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Caterpillar CEO urges Congress to enact FTAs with Panama, South Korea, Colombia
31-Mar-2011 RTT News
Oberhelman noted that since the FTAs with Mexico, Chile, Central America, the Dominican Republic and Peru went into effect, Caterpillar exports have increased substantially to those regions of the world, with exports up fivefold to Mexico, threefold to Chile and up by more than 60 percent to Peru.
US trade demands a real sore point
30-Mar-2011
What the United States is seeking on intellectual property in the transpacific trade talks has been leaked. Some of it looks downright sinister.
Seal on TIFA deal by mid-April
30-Mar-2011 Republica
Nepal and the United States are set to sign a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in mid-April.
India will not provide data exclusivity: Anand Sharma
30-Mar-2011 Business Standard
The government on Tuesday took a firm stand on protection of intellectual property rights and the aspect of data exclusivity for drug manufacturers saying that the country would not extend data exclusivity that would hamper the domestic pharma industry.
Why only the US-Colombia FTA gets so much press
30-Mar-2011 Colombia Reports
The FTA is seen as a prize to be won for Colombia — a favor from the US government.
Interim EPAs better for island countries
29-Mar-2011
A comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union may not be possible for the region, Papua New Guinea believes.
Farmers Union opposes trade agreement
29-Mar-2011
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson said March 16 that the organization’s decision to oppose the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement primarily was based on the group’s longstanding views rather than the failure of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to send a speaker to its recent convention in San Antonio, but a USTR spokeswoman said that USTR regrets any confusion surrounding Farmers Union’s request for a speaker.
Peru to sign agreements with Guatemala, Costa Rica Chambers of Commerce
29-Mar-2011
Peru’s Export and Tourism Promotion Board (Promperu) will sign two agreements with Guatemala and Costa Rican Chambers of Commerce, with which Peru has carried out different activities for some time.
No data sharing on drugs of pharma cos in FTAs: Sharma
29-Mar-2011
India today ruled out sharing test data of drugs, or data exclusivity, of Indian pharma firms with developed countries and multi-national companies, and stressed that the provision will not form part of any free trade agreements pursued by the country.
DTI intensifies info drive on FTA benefits
29-Mar-2011
With poor awareness among exporters of trade opportunities under the country’s various free trade agreements, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is intensifying its information awareness campaign focusing on the government’s priority exports.
Canada-U.S. Deep Integration Agenda Continues Unabated
29-Mar-2011 Be Your Own Leader
Negotiations on a Canada-U.S. trade and security agreement have sparked privacy concerns, along with fears that sovereignty could be sacrificed.
ECFA benefiting wealthy: report
29-Mar-2011 Taipei Times
People who possess large amounts of capital appeared to reap benefits from the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), while those on the lower end of the economic scale absorbed the costs, a recently released report on the cross-strait China-Taiwan trade pact signed in June last year suggested.
Govt to delay decisions on TPP, social security, taxes: Kan
29-Mar-2011 Nikkei
The Japanese government will postpone beyond the initial June deadline making final decisions on whether to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks and push through social security and tax reforms, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday morning.
Trade agreement with SA Customs Union faces regulatory hurdles
29-Mar-2011 Business Standard
The Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between India and South Africa Customs Union (SACU) has run into some regulatory issues even as both countries have vowed to achieve bilateral trade worth $15 billion by 2014 from around $10 billion at present.
Korea-EU FTA stuck in faulty translation loop
29-Mar-2011 Chosun Ilbo
The Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade admitted that the second translation of the Korea-EU FTA contained a considerable number of fresh errors and agreed to submit a corrected version again.
Doha failure could spark regionalism
28-Mar-2011 Times Live
South Africa is considering bilateral trade agreements with Japan, Turkey and New Zealand, but a preferential trade agreement with India, currently under negotiation, is enjoying priority, said Brendan Vickers, a chief director at the department of trade and industry.
Officials push for progress in Asia-Pacific deal
28-Mar-2011 Business Day
The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement is being negotiated behind closed doors in Singapore this week between nine countries, including the US, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore.
Colombia and Peru closer to implementing the free trade agreement with the EU
28-Mar-2011 MercoPress
Negotiators from the European Union, Colombia and Peru have signed the final texts on an association agreement with a free trade chapter designed to increase commerce between the Andean countries and the European bloc, it was reported Friday.
EU-India free trade deal delayed
28-Mar-2011 The Telegraph
The prospect of an imminent of India-European Union Free Trade Agreement has suffered a setback according to officials who said they now believe it may not be signed before the end of the year or early 2012.
AJE: Opposition to India-EU trade deal on drugs
27-Mar-2011 AJE
India is one of the world’s largest producers of generic drugs. But a proposed Free Trade Agreement with the European Union could curb the supply of affordable drugs to millions of people. Al Jazeera reports from New Delhi