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2014: A year in review on climate and trade
22-Dec-2014 Huffington Post
Take a look at some of the major happenings on trade in 2014 and you’ll see, however, that trade rules and climate disruption are integrally linked.
India wary of issues on services in Canada pact
17-Sep-2014 LiveMint
Canada’s trade minister Ed Fast is scheduled to visit India next month to hold discussions with Nirmala Sitharaman to end the CEPA deadlock
‘India willing to go ahead with free trade pact with EU’
11-Sep-2014 Free Press Journal
India on Wednesday said it is willing to go in for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union but wants the 27-member bloc to address the issues flagged by New Delhi.
Canada wants quick decisions on CEPA, BITs
16-Jun-2014 Business Today
Canada hopes the Narendra Modi government will take decisions on two vital agreements the Manmohan Singh government could not. The first, a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, or CEPA and the second on Bilateral Investment treaties, or BITs.
Canada, India conclude latest EPA talks
28-Jun-2013 Tax News
Canada and India have concluded an eighth round of talks toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with the the Canadian Government saying that it has identified core economic opportunities in India in the energy, agriculture, infrastructure and education sectors.
Bilateral investment pacts can’t be subject to foreign jurisdictions: FM
18-Apr-2013 First Post
India’s Finance Minister P Chidambaram has made it clear that any bilateral investment protection agreement has to be subject to jurisdiction of domestic legal institutions and India will not allow it to be subjected to foreign courts or tribunals.
India, Canada FTA may face delay; likely to miss December deadline
7-Apr-2013
The proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Canada is likely to be delayed and may miss the December 2013 deadline, a government official has said.
Canada, India conclude seventh round of CEPA talks
7-Feb-2013 IB Times
The seventh round of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) talks between Canada and India, which was held in New Delhi, concluded Wednesday.
Seventh round of India-Canada FTA talks likely in Feb
15-Jan-2013
In a bid to fast track talks for the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), India and Canada are likely to hold the seventh round of negotiations in February in New Delhi, a Canadian envoy said today.
Vodafone tax case may delay India-Canada investment protection pact
6-Nov-2012 Dow Jones
A foreign investment protection deal between India and Canada—which was expected to be signed this week, according to media reports—is likely to be delayed because New Delhi is reviewing all similar agreements after its tax dispute with Vodafone Group PLC.
India, Canada to discuss FTA in PMs’ meet this week
28-Oct-2012 PTI
In a bid to boost trade and investments, India and Canada will be reviewing the progress of ongoing negotiations for the proposed free trade pact during the week-long visit of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper starting November 4.
India, Canada start negotiating CEPA
28-Aug-2012 IBNS
India and Canada have commenced negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) covering Trade in Services, Trade in Goods, Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Measures, Rules of Origin, Technical Barriers to Trade etc.
Canadian Foreign Minister to visit India next month
17-Aug-2012
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will visit India next month to strengthen bilateral economic ties between the two countries.
Proposed Indian tax rule could impact free trade talks with the EU and Canada
21-Mar-2012 Punjab Newsline Network
The government proposes to levy a heavy retrospective tax on some international mergers that would allow it to tax any overseas merger dating back to 1962 when an underlying Indian asset was transferred.
India-Canada free trade agreement could be finalised by 2013: Canadian diplomat
5-Mar-2012 Economic Times
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) or Free Trade Agreement between India and Canada may be finalised by 2013, according to a top Canadian diplomat.
Canadian team interacts with Amritsar businessmen and wants India to expedite FTA
21-Feb-2012
A nine-member Canadian parliamentary team has sought the support of the local business community for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with India.
Canadian auto-parts makers see green opportunity in India
9-Feb-2012
India is a brave new world for Canada’s auto-parts makers, who set out last month to test the largely untested waters.
India deal won’t study asbestos: Analysts
23-Nov-2011 Embassy Mag
Canadian exports of asbestos to India won’t be examined as part of an environmental assessment recently launched in connection with the Canada-India free trade talks, say experts—and that has some calling on the government to widen its scope.
Canada eyes India for investment in trillion-dollar infrastructure plan
5-Nov-2011
India is on Canada’s radar screen as it wishes to be a part of a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan to consolidate trade and investment ties with Asia’s third-largest economy, Canadian international trade minister Ed Fast said on Friday.
Protecting investors’ rights: An assessment of EU’s new mandate on international investments
7-Oct-2011 Madhyam
This article tries to provide a first brief assessment of the leaked EU negotiation mandate for an investment protecting agreement in the EU free trade agreements with Canada, India and Singapore.