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Protesters: Free trade deals, drug patents derail AIDS fight
26-Jul-2012 IPS
As the nineteenth International AIDS Conference continued in Washington Tuesday, thousands of protesters marched on the White House calling for an end to free trade deals that protesters argue make vital AIDS medicines unaffordable.
Land grabs in Cambodia
23-Jul-2012 NY Times
We call on the European Union to suspend some features of its Everything but Arms (E.B.A.) initiative, which grants duty-free access to products from many developing countries, including Cambodia.
Access to medicines and intellectual property in Jordan
23-Jul-2012 IP Watch
Delayed market entry of generics due to enhanced intellectual property protection cost Jordanian private consumers approximately 18 million US dollars annually
Is the European Commission sweet on land grabbing? Trade benefits, sugarcane concessions and dispossession in Cambodia
23-Jul-2012 Terra Nullius
Over the past several years, hundreds of thousands of Cambodians have been uprooted from their homes, farmlands, and forests by companies that have been granted concessions for the development of agro-industrial plantations.
Israel loath to permit liberal access to skilled Indians
23-Jul-2012 Hindu Business Line
Israel has expressed reservations over India’s demand for easier movement of skilled professionals through a free trade agreement.
Colombia strengthens ‘blood’ brotherhood with Korea
22-Jul-2012
The Korea-Colombia Free Trade Agreement will be a win-win opportunity for both economies and help further strengthen the “brotherhood” forged through blood during the Korea War, the Colombian Ambassador said Tuesday.
HK accession means opportunities
21-Jul-2012
If Hong Kong accedes to the China-Asean Free Trade Area (CAFTA), Malaysia would find opportunities to expand its services sector through Hong Kong’s established service-based economy.
CUPE Nova Scotia issues warning to Dexter, first ministers about proposed Canada-EU trade deal
21-Jul-2012
The president of CUPE Nova Scotia has a warning for the premiers and others attending the first Ministers meeting in Halifax later this month.
Japan, Turkey agree to start study on EPA
21-Jul-2012
Japan and Turkey have agreed to launch a joint study on concluding an economic partnership agreement between the two countries.
EPA would boost Japan, European economies
21-Jul-2012
Both Japan and the European Union would reap substantial benefits and enjoy growth if the two concluded an economic partnership agreement, the European Commission said Wednesday.
Ma touts FTAs as way to revive flagging economy
21-Jul-2012
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday pledged to speed up trade liberalization and raise the nation’s international competitiveness by seeking to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership within the next eight years and signing free-trade agreements with major trade partners.
Free trade pact with EU likely by year-end
21-Jul-2012
India’s Ministry of Commerce is confident of concluding the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union by the end of the year.
Call to bar alcohol from Thailand-EU FTA
20-Jul-2012 Bangkok Post
Thailand’s National Economical and Social Advisory Council has urged the government to exclude alcoholic beverages from the list of goods to be covered by the proposed Thailand-EU free trade agreement (FTA).
Ukraine, EU initialed FTA agreement
20-Jul-2012 ForUm
Yesterday, on July 19, in Brussels, the representatives of Ukraine and the European Commission initialed the text of the agreement on free trade area between Ukraine and the EU, which is an integral part of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
FTAs not cause of trade boom in Asia, says ADB
20-Jul-2012 AFP
Free trade agreements cannot be credited for the increase in intra-Asian trade as they are often restrictive in scope and difficult to implement, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday.
Paving the Way for a U.S.-Canada Economic and Security Perimeter
19-Jul-2012 Be Your Own Leader
The Beyond the Border deal provides the essential framework for U.S.-Canada integration with the action plan being incrementally implemented.
Thailand, Germany to speed up free trade agreement
19-Jul-2012 The Nation
Thailand and Germany have agreed to accelerate negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement between Thailand and the European Union (EU) as a key mechanism to boost mutual trade and investment.
India, Russia agree on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with Belarus-Kazakhstan
19-Jul-2012 PTI
With an aim to boost trade ties, India and Russia have agreed to jointly study a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with Belarus-Kazakhstan and exuded confidence to acheive ambitious an trade target of $ 20 billion by 2015.
Canada’s path to trade with Asia goes through Europe
19-Jul-2012 Ottawa Citizen
As another round of CETA negotiations takes place in Brussels this week, the Canadian government must know that an early and good trade agreement with Europe is crucial to Canada’s new economic and trade agenda in Asia.
Bruxelles veut forcer les portes de la forteresse japonaise
19-Jul-2012 La Tribune
Mercredi, le commissaire européen au Commerce a reçu le « feu vert » de la Commission européenne pour engager la négociation d’un accord de libre-échange avec le Japon.