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US makes no specific request for easing Japan’s beef import curbs
17-Sep-2010 Kyodo
The United States made no specific request for relaxing Japan’s beef import restrictions over mad cow disease at a two-day bilateral working-level meeting that ended in San Francisco on Wednesday, Japanese officials said Thursday.
Indian farmers against Indo-Japan EPA
17-Sep-2010 Economic Times
A common platform of several farmers groups, the Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers Movements, has charged the Central government with complete lack of transparency on the implications of the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement or CEPA with Japan and the inclusion of agriculture on its agenda.
Namibia asks EU to ‘step back’
17-Sep-2010 The Namibian
Namibia has called on the European Union to “take a step backwards from the current excessive demands in the economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations to allow Africa the policy space which it requires to advance its development”.
US suspends talks on BIT with Pakistan
17-Sep-2010 Pak Tribune
The United Sates has suspended talks on bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with Pakistan, saying that it plans to change its template, a senior official of the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday.
Bring order to investment ’spaghetti bowl’
17-Sep-2010 Korea Times
At an UNCTAD workshop held in Xiamen earlier this month, Korea introduced its model for preventing investor-state disputes through aftercare services.
Black business battling to tap agreements
17-Sep-2010 The Times
South Africa’s black business people are battling to benefit from the numerous bilateral agreements the country has entered into, National Empowerment Fund CEO Philisiwe Buthulezi said on Thursday
‘Call to action’ issued on trade accords
17-Sep-2010 WSJ
“There are 600 trade agreements being worked on right now around the world, and I think the US is focused on single digits–which gives you an idea of the market share we’re losing," says Jim McNerney, CEO of Boeing
Report: Free trade deals don’t increase exports
17-Sep-2010 AFL-CIO Now
A new report shows that the US has had better luck getting "Made in the USA" goods into countries other than its 17 FTA partners
EU agrees to South Korea free trade deal
17-Sep-2010 Bernama
The European Union’s presidency said the 27-nation bloc has agreed to sign a free trade deal with South Korea after overcoming objections from Italy, which feared the pact would hurt its ailing auto industry, according to Yonhap news agency on Thursday.
Expanding US-Canada Security and Economic Partnership
16-Sep-2010 BeYourOwnLeader
In July, US-Canada agreed to work towards a more joint approach to border security aimed at addressing common threats and promoting economic cooperation.
3 FTAs to be finalised in 12 months
16-Sep-2010
In a briefing before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday, the Commerce Ministry declared that three of its four ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations could be finalised in the next 12 months.
EU-China agreement: no knockoff Champagne and Brie
16-Sep-2010 just-food
EU ministers have formally approved negotiations with the Chinese government to strike a wide-ranging bilateral agreement protecting traditional food manufacturers in Europe and China from illicit copies of their products.
Ecuador Assembly agrees to end international investment pacts
16-Sep-2010 Dow Jones
Ecuador’s National Assembly has approved a government request to end bilateral investment promotion and protection agreements with Germany, the UK and Northern Ireland. Those with Finland, Sweden, Canada, China, the Netherlands, France, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and the US may be next.
France openly rejects trade talks with Mercosur: “farmers no bargaining chip”
16-Sep-2010 MercoPress
French Agriculture minister Bruno Le Maire reiterated Paris ‘strong rejection’ of European Union trade talks with Mercosur and said that Europe “is no dumping ground for Mercosur agriculture produce”.
US drones prowl Mexico bicentennial
16-Sep-2010 Al Jazeera
Perhaps, the most lucrative legacy of NAFTA has been the expansion of the drug trade. And the drug gangs are following the basic premises of free trade style capitalism to their logical conclusion: buy low, sell high, make profit, and eliminate your competitors.
EU trade chief aims for Mercosur deal by mid-2011
16-Sep-2010 Reuters
The European Union hopes to reach an accord with South American trade bloc Mercosur by mid-2011 as negotiators iron out details on tough issues such as farm aid and intellectual property, the EU’s trade chief Karel De Gucht said on Tuesday.
EU sets special meeting on SKorea trade deal
16-Sep-2010 AP
An EU source said all major stumbling blocs had been removed, making Italy’s agreement on the multibillion dollar free trade deal likely.
Tackling trans-Pacific trade
16-Sep-2010 Xinhua
With a third round of negotiations scheduled to be held in Brunei in October, the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) still faces ambiguity in promoting its intentions.
India’s central role in AIDS medicines supply could be threatened by trade agreements, new study says
15-Sep-2010 UNITAID
A new study from UNITAID warns that free trade agreements India is currently negotiating may close the tap on affordable medicines for AIDS patients.
Indian groups protest secret Japan-India CEPA
15-Sep-2010
Groups in India along with the Forum Against FTAs raise their voices as the Government of India gave an in-principle agreement to the CEPA with Japan in complete secrecy last week