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Canada concludes latest Morocco FTA talks
26-Jun-2012 Tax News
According to minister Ed Fast, the deal would “serve as a gateway to a deeper Canadian commercial presence in North Africa and the Mediterranean region”.
Chinese premier says Asian giant is interested in free-trade deal with Mercosur trade bloc
26-Jun-2012 AP
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the Asian giant is interested in a possible free-trade deal with the Mercosur regional trade bloc.
China’s Wen signs accords, eyes Argentina’s corn
26-Jun-2012 Reuters
Wen, who is due to end his Latin American tour in Chile on Tuesday after also visiting Brazil and Uruguay, asked leaders of South American trade bloc Mercosur to look into the possibility of a free-trade deal with China.
Brazil signing currency swap agreements with all BRICS countries
25-Jun-2012 Brazzil Mag
Brazil and China have agreed to pay for trade transactions in local currencies (the real and the yuan or renminbi). The currency swap agreement will be backed by US$ 30 billion (R$60 billion or 190 billion yuans).
Foreign lawsuits already a threat
25-Jun-2012 Stuff
As activists and the Government clash over the alleged inclusion of investor protections in the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, a legal expert says many foreign investors already have that right
India, EU to take stock of proposed free trade pact on Tuesday
24-Jun-2012 PTI
India and EU are scheduled to take stock of the much-delayed negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday.
Korea & Chile agree to upgrade FTA to new level
24-Jun-2012 Arirang
The two countries have decided to expand cooperation to various fields, such as education, culture and renewable energy, through an enhanced trade pact.
MEPs to ’finish off’ ACTA on 4 July
22-Jun-2012 EurActiv
A European Parliament Committee rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) yesterday despite pro-business lobbying by Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, who insisted that Parliament should not decide before the European Court of Justice gives its opinion. A final vote in the full Parliament is expected on 4 July.
EU bans Israeli settler products
22-Jun-2012 AFP
The global campaign to boycott companies involved in Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories is spreading, according to advocates of this form of "non-violent resistance."
The TPP: Selling out Canadians, one ’trade deal’ at a time
22-Jun-2012 NUPGE
We will be told, of course, that this deal too will enhance trade, will enrich Canadians and will be good for our economy. All of this we will be expected to swallow whole. If this deal follows the usual pattern, none of it will be true.
EU envoy hopeful of FTA with Malaysia
22-Jun-2012 Bernama
The European Union hopes the Free-Trade Agreement with Malaysia will be materialised, said its Ambassador and Head of Delegation to Malaysia, Vincent Piket. "It is broader than any other FTA Malaysia have negotiated with anybody so we are breaking ground here," he added.
EU-S’pore FTA talks ’to conclude by end-July’
22-Jun-2012 Today
The European Union and Singapore will conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement by the end of next month, according to Mr Marc Ungeheuer, ambassador and head of the European Union’s delegation to the Republic
US-EU transatlantic trade deal would skip IPRs
21-Jun-2012 IP Watch
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) yesterday released an interim report with the European Union on ways to expand transatlantic trade and investment. But apparently this would not include trying to bridge differences on intellectual property rights.
EU and US inch toward talks on free trade area
21-Jun-2012 Reuters
The United States and the European Union on Wednesday inched closer to starting negotiations on a long-desired free trade deal, with the release of a report calling for wide-ranging market opening and mutual acceptance of product standards.
Trade talks ain’t what they used to be (open)
21-Jun-2012 Globe and Mail
Once upon a time, major international trade pacts were the source of controversy and great debate in Canada.
Korea, Canada agree to resume free trade negotiations
21-Jun-2012 Arirang News
Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper have agreed to re-open negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement within this year.
Canada nears deal for entry into prized Pacific trade talks
19-Jun-2012 Globe and Mail
The Harper government and the Obama administration are closing in on a deal that would see Washington support Canada’s admission to major Pacific Rim free-trade talks, The Globe and Mail has learned
Mexico invited to join US-backed Pacific free trade agreement talks
19-Jun-2012 The Hill
The United States formally announced Monday that Mexico has been invited to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks.
NGOs express concern over ongoing US-India Bilateral Investment Treaty
19-Jun-2012 PharmaBiz
A group of public interest organisations in India have expressed concern about the ongoing US-India Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).
Canada to reveal next step in closer China trade ties
19-Jun-2012
Canada is set to announce it has completed an important step toward closer trade ties with China, CBC News has learned.