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Europe not interested in FTA, PTA with Pakistan
10-Jan-2013 The News
Several European countries have declined Pakistan’s offer for signing a free trade agreement (FTA) or preferential trade agreement (PTA) with them as Pakistan will not agree to their demand of opening the auto sector and government procurement under the said agreements.
Transatlantic trade talks near lift-off
10-Jan-2013 Ip-health
Like putting an astronaut on Mars, a US-EU bilateral transatlantic trade deal has been a long-held dream of policy makers that seemed always out of reach. Yet Brussels and Washington are edging closer to the launch pad.
European Commission taken to court over India-EU trade pact
10-Jan-2013 The Hindu
The European Commission is set to appear before an EU Court on Friday, over access to information regarding negotiations on the EU-India Free Trade Agreement.
How to multilateralise Asian regionalism
10-Jan-2013 East Asia Forum
The Asian Financial Crisis of 1997-98 provided the impetus for the region to look to increased regional cooperation to reduce its vulnerability to future financial shocks.
Canada, Benin sign investment protection agreement
9-Jan-2013 Tax-News.com
The Canada-Benin Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement includes an article on corporate social responsibility, which Canada now aims to include in all its future FIPAs.
Canada-EU trade talks continue this month, but Canadian ultimatum on beef too tough for EU tastes
9-Jan-2013 rabble.ca
The New Year has barely begun and European trade negotiators are already in Ottawa for more work on a comprehensive, "gold standard" Canada-EU trade and investment deal (CETA), reports Stuart Trew
Need to align bilateral investment treaty regime with global reality
8-Jan-2013 The Hindu
The changing dynamic of the global economy has led to a transformation in the role of developing countries as both capital importing and exporting States. There is an urgent need to redefine the global BIT regime to reflect this changing paradigm.
China’s investments prompt call for new rules
8-Jan-2013 WSJ
The US is trying to use negotiations over a Pacific free-trade pact, called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, to formulate rules governing the behavior of state-owned concerns. China isn’t a party to the talks, but the US hopes Beijing would ultimately agree to whatever limitations the pact imposes on state-owned companies, reports the Wall Street Journal
Parliament panel seeks people’s views on India’s free trade challenges
8-Jan-2013 domain-b
The standing committee attached to the commerce ministry has sought views from stakeholders including the public on the advantages and disadvantages of India’s free-trade engagements with the various countries and groupings.
Taiwan-Singapore trade pact near final stage: officials
7-Jan-2013 Focus Taiwan
Talks on a Taiwan-Singapore free trade agreement "have nearly concluded" and are expected to yield a result in the first half of 2013, Taiwanese officials said Monday.
’TPP’ keyword in cyber-attack? / Culprit appears to have searched for term-specific information
7-Jan-2013 Daily Yomiuri
A cyber-attacker suspected of stealing more than 3,000 documents from Japan’s Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry looked for specific information through a keyword search, according to government sources.
EU expects to advance trade talks with Mercosur late this month in Chile
7-Jan-2013 MercoPress
The European Union expects to advance cooperation and trade discussions with Mercosur late this month in Chile in the sidelines of the EU/Celac (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), said EU ambassador in Chile, Rafael Dochao Moreno.
Dhaka to re-assess benefits of FTA accord with Ankara
7-Jan-2013 Financial Express
Bangladesh has decided to re-assess the necessity and possible benefits of signing a Free Trade Area accord with Turkey, official sources said.
Singapore keen to start exploratory talks on FTA with Turkey
7-Jan-2013 CNA
Singapore is keen to begin exploratory talks on a Free Trade Agreement with Turkey.
Korea-China free trade deal
6-Jan-2013 Korea Times
On Thursday, a group of farmers, fishermen and livestock raisers staged performances in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade building in central Seoul, condemning the official start of free trade negotiations between Korea and China.
Trade with Africa, South America key to maintain growth, minister says
4-Jan-2013 Jakarta Globe
Indonesia Trade Minister Gita also said that his government was making positive progress in Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) talks with South Korea. He predicted that the free-trade agreement could be materialized by August.
India-Thailand FTA deal may be delayed
4-Jan-2013 CNBC
There will be no signing or conclusion of the FTA by January end, and if it happens it could only happen by mid or late 2013.
Negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
3-Jan-2013 Woodrow Wilson Centre
Backgrounder on the TPP talks from the US-based Woodrow Wilson Centre
Zimbabwe admits Word Bank ruling on farm invasions
3-Jan-2013 Business Reporter
After 3 years and 8 months, Zimbabwe has admitted financial liability on illegal farm invasions and forthwith issued a statement that they are ceasing all farm invasions on properties protected by bilateral investment treaties.
Bolivia takes the leap into the big pond of Mercosur
3-Jan-2013 IPS
Mercosur membership, the path chosen by the government of leftist President Evo Morales, could open up new prospects for Bolivian business owners “especially those involved in big agribusiness in eastern Bolivia,” Tullo Vigévani, a professor at Paulista State University in Brazil, told IPS.