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India, US must take tough decisions on bilateral trade: Powell
25-Apr-2014
Outgoing US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell said on Friday that the new government post elections could convene a Track 1.5 event during its first 100 days to begin a conversation on how to accomplish $500 billion in bilateral goods and services trade between the two countries.
Despite all, Mercosur is “working normally”, says Paraguayan foreign minister
25-Apr-2014
Paraguay’s foreign minister Eladio Loizaga said that there is no date for the several times suspended Mercosur summit, but a technical meeting is scheduled for next week in Montevideo when the issue, among others will be addressed. Nevertheless he insisted that the different bodies of Mercosur “are working normally”.
Indonesia latest emerging market to reject investment treaties
25-Apr-2014 Global Risk Insights
With Indonesia and a growing crowd of both emerging and developed sovereigns gradually changing the calculus of investment protection, investors may have to engage in an across-the-board rethinking of their FDI strategy.
Malaysia hopeful TPPA will shape up as broad-based FTA in Asia Pacific
25-Apr-2014
Malaysia is hopeful that the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will shape up as a broad-based free trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific region with the eventual outcome of the negotiations taking into account its interests and concerns.
’Certainty’ will be agenda with India’s new govt: US industry
25-Apr-2014 PTI
The US business lobby has said it wants "predictability, certainty and transparency" in India’s economic and trade policies, and this would be its agenda with the new government to be formed after the poll results of the Lok Sabha elections.
How the revolving door lets Hollywood shape Obama’s trade agenda
25-Apr-2014 Vox
The revolving door between industry groups and the Obama administration’s trade shop has been busy lately.
So far, so SOPA: Web campaigners to protest world’s biggest ever free trade deal
25-Apr-2014 The Register
Internet activists are planning a major on- and offline protest at what has been described as a "secretive, SOPA-like" agreement being hammered out as the world’s largest economies attempt to agree the world’s biggest ever free trade deal.
Pas d’accord commercial USA-Japon, mais un soutien réaffirmé
25-Apr-2014 Reuters
La visite de Barack Obama au Japon, qui s’achevait vendredi, n’a pas permis d’aboutir à la conclusion d’un accord commercial entre Washington et Tokyo mais a été marquée par la réaffirmation du soutien américain face aux ambitions chinoises.
A practical look at the 2013 Myanmar-Japan bilateral investment treaty
25-Apr-2014 VDB Loi
On 25 December 2013, Japan and Myanmar signed their first bilateral investment treaty.
Protest likely on April 28, says Colombian farmer leader
25-Apr-2014 Prensa Latina
Colombian farmer leader César Pachón, a representative of the group Dignidad Papera, said that the movement may take to the roads to protest on April 20 against the delay in goverment compliance with agreements with the sector.
Colombia: Where dockers sell their paycheques for loans
24-Apr-2014 Equal Times
The conditions of Buenaventura’s longshore workers, and the harsh reprisals against them for trying to form unions, dramatically illustrate the failure of Colombia’s Labor Action Plan.
CAP calls on PM to withdraw from TPPA during Obama’s visit or at least not to make any concessions to the US President
24-Apr-2014 CAP
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has called on the Malaysian government to inform the United States President that Malaysia will be withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement when Mr. Barack Obama visits Malaysia later this week.
“Sunflower revolution” in Taiwan : STOP police brutality, NO to free trade agreements NOW!
24-Apr-2014 Via Campesina
Taiwan Rural Front and Taiwan Farmers Union launch an emergency appeal for international solidarity against current administration’s rush for cross-strait free trade agreement and excessive use of police force.
Official denies ’black-box’ operation in China pact negotiations
24-Apr-2014 CNA
No "black-box" operations were involved in negotiations over the trade-in-services agreement with China, a Taiwanese official told foreign officials Wednesday during a briefing on the controversial cross-strait pact.
Don’t sue our governments for GM-free crops and food labels!
24-Apr-2014 Gene Ethics
Australian PM Abbott’s trade deals with Korea, Japan and 12 other Pacific rim countries may give foreign companies the right to sue our governments for claimed losses over GM-free zones. A Greens Bill now in the Senate seeks to stop corporate predators having this right in all future treaties.
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.