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GM trials in India threaten trade ties
13-Feb-2008 Times of India
India finds itself increasingly on the defensive in agricultural trade for permitting field trials across the country in a host of genetically modified food crops — rice, brinjal, okra, potato, tomato and groundnuts — and thereby exposing conventional crops to the risk of transgenic contamination. A case in point is a rather dodgy no-contamination certificate that the regulator, Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, was forced to give two months ago in response to a restriction imposed by Russia on import of rice, groundnuts and sesame seeds from India.
US companies urge investment pacts with BRIC nations
5-Dec-2007 Guardian
Major US exporters urged the Bush administration to begin negotiations with the "BRIC" nations — Brazil, Russia, India and China — on bilateral investment treaties, which they said were critical to US service company efforts to tap those large markets.
The end of the age of free trade
1-Aug-2007 Voltaire.net
The Russian government presented three days ago a draft law stipulating that selling the shares of any strategic company to foreign investors is prohibited unless it is approved by a special governmental committee headed by the Prime Minister.
Korea, Russia agree to pilot FTA talks
24-Jul-2007 Chosun Ilbo
Korea has agreed with Russia to launch study group talks on a bilateral free trade agreement in September.
Indo-Russian JSG proposes to boost bilateral trade
11-Jul-2007
The Indo-Russian Joint Study Group (JSG) has finalised its report proposing a set of recommendations to boost bilateral trade to US$ 10 billion in two years, according to officials.
India, Russia to explore CEPA
11-Jun-2007
India and Russia have decided to explore signing a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that will include not only features of an FTA but also trade in services and investment.
Pakistan, Russia to finalize bilateral investment treaty: PMs
13-Apr-2007 NNI
Pakistan and Russia Thursday agreed to finalize a bilateral investment treaty and agreement on avoidance of double taxation with an objective to expand their trade and economic ties.
India, Russia to work towards CEPA
14-Feb-2007 Hindu
Both countries have agreed to work towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with a joint study group having been set up to examine the issue involved.
US-Russia bilateral/WTO deal pushes new standards for IP protection
26-Nov-2006 IP Watch
In its bilateral negotiation with the United States in order to join the World Trade Organization, Russia appears to have agreed to intellectual property rights standards that push those of the WTO and US law to new levels.
US-Russia bilateral WTO market access agreement
20-Nov-2006 USTR
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Transcript: Susan Schwab interview
18-Nov-2006 FT
Susan Schwab, US trade representative, on the prospects for turning the 21 economies of Apec into a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP); current talks about bilateral trade deals in Asia; the expiration in June next year of trade promotion authority (TPA); and the expected signing of a bilateral trade agreement between the US and Russia.
India exploring possibility of inking FTA with Russia
13-Nov-2006 Financial Express
With bright chances of Russia becoming a member of the WTO, India has begun preparations to explore the possibility of increasing economic cooperation with the country, leading to a free trade agreement (FTA).
China, Russia agree to expand energy, trade links
10-Nov-2006 Monsters and critics
China and Russia agreed to expand cooperation in energy, trade and other areas Thursday, signing contracts worth more than 800 million dollars and a bilateral agreement to promote and protect investments.
EU risks Russian backlash over Georgia trade deal
3-Nov-2006 European Voice
The EU is considering boosting trade with Georgia in an attempt to neutralise Russia’s sanctions against its neighbour, a move that Moscow is likely to view as a direct challenge to its interests. But according to one EU trade official such a deal would have an adverse impact on the Georgian economy, leaving it open to a flood of EU products and decimating local firms.
Russia, Latvia seal economic cooperation agreement
14-Oct-2006 ITAR-TASS
Russia and Latvia have sealed an economic cooperation agreement and an agreement on creating an inter-governmental commission.
Japan-Russia BIT (1998)
23-Jul-2006
Still no deal to get Russia into WTO
19-Jul-2006 San Francisco Chronicle
The United States is the sole remaining large WTO member that hasn’t signed a bilateral pre-admission deal with Russia.
UNICE Chairman: Russia and the EU must conclude a full package free trade deal
14-Jul-2006 RIA Novosti
The UNICE (Union of Manufacturers in the European Community) Chairman, Ernest-Antoine Seillière, has encouraged Russia and the European Union (the EU) to conclude a full package free trade agreement to reach close, reciprocal economic integration.
New legal threat over Yukos sale
12-Jul-2006 FT
The Kremlin will face yet another legal headache on Tuesday over its role in the break-up of Yukos after US attorneys began an arbitration proceeding in Spain on behalf of Spanish investors who were allegedly hurt by the Yukos affair.
Europe seeks Russian trade deal
3-Jul-2006
The European Union wants a free-trade deal with Russia once the country joins the World Trade Organization, the European Commission president has said.