombia this year and complete an accord with members of the European Free Trade Area by October, the country’s trade minister said.
Guyana leading Caribbean in implementation – EU Director Latin American
24-Apr-2012
Guyana has taken the lead in the Caribbean in implementing aspects of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
New Zealand keen on free trade pact with India
24-Apr-2012
Mr Richard White, New Zealand Trade Commissioner to India, has said his country is expecting to conclude the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India by next year.
Tratado sobre un Tratado
24-Apr-2012
En la medida en que se perfeccionen los TLC, su progresiva entrada en vigor los transformará en instrumentos legales vinculantes.
Canada-EU free trade talks ’75 per cent’ complete, EU rep says
24-Apr-2012 Calgary Herald
At least two issues continue to stand in the way of a free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Union, but a deal should be finalized "within half a year," the Danish trade minister said Monday.
DR-CAFTA: A dismal delivery of workers’ hopes
24-Apr-2012 TWN
Late last month, the umbrella coalition of US unions, the AFL-CIO, linked up with major workers groups from Honduras to file a petition with the Department of Labor in Washington, DC. The petition censured the government of the Central American country over its failure to enforce provisions of the labour chapter of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) with the United States.
Cargill lobbyist’s quest is open markets
22-Apr-2012
Devry Boughner sits under a portrait of Ho Chi Minh in the home of Vietnam’s ambassador to the United States and pitches the virtues of open markets to a communist diplomat.
Premier sees great potential in cooperation with Iceland
22-Apr-2012
Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday that cooperation between China and Iceland had great potential.
Tokyo’s trade priorities
22-Apr-2012
Achieving full free trade among its members by 2020 remains the stated goal of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) group, but few expect it to materialise due to the non-binding nature of the agreement.
Argentine YPF move threatens to sour EU-Mercosur trade talks
20-Apr-2012
Argentina’s move to nationalize a 51% stake in the country’s YPF oil company from Spain’s Repsol this week may hamper efforts to finalize free-trade talks between the European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc later this year, European officials said Friday.
Japan to accept nurse candidates from Vietnam
20-Apr-2012
Japan has agreed to accept nurses and caregivers from Vietnam under a bilateral economic partnership agreement on condition that they pass a Japanese language test, officials said.
Obama approves Colombia FTA —despite continued anti-labor violence
20-Apr-2012 World War 4 Report
At the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, US President Barack Obama announced approval of Colombia’s supposed progress in protecting labor rights, allowing the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement to take effect next month. US trade representative Ron Kirk said at a Cartagena press conference that the agreement provides "an opportunity to help stand up for the rights of workers... This is a significant milestone."
Parti Quebecois sounds warning about possible Canada-EU trade deal
20-Apr-2012
Quebec’s official Opposition, which is leading in public-opinion polls with an election looming, is sounding some alarm bells about a potential Canada-European Union free-trade deal.
Mexico says ready to sign free trade agreement with Turkey
20-Apr-2012
Mexican Economy Minister Bruno Ferrari has said that his country was ready to sign a free trade agreement with Turkey.
Milne says free trade deal would hurt apple and pear growers
20-Apr-2012
The Greens leader says the proposed Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement would put the Australian apple and pear industry at risk.
PM: Still work to do on trade with Indonesia
20-Apr-2012
Despite the free trade agreement between New Zealand and Indonesia which came into force early this year there is still much to do to remove barriers to trade between the two countries, Prime Minister John Key says.