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Fear of Indian pros holding up services deal: Malaysia
3-Mar-2011
The proposed agreement between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to open up investments and services sector has met with resistance from some members of the 10-nation bloc who are concerned that free movement of professionals will impact their own workforce.
Korea-EU FTA bill to be tabled in parliamentary committee
3-Mar-2011
A ratification motion for the free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the European Union (EU) will be presented to a parliamentary committee on Thursday for approval, lawmakers said.
Arias government knew how the Constitutional Court would vote on the FTA
3-Mar-2011 La Nación
The government of Oscar Arias knew, in advance, when and how the Constitutional Court would vote on the bill to implement CAFTA, after being challenged in a first review by the judges, according to Wikileaks
Wikileaks reveals US pressure to FTA with Costa Rica
3-Mar-2011 Prensa Latina
The US Embassy in San Jose put pressure to encourage the adoption of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the US and Costa Rica, according to Wikileaks cables released today by the newspaper La Nación.
HIV patients say ‘no’ to IP provision on generic drugs
2-Mar-2011
People in Asia living with HIV and who depend on affordable generic AIDS medicines to stay alive have impressed upon the Indian government to stand strong against European Union demands on the sensitive Intellectual Property (IP) chapter in ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations.
Stop cheap goods from China: AWU
2-Mar-2011
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) has renewed its calls for the federal government to protect jobs and producers from Chinese companies dumping subsidised goods in the local market.
Moldavskie Vedomosti: The dangers of the free trade zone
2-Mar-2011
The negotiations over a free trade zone between Moldova and the EU will begin this summer and end in 2015. This is when the two sides will establish actual economic relations.
Thousands of people with HIV protest India-EU trade deal restricting access to cheap drugs
2-Mar-2011
Thousands of people with HIV and cancer marched through the streets of India’s capital Wednesday to protest a planned trade deal with the European Union that they claim would restrict access to affordable medicines.
European buyers to increase Korean imports after FTA
2-Mar-2011
Korean exports to the European Union are expected to register solid gains once a bilateral free trade agreement takes effect, a local trade organization said Wednesday.
India, Asean to ink economic pact by year-end: Anand Sharma
2-Mar-2011
India will sign a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) by the end of this year, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said Wednesday.
Five years post-CAFTA
2-Mar-2011 CEICOM
Five years after the entry into force of CAFTA-DR, several international bodies declared this trade treaty made little or no contribution to El Salvadoran economy.
Chile-Turkey free trade agreement takes effect
2-Mar-2011
The Chile-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (FTA) became effective Tuesday, with 98 percent of bilateral trade now tax-free and the rest to follow suit within six years.
New envoy says EU, Japan not yet ready to start trade talks
2-Mar-2011
New European Union Ambassador to Japan Hans Dietmar Schweisgut said Tuesday that the European Union and Japan have not yet reached the point of starting negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement, while reiterating the need for Tokyo to make efforts to lower so-called nontariff barriers.
CAFTA-DR partners agree to fix technical flaws in agreement
2-Mar-2011
The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Commission held its first meeting last week in El Salvador and approved several changes to CAFTA-DR rules of origin
Import duty cuts on budget agenda
2-Mar-2011
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected to announce a slew of import duty cuts in Union Budget 2011-12 to fulfil the commitments in India’s free-trade agreements (FTAs).
EU mulls individual FTAs for ASEAN
2-Mar-2011
Despite ASEAN emerging as a fast-growing market of 591 million people, one major trading partner — the European Union (EU) — still won’t ink a free trade agreement with the bloc, preferring to strike individual deals.
India, EU kick off fresh talks on free trade agreement
2-Mar-2011 Business Standard
John Clancy, spokesperson for the European Commission’s trade directorate, told Business Standard this week’s talks would focus on “tariffs and services”.
Military coups are good for Canadian business: The Canada-Honduras free trade agreement
2-Mar-2011 Upside Down World
Last week Canadian negotiators met with their Honduran counterparts in Tegucigalpa to discuss a free trade agreement (FTA).
China’s official proposes immediate start of E Asia FTA talks
2-Mar-2011 Xinhua
East Asia should wait no more for the opening of dialogues over the establishment of a free trade area (FTA) that will help facilitate the global economic recovery, a Chinese commerce official said in Anhui on Tuesday.
Perimeter security and the future of North American integration
1-Mar-2011 Be Your Own Leader
While the NAFTA framework remains intact, a recent announcement by Canada and the US to work towards a trade and security perimeter agreement without Mexico, has some questioning the future of the whole trilateral process.