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Canada on track to clinch EU free-trade deal, Tories say
16-Jul-2011
The Harper government says it’s successfully concluded an eighth round of free trade negotiations with the European Union and is on track to clinch a deal by 2012.
S’pore-EU FTA talks going well
16-Jul-2011
Talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and Singapore are progressing well.
FTA with Korea, Taiwan urged to boost auto sector
16-Jul-2011
Free-Trade agreements with South Korea and Taiwan. This is what the State-owned think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is urging the government to forge in order to help boost the local automotive industry.
Perplexing silence hangs over proposed Canada, E.U. trade pact
16-Jul-2011
When Canada’s premiers gather in Vancouver next week, it’s hard to imagine that the subject of trade talks with the European Union won’t come up. The potential ramifications of any deal for the provinces are enormous.
Embattled Colombian unionists rally against ‘free trade’
15-Jul-2011 In These Times
Gathering with fellow unionists in Washington, D.C., Jose Hugo Yanini speaks firmly about labor rights in Colombia. But a few weeks ago, the industrial janitor and shop steward feared that he soon might never utter another word.
EU-India FTA - the data exclusivity dilemma
15-Jul-2011 Public Service Europe
Conflict between European and Indian pharma industries might be played out again in FTAs with other nations
China, EU to seek bilateral investment treaty
15-Jul-2011 Xinhua
China and the European Union (EU) have agreed to negotiate a bilateral investment treaty, said China’s Minister of Commerce Chen Deming on Thursday.
Support for EU beef farmers, in the event of a Mercosur deal, is “not enough”
15-Jul-2011 MercoPress
Members of the European Parliament discussing the agriculture budget said that compensation for beef farmers that could face Mercosur competition, if a trade agreement is finally reached, “is not enough” and anticipated that “we will not accept sweeteners in this area”.
People of faith rally against Colombian free trade agreement
14-Jul-2011 Huffington Post
Jose’s phone rang. When he picked up the receiver, no one was on the other line. He hung up. The next time he heard the ring, his wife answered, and a menacing voice said, "Tell that man to calm down his tongue or we will cut it out."
Twenty Turkish firms file suit against Turkmenistan
14-Jul-2011
The government of Turkmenistan faces legal action from twenty Turkish construction firms over broken contracts costing them more than $1 billion in losses, a spokesman representing the companies said on Wednesday.
GCC-Asean FTA discussed
14-Jul-2011
Officials at the GCC and Asean countries stressed the importance of enhancing co-operation in the fields of trade and investment and exploring the possibility of negotiation regarding the Free Trade Agreement between the two groups.
Customs misses 1st-half target by 8.6%
14-Jul-2011
The Bureau of Customs on Wednesday said its collections in the first six months were 8.6-percent below target due to a strong peso and partly as a result of slower imports following Japan’s twin disasters in March.
Obama still uncertain on ways to proceed with FTA bill
14-Jul-2011
The Barack Obama administration is still looking for the best timing to send a bill on a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea to Congress, a senior official said Wednesday, with no clear signs of a breakthrough in federal debt limit talks.
India, Australia to hold 1st round of FTA talks in end-July
13-Jul-2011 Economic Times
Australia and India are all set to hold the first preliminary round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations in India by the end of this month, according to Australian High Commissioner to India Peter Varghese.
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Did US move threaten public health?
12-Jul-2011 IP Watch
Civil society groups say a leaked document from regional free trade negotiations between countries bordering the Pacific Ocean shows the United States favouring giant pharmaceutical companies at the expense of public health.
Putin calls for Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan free trade talks with EU
12-Jul-2011
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, which have recently formed a common economic space (CES), should start talks to create a free trade zone with the European Union, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
Push for Colombia’s FTA
12-Jul-2011
Chief trade officials from Korea and Colombia agreed to closely cooperate for an early conclusion of their free trade negotiations, Seoul’s trade ministry said yesterday.
Senator proposes congressional conference on pending FTA bills
12-Jul-2011
A senior U.S. senator on Monday proposed a joint "mock conference" by the Senate and the House of Representatives to help resolve a deadlock over trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.
US-PHL: Trade deal entry offered
12-Jul-2011 BusinessWorld
Washington has asked Manila to consider joining a regional free trade agreement to open up the Philippine economy, the United States ambassador said.
Hundreds gather outside the White House to protest the Colombia free trade agreement
12-Jul-2011 FSRN
Hundreds gathered outside the White House on Monday to protest the Colombia free trade agreement, which they say will kill jobs here, and threaten communities in Colombia.