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Call to accelerate regional integration
28-Jul-2012
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat secretary general, Tuiloma Neroni Slade wants the region to intensify and accelerate its efforts towards regional integration.
Vietnam, Russia to kick-start FTA negotiations
28-Jul-2012
Top Vietnamese and Russian leaders have agreed to accelerate negotiations and the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the customs alliance of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
UK envoy urges US, EU seize chance to launch trade talks
26-Jul-2012 Reuters
The United States and the European Union should seize a historic opportunity to restore much-needed economic growth by starting bilateral free trade talks early next year, Britain’s ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday.
New Zealand upset over India’s silence on opening farm and dairy sector to imports
26-Jul-2012 Economic Times
The proposed free trade agreement between India and New Zealand has hit a speed breaker due to the Centre’s silence on opening the country’s dairy and farm goods sector to imports.
Malaysia headquartered Axiata Group threatens Indian government with international arbitration
26-Jul-2012 Economic Times
Malaysia headquartered Axiata Group, which holds about 20% stake in Idea Cellular has threatened claim damages and drag the Indian government to international arbitration under bilateral investment protection pacts (BIPA), making it the sixth international investor in the telecoms space to serve notice under bilateral trade agreements.
FTA ’can’t be relaxed’ for China
26-Jul-2012 Stock & Land
China has been pushing to accelerate negotiations on an FTA with Australia, and has recently indicated it would want more liberal rules to apply to state-owned enterprises.
Protesters: Free trade deals, drug patents derail AIDS fight
26-Jul-2012 IPS
As the nineteenth International AIDS Conference continued in Washington Tuesday, thousands of protesters marched on the White House calling for an end to free trade deals that protesters argue make vital AIDS medicines unaffordable.
Land grabs in Cambodia
23-Jul-2012 NY Times
We call on the European Union to suspend some features of its Everything but Arms (E.B.A.) initiative, which grants duty-free access to products from many developing countries, including Cambodia.
Access to medicines and intellectual property in Jordan
23-Jul-2012 IP Watch
Delayed market entry of generics due to enhanced intellectual property protection cost Jordanian private consumers approximately 18 million US dollars annually
Is the European Commission sweet on land grabbing? Trade benefits, sugarcane concessions and dispossession in Cambodia
23-Jul-2012 Terra Nullius
Over the past several years, hundreds of thousands of Cambodians have been uprooted from their homes, farmlands, and forests by companies that have been granted concessions for the development of agro-industrial plantations.
Israel loath to permit liberal access to skilled Indians
23-Jul-2012 Hindu Business Line
Israel has expressed reservations over India’s demand for easier movement of skilled professionals through a free trade agreement.
Colombia strengthens ‘blood’ brotherhood with Korea
22-Jul-2012
The Korea-Colombia Free Trade Agreement will be a win-win opportunity for both economies and help further strengthen the “brotherhood” forged through blood during the Korea War, the Colombian Ambassador said Tuesday.
HK accession means opportunities
21-Jul-2012
If Hong Kong accedes to the China-Asean Free Trade Area (CAFTA), Malaysia would find opportunities to expand its services sector through Hong Kong’s established service-based economy.
CUPE Nova Scotia issues warning to Dexter, first ministers about proposed Canada-EU trade deal
21-Jul-2012
The president of CUPE Nova Scotia has a warning for the premiers and others attending the first Ministers meeting in Halifax later this month.
Japan, Turkey agree to start study on EPA
21-Jul-2012
Japan and Turkey have agreed to launch a joint study on concluding an economic partnership agreement between the two countries.
EPA would boost Japan, European economies
21-Jul-2012
Both Japan and the European Union would reap substantial benefits and enjoy growth if the two concluded an economic partnership agreement, the European Commission said Wednesday.
Ma touts FTAs as way to revive flagging economy
21-Jul-2012
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday pledged to speed up trade liberalization and raise the nation’s international competitiveness by seeking to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership within the next eight years and signing free-trade agreements with major trade partners.
Free trade pact with EU likely by year-end
21-Jul-2012
India’s Ministry of Commerce is confident of concluding the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union by the end of the year.
Call to bar alcohol from Thailand-EU FTA
20-Jul-2012 Bangkok Post
Thailand’s National Economical and Social Advisory Council has urged the government to exclude alcoholic beverages from the list of goods to be covered by the proposed Thailand-EU free trade agreement (FTA).
Ukraine, EU initialed FTA agreement
20-Jul-2012 ForUm
Yesterday, on July 19, in Brussels, the representatives of Ukraine and the European Commission initialed the text of the agreement on free trade area between Ukraine and the EU, which is an integral part of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement