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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.
‘Prickly’ issues must be resolved before signing EPAs
22-Jan-2013
Government will continue negotiating with an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) in an effort to resolve the contentious issues before signing the agreement.
India’s firmer eastward gaze
22-Jan-2013
India’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( Asean), which kicked off for trade in goods from 2010, is an important building block of its Look East policy, and its efforts to integrate with a wider pan-Asian economic community encompassing China, Japan and Korea.
What have you done to protect small traders from FDI, court asks Centre
22-Jan-2013
“Have you got any Foreign Direct Investment or it is just a political gimmick? Has the FDI policy in multibrand retail sector announced by the Centre in October 2012 brought some fruits” the Supreme Court asked Attorney-General G.E. Vahanvati on Tuesday.
BIPA talks put on hold
22-Jan-2013 The Hindu
In a significant development, the Government of India has ordered a freeze of all Bilateral Investment Protection Agreements (BIPA) negotiations till a review of the model text of BIPA is carried out and completed. This follows a spate of show cause notices on the Government by foreign companies seeking to recover their investments under the agreement.
Canada, EU in final push for trade deal; latest investment chapter shows blatant pro-investor bias
22-Jan-2013 rabble.ca
The political trade-off in the CETA negotiations appears to hinge on lower tariffs and higher quota for Canadian meat entering the European market, reports Stuart Trew
FinMin wants gold removed from India-Thailand FTA
22-Jan-2013 Business Standard
Government of India is contemplating removing gold jewellery from the list of items allowed to be imported under the India-Thailand free trade pact as several traders are misusing provisions to bring the precious metal from the South East Asain nation.
Thailand’s move to join the FTA race: A good thing?
22-Jan-2013 Bangkok Post
Thailand has recently stepped up its efforts on opening its market by joining various Free Trade Agreement negotiations such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. What would these FTAs mean for Thailand?
Lone Star files investor state dispute lawsuit against S. Korea
21-Jan-2013 Xinhua
The finance ministry said that the South Korean government rejects Lone Star’s accusations regarding this dispute, noting that the government has been preparing for trial. It added that the government will pay full attention to the arbitration proceedings and will aggressively defend its self against Lone Star’s unjust accusations.
Importations controversées - La CP attaque l’accord libre-échange UE/Maroc en portant en justice Idyl
21-Jan-2013 Terre-net Média
Le Sahara occidental n’est pas le Maroc. Aussi, l’accord de libre-échange entre le Maroc et l’Union européenne n’a pas à être étendu au Sahara occidental même si le royaume du Maroc s’arroge un droit de souveraineté. C’est la faille de cet accord, mis en œuvre depuis le 1er novembre 2012, qu’exploite la Confédération paysanne pour le dénoncer une nouvelle fois.
In unprecedented move Asean iron and steel associations seek review of FTA with China
21-Jan-2013 The Star
Six regional iron and steel associations have joined forces seeking for a review in the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement following the dramatic influx of steel products from China into Asean over the past three years, said Asean Iron and Steel Council president Chow Chong Long.
Full-blown RP-Taiwan FTA mulled
21-Jan-2013 Manila Bulletin
A full-blown free trade agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and Taiwan is being explored abandoning an earlier proposal to create a special economic corridor that would include only Subic and Clark freeport zones and Kaohsiung.
Zim to sell to EU
20-Jan-2013
Zimbabwe will soon be allowed to sell its goods to the European Union (EU) without paying tariffs and quotas, the clearest indication yet that the relationship between the EU and the southern African nation is thawing.
Mercedes supports SIAM view of excluding auto sector from FTA
20-Jan-2013
Luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz India said it supports industry body SIAM’s position on not including automobile sector in the proposed free trade agreement with European Union.
Canada closing in on free-trade pact with EU
20-Jan-2013 Ottawa Citizen
The federal government appears only weeks away from completing negotiations on a Canada-European Union free-trade agreement that would be the country’s largest and most important international trade pact in a generation.