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India-European Union FTA talks to resume after new government: French Ambassador Francois Richier
23-Apr-2014
Negotiations between India and the European Union for the free trade agreement (FTA) are expected to start after the new government assumes office, French Ambassador Francois Richier said today.
US backs Taiwan’s TPP bid, unsure if China a factor: AIT
23-Apr-2014
The US yesterday reiterated its support for Taiwan’s bid to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), saying it welcomed the nation’s interest in the proposed regional trade bloc.
Business groups urge FTA with EU
23-Apr-2014
A trade pact between the Philippines and the European Union (EU) should be signed before 2016, businessmen yesterday said, else the country risk being left behind by Southeast Asian neighbors that are negotiating similar agreements.
Ghana’s EPAs dilemma: to sign or not to sign?
23-Apr-2014 Press TV
President John Mahama is facing fierce resistance from academics, trades unionists and manufacturers associations who warn that Ghana could be opening itself up to a neo-colonial invasion from European products.
EPA debate causes stir
23-Apr-2014 Graphic Business
Members of the Association of Ghana Industries are divided over whether government should join other West African states to sign onto the Economic Partnership Agreement.
Imperialism and the new free trade deals
23-Apr-2014 In defence of marxism
Far from being a means to open up the world to a further intensification of trade, TPP and TTIP will carve up the world into two or more power blocs waging economic war with one another.
Aussie trade deals hold risks for NZ
23-Apr-2014 NZ Herald
It is easy to mock aspects of Australia’s recently completed agreements. But the problem for New Zealand’s trade negotiators is that these pragmatic deals have the potential to cause trade disruption for our own agricultural producers, writes Fran O’Sullivan.
European businessmen back moves to get closer to PH-EU FTA
23-Apr-2014 ABS-CBN
European businessmen back the government’s plan to conclude the scoping for the free trade agreement between the European Union and the Philippines by the end of the year .
EU-Vietnam FTA: GUE, Greens, and civil society obtain partial but important victory for human rights
23-Apr-2014 FIDH
A resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 17 April 2014 recommended the European Commission address key human rights concerns during FTA negotiations with Vietnam.
Clash mars PH launch of internationally coordinated protests vs Obama Asia trip
23-Apr-2014 InterAksyon
Bayan is coordinating with various anti-bases and anti-globalization groups in Japan, South Korea and the United States for a series of protests against the US pivot and the TPPA.
World Bank tribunal threatens El Salvador’s development
22-Apr-2014 Al Jazeera
Last week more than 300 international and national civil society organizations wrote to the president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, during its biannual meeting in Washington, denouncing the bank’s involvement in the case of Pac Rim Cayman LLC v. El Salvador.
All FTA talks shelved over service pact protests: Taiwan minister
22-Apr-2014 CNA
All free trade negotiations with Taiwan planned for this year have been shelved by “other countries” because of unrest over the services pact with China, Taiwan’s Economics Minister said Monday, though he refused to name any specific countries.
Revise EPA before signing – Trade minister
21-Apr-2014 Graphic Online
Ghanian stakeholders at a public forum on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) have called for urgent steps to revise aspects of the agreement before it is signed.
US activist warns S. Korea of participating in Trans-Pacific Partnership
21-Apr-2014 Hankyoreh
By luring South Korea into the TPP, the activist said, the US hopes to bring about all of the things that it failed to achieve under the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS-FTA).
Mitsui takes on grain big guns
21-Apr-2014 The West Australian
Mitsui Australia chairman Yasushi Takahashi was a key participant in talks and events in this month’s free-trade agreement between Tokyo and Canberra.
US launches probe into Mexican sugar imports as mills reject claims
21-Apr-2014 Reuters
The US government launched on Friday a probe into allegations that cheap imports of Mexican sugar are causing nearly $1 billion in damages in the local market, even as the Mexican representatives made a formal rebuttal of the accusations.
Peru eyes free trade agreement with India
21-Apr-2014 Andina
Peru is looking to sign a free trade agreement with India, it has been reported.
Pirate party: Zombie walk against TTIP in Berlin
21-Apr-2014 Revolution News
German Pirate Party invited everyone for a Zombie Walk to protest against the draft contract of the secretively crafted transatlantic trade agreement (TTIP) in Berlin on Easter Saturday.
Vietnam farmers, SMEs threatened by upcoming free trade deals: trade expert
21-Apr-2014 Thanh Nien News
Tran Huu Huynh of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry said given the outcome of FTAs already signed, some groups like farmers would suffer more from harsh competition right at home.
Need to expedite Indo-EU FTA after new govt comes: German Ambassador
21-Apr-2014 Business Standard
The new Indian government should expedite negotiations on the Indo-European Union free trade agreement, says German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner.