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European Free Trade Association and Customs Union negotiate on free trade agreement
28-Jan-2013
Kazakh city of Astana hosts the seventh round of negotiations on free trade agreement between the member states of the Customs Union (CU) and the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) on January 28-31, Kazakh Economy and Budget planning ministry reported on Monday.
India, SA agree for early finalisation of India-SACU PTA negotiations
28-Jan-2013
Union Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister nand Sharma and Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa, reviewed the India- Southern African Custom Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) negotiations in Johannesburg today.
Cristina Fernandez delaying Mercosur/EU discussions for a free trade agreement
28-Jan-2013
Argentine president Cristina Fernandez downplayed immediate discussions for the trade and cooperation agreement between EU and Mercosur arguing that the South American block should elaborate and discuss new proposals to be presented to the Europe Union on the last quarter of this year.
India hopes for progress on EU free-trade deal
28-Jan-2013
Germany and India are hoping for quick progress in talks on a free-trade deal between New Delhi and the European Union, their foreign ministers said today.
Lobster fishermen eye Canada-EU trade deal
28-Jan-2013
New Brunswick fishermen are closely watching negotiations between Canada and the European Union as the two try to hammer out a free trade deal.
South Africa and EU deal a blow for Kenya
28-Jan-2013
An existing trade pact between South Africa and the European Union is presenting a fresh hurdle in negotiations for economic partnership with Kenya.
Making the right choices
28-Jan-2013
With imports and exports accounting for nearly half of Chinese economic output last year, trade has become an essential part of its economy and society.
Out of the frying pan...into trade liberalisation: SAFTA a disaster for Pakistan’s agriculture sector
28-Jan-2013 Express Tribune
The South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta) appears to be a ‘disaster’ for Pakistan’s agricultural sector and is backed only by the industrial lobby.
Egypt ratifies a Free Trade Agreement with MERCOSUR
28-Jan-2013 Diplo News
Egypt’s Ambassador delivered the original ratification document of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the Free Trade Agreement signed with the Mercosur on 2/8/2010 to the Secretariat of the organization.
PHL studying FTA possibility with Taiwan for agri exports
27-Jan-2013
The Philippines is conducting a feasibility study for a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan that would allow the export of farm products to the Taiwanese market.
EU, US on verge of "difficult" free-trade negotiations
27-Jan-2013 Reuters
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht gave his clearest signal yet that Brussels and Washington are ready to embark on the negotiations.
Chile near free trade pact with Thailand, talking to India
26-Jan-2013
Chile hopes to sign a free trade agreement with Thailand soon and is seeking to expand a limited one it has with India, as the Andean country looks to deepen its open, export-dependent model, foreign affairs minister Alfredo Moreno said on Saturday.
Improvisando con Europa
24-Jan-2013
El Gobierno colombiano decidió poner en vigencia de manera anticipada el Acuerdo Comercial negociado con la Unión Europea, en lugar de esperar la aprobación del Congreso y la revisión de la Corte Constitucional.
FTA signing with EU ’should be priority’
24-Jan-2013
The Thai-EU Business Council warned yesterday that Thailand would see its gross domestic product stunted by 1.2 per cent if it does not sign a free-trade agreement (FTA) by 2015 when the European Union’s tax breaks expire.
Industries pin hopes on imminent EU-US trade talks
24-Jan-2013 EurActiv
A green light to start talks on a transatlantic free trade agreement (FTA) is likely to come early next month, EurActiv has learned, lifting European industries’ hopes that increased demand from the US will help turn around its fortunes.
USTR working to develop new text on IP and health in the TPP
24-Jan-2013 Infojustice
USTR has begun an “internal review of the controversial pharmaceutical patent proposal that U.S. trade officials tabled” earlier in the TPP negotiations.
Egypt endorses FTA agreement with Mercosur
24-Jan-2013 AllAfrica.com
Egypt has just endorsed the Free Trade Area agreement signed with the Mercosur (Southern American Common Market) on August 2, 2010, said Deputy Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Nazieh el-Nagari.
MEP Laima Andrikiene expects the decision on free trade agreement to be reached till November
23-Jan-2013
Laima Andrikiene welcomed the steady progress in the EU negotiations with Armenia and Georgia and expected that political decisions on the conclusion of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements would be reached later this year
Arabs agree to establish a free trade zone by 2015
22-Jan-2013
The agreement to create a customs union to establish a free trade area in 2015 stands out among the results of the Third Summit of Arab Economic and Social Development, which closed here today.
Further liberalization urged
22-Jan-2013
The United States is pleased with the pace of the Philippines’ growth but would like to see economic expansion sustained in the long term by further liberalization, a visiting US State Department official yesterday said.