13-Jan-2011
Global Research
While Canada does need to lessen its dependency on the U.S. economy, CETA is based on the failed NAFTA trade model and will only serve to accelerate the corporate takeover of the country.As talks enter their final crucial stages, there are growing concerns over the threat CETA poses to Canadian sovereignty. Coupled with the financial turmoil sweeping Europe, deep economic integration with the EU could prove disastrous.
13-Jan-2011
BusinessWorld
A visiting British state official urged the Philippines yesterday to pick up its pace towards starting free trade talks with the European Unio, saying an agreement would boost export sales of all parties involved and also attract more investors into Manila’s public-private partnership projects for infrastructure.
13-Jan-2011
Post Chronicle
A senior Democratic lawmaker opposed to a US free trade agreement with Colombia headed to that country on Wednesday to see what progress has been made on labor concerns related to the pact.
13-Jan-2011
Better Farming
Canadian pork producers and packers fear consequences of lagging behind Chile, United States and Europe in key Asian market
13-Jan-2011
Business Standard
India and South African nations are expected to sign a trade agreement by the middle of this year, which aims at reducing tariffs on certain items traded between the nations, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said.
13-Jan-2011
Financial Express
Hard lobbying by the European Union, home to many of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms like Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis and Roche, has struck a chord with India’s Prime Minister’s Office, which is now ’putting pressure’ on a reluctant commerce and industry ministry to include a
contentious IPR chapter in the proposed India-EU trade and investment pact.
12-Jan-2011
European Parliament
Members of the European Parliament advocate suspending negotiations for an “advanced status” for Tunisia, complementing its EU Association Agreement (FTA).
10-Jan-2011
Blog for Iowa
When Senator Grassley, House Speaker Boehner and others speak for the need to ratify the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, there is an underlying presumption that members of the US middle class are either not paying attention or have forgotten that unrestricted access to US markets benefits the wealthy and puts pressure on the middle class.
