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Thailand: Free-trade talks with Pakistan planned
19-Sep-2011 The Nation
Thailand will soon launch free-trade negotiations with Pakistan, pursuing its second bilateral pact with a South Asian nation following an existing agreement with India.
Obama urged to seek power for free-trade deals by ally Daschle
19-Sep-2011 Bloomberg
President Barack Obama should seek more power from Congress to negotiate free-trade agreements, according to a panel that included former Senator Tom Daschle, an adviser to Obama’s 2008 campaign.
Aquino may take up PJEPA
19-Sep-2011 Manila Bulletin
The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry is studying whether it has to recommend the inclusion of the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement or not in the agenda of the official visit of President Aquino in Japan later this month.
Ukraine PM says EU’s Tymoshenko stance "immoral"
19-Sep-2011 Reuters
The European Union’s threat to scrap planned free trade and association agreements with Ukraine if it jails former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is immoral, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Saturday.
Thailand: Clarity sought on pursuit of EU trade pact
19-Sep-2011 Bangkok Post
The Trade Negotiations Department is seeking a clear policy on whether the country will pursue a free trade agreement with the European Union.
Pacific negotiators seeking trade accord to target labor rights, US Says
16-Sep-2011 Bloomberg
The Pacific partnership, if successful, may eventually expand to include Japan and China, Calman Cohen, president of the Washington-based Emergency Committee for American Trade, a business organization whose members include Citigroup, General Motors and Target, said.
South Africa, EU agree to prioritize EU-SADC EPA negotiations
16-Sep-2011 Xinhua
South Africa and the European Union said on Thursday that they will give priority to concluding the EU-Southern African Development Community Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations.
Beef issue pivotal to resumption of TIFA talks: US official
16-Sep-2011 CNA
A visiting high-ranking US official said Thursday that Taiwan’s ban on the importation of specific American beef products is a challenging issue that needs to be addressed before talks can resume over the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) between the two sides.
’Colombia and China ready to begin FTA process’
16-Sep-2011 Xinhua
China and Colombia have taken significant steps toward strengthening their bilateral trade and are expected to soon start negotiations on a free trade agreement, a Colombian economist and diplomat said Thursday.
EU-Malaysia FTA talks going into specific terms - Mukhriz
16-Sep-2011 Bernama
The next round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Malaysia and the European Union (EU) is expected to take place next month.
Taiwan-US FTA not in cards: US official
16-Sep-2011 Kyodo
A free trade agreement between Taiwan and the United States is not realistic at the moment as there remain many barriers, a high-level U.S. official said Wednesday.
EU-Canada (CETA), India and Singapore FTAs - EC negotiating mandate on investment (2011)
15-Sep-2011 Seattle to Brussels Network
European Member States refuse necessary reform, ignore the will of the European Parliament and insist that future EU investment agreements copy their bad practices
15-Sep-2011 S2B
On Monday 12 September the General Affairs Council approved negotiating mandates for investment protection chapters in free trade agreements with Canada, India and Singapore.
Baku to host Azerbaijan-EU association agreement negotiations
14-Sep-2011 APA
The negotiations on Azerbaijan-EU association agreement started last July and cover politics, economy, human rights and trade.
India to rely on free trade pacts amid Doha stalemate
14-Sep-2011 WSJ
India will keep signing free trade pacts with regional blocs and countries to boost merchandise exports, top officials said, as the World Trade Organization’s Doha round of talks remains deadlocked and economies in traditional western markets struggle to recover.
US seeks to allay drug access concerns in TPP talks
14-Sep-2011 Reuters
The Obama administration on Monday sought to allay concerns that the U.S. push for stronger drug patent protections in a Transpacific trade deal would raise the cost of life-saving treatments out of the reach of the region’s poor people.
"India-Israel FTA to diversify trade"
14-Sep-2011 India Blooms
The free trade agreement between India and Israel, which has been on the cards for quite some time now, would change the composition of business between the two countries, bringing new sectors like information technology, agriculture and biotechnology into focus, and diversifying away from diamonds
European Union sends in heavyweight to talk trade
14-Sep-2011 The Namibian
The European Unions’ trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, will meet with Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba, key ministers, as well as the business and civil community in Windhoek today to try and inject new life into the drawn-out negotiations for an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the two parties.
Pakistan urges Malaysia to expand import base of Pak products
12-Sep-2011
Pakistan and Malaysia have agreed to enhance bilateral economic cooperation and explore avenues for joint ventures in a host of sectors, including agriculture, construction and Halal industry. The understanding to “tap full potential of bilateral economic relations” was reached in Kuala Lumpur at the first ever meeting of the Pakistan Malaysia Joint Committee on Review of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
Argentina joins regional free trade pact with Israel
12-Sep-2011
Argentina became the last of five South American countries to sign onto a regional free trade agreement with Israel.