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Cars and cattle clash on Japan free trade agreement
19-Apr-2013 The Australian
Australia’s meat exporters believe they are being sacrificed for the benefit of the car industry as negotiations for the Australia-Japan free trade agreement draw closer to conclusion.
China FTA abandoned
19-Apr-2013 The Australian
The Gillard government has abandoned a comprehensive free-trade agreement with China to focus on a "trimmed-down" agriculture deal, according to The Australian
EU-US free trade deal worth €800m
18-Apr-2013 Irish Examiner
US and EU business leaders meet in Dublin Castle today, in parallel to a meeting of EU trade ministers, in an effort to advance talks towards a major new transatlantic trade deal.
No changing intellectual property laws: Sharma
18-Apr-2013 Hindu Business Line
India wíll not tighten laws on intellectual property or go beyond the global intellectual property agreement, TRIPS, in the free trade agreement (FTA) being negotiated with the European Union.
Global traders have opportunity to impact outcome of EU-US FTA negotiations
18-Apr-2013 Wall St Journal
United States and European Union companies involved in cross-continent trade in services, importing and exporting have less than 30 days to take advantage of an opportunity to interject their specific trade "wish lists" into the upcoming free trade talks.
Indonesia overcharging on Japanese car imports - Nikkei
18-Apr-2013 Reuters
Indonesia has not reduced its import duties on certain Japanese cars as required under a trade agreement between the two countries, the Nikkei said.
Bilateral investment pacts can’t be subject to foreign jurisdictions: FM
18-Apr-2013 First Post
India’s Finance Minister P Chidambaram has made it clear that any bilateral investment protection agreement has to be subject to jurisdiction of domestic legal institutions and India will not allow it to be subjected to foreign courts or tribunals.
Treaty-based disputes between investors, states on the rise, says Unctad
18-Apr-2013 Business Day
Dispute settlements between investors and states saw 62 new cases initiated last year, the highest number of known treaty-based disputes filed in a year, according to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad)
Canadian groups tell gold company to ‘stop harassing’ Costa Ricans
18-Apr-2013 Tico Times
A war of words heats up between environmental groups and a gold company threatening to sue Costa Rica.
Free trade agreements no farm saviour, analysts warn
18-Apr-2013 ABC
FTAs will result in political agreements which won’t bring substantial tariff reductions on Australian agricultural goods
Australia, Japan close to signing FTA
18-Apr-2013 Japan Daily Press
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade revealed on Wednesday that the country is very close to finally formalizing a free trade agreement with Japan.
Sino-Gulf FTA ’may be signed this year’
18-Apr-2013 China Daily
A free trade agreement between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council may be concluded this year, the United Arab Emirate’s ambassador to China said.
Free trade talks deadlocked over foreign investment restrictions
18-Apr-2013 The Australian
Chinese political leaders had made the lifting of foreign investment restrictions on state-owned enterprises a non-negotiable condition of any free trade talks with Australia.
Thailand: EU wants FTA talks to end in 18 months
17-Apr-2013 The Nation
The Delegation of the European Union to Thailand is pushing hard to have the negotiations on a Thai-EU free-trade agreement concluded within 18 months, through a commitment to "take into account concerned interests" for a "win-win" deal.
India, EU fail to sort out differences on free trade agreement
16-Apr-2013 Livemint
Both sides reiterated their positions and scheduled another ministerial meeting in June to review progress in talks
Workshop on potential impacts of the EU-Armenia Deep and Comprehensive FTA
16-Apr-2013
A workshop on potential impacts of the proposed EU-Armenia Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area will be held in Yerevan on April 17. The workshop aims to ensure a better understanding by national representatives, business associations, social partners and civil society of the Trade SIA process and to promote an interactive dialogue between the different players.
India, European Union open new round of talks on FTA
16-Apr-2013
India and the European Union (EU) on Monday opened a new round of trade talks in an attempt to overcome their remaining differences, which have been holding back the signing of a long-awaited free trade agreement ( FTA).
Iceland is first in Europe to sign free trade pact with China
15-Apr-2013 Bloomberg
Iceland became the first European country to sign a free trade agreement with China in a bid to sell its expertise in geothermal energy to the $7.3 trillion Asian economy.
BIT claim brought against Turkmenistan following UN finding of human rights violations
15-Apr-2013 Lexology
Following a decision of the United Nations Human Rights Committee (“UNHRC“) in 2010 that a Turkish businessman had suffered violations of his human rights after being illegally convicted of economic crimes, a claim for compensation is now being pursued under the Turkey-Turkmenistan bilateral investment treaty (“BIT“). This case therefore highlights the interesting interaction between the human rights and investment protection regimes.
Business people to discuss FTA with US
15-Apr-2013 World Bulletin
Turkish business world to discuss proposals for Turkey in reaction to an Free Trade Agreement between EU & US