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Obama not likely to move for Korea FTA’s ratification this year: scholar
16-Mar-2010
The Obama administration will not likely move for ratification of the pending free trade deal with South Korea this year due to health care reform, the economy and other more pressing issues, a scholar said Monday.
Brazilian president in Israel to mark Mercosur FTA
16-Mar-2010 Globes
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio (Lula) da Silva met with President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem today and said that Brazil had given its final approval for a free trade agreement between Israel and the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay). The FTA will come into effect in April.
NGOs call for human rights protection in Colombia-EU FTA
16-Mar-2010 Colombia Reports
Several South American non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have called on the European Union to put better human rights provisions into its free trade agreement with Colombia
Asian business leaders call for deeper regional economic integration
16-Mar-2010 Kyodo News
Japan’s biggest business lobby has been pushing for economic integration within the rapidly growing Asian region, as Japan turns to its neighbors to lift its own economy as it combats deflation.
Imminent EU-S. Korea trade deal will bring £500m benefit to British business
16-Mar-2010 FBT
A new UK government report outlines 100 business opportunities for British firms from the EU-Korea FTA
Trans-Pacific Partnership: A US entry to Asian integration
16-Mar-2010 WPR
The Asia-Pacific is one place where there’s room for US exports to increase dramatically, and a growing TPP would certainly help on that score. However, free trade deals are never an easy sell, and they become tougher still when the domestic jobs picture is bleak.
Uganda: EU supports law threatening access to medicines
16-Mar-2010 IPS
As part of its support to Uganda’s implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and East Africa, the EU is funding the drafting of Kampala’s controversial Counterfeit Goods Bill, which has caused an outcry as it threatens access to life-saving generic medicines in this low income East African country.
Thai civil society statement on India FTAs
15-Mar-2010
With the looming threat of these supply lines being disrupted by TRIPS+ provisions that are likely to be demanded of the Indian Government by FTA negotiators from the European Union and Japan we request that the Indian Government stand firm on their position of refusing all TRIPS+ provision that maybe included in any final agreement.
Colombia and Panama begin trade talks
15-Mar-2010 Colombia Reports
Panama and Colombia will officially begin negotiations Monday over the terms of a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) planned for later this year.
AIDS sufferers protest in Delhi
15-Mar-2010 RTRS
India-EU free-trade pact may limit cheap drugs
RP, EU to meet on cooperation deal
15-Mar-2010 BusinessWorld
The Philippines will again be angling for easier commitments meant to facilitate trade with the European Union (EU) during meetings — scheduled to start this week — to forge a partnership cooperation agreement (PCA), a Trade official said.
Singapore, EU complete first round of FTA negotiations
15-Mar-2010 Bernama
Singapore and the European Union on Friday completed the first round of negotiations on the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA).
EU/India trade pact could limit cheap drugs: MSF
15-Mar-2010 Reuters
Poor people in India and other developing countries may lose access to affordable generic drugs as part of free-trade negotiations between India and the European Union, a medical advocacy group said on Friday.
Egypt, Russia press ahead for free trade agreement
15-Mar-2010 Reuters
Officials from Egypt and Russia will meet in Cairo in July to continue negotiations for a free trade agreement between the two countries
S. Korea, EU to hold ministerial meeting over free trade deal
15-Mar-2010 Yonhap
Trade ministers from South Korea and the European Union will meet in Brussels on Monday to assess the progress of the final steps toward a bilateral free trade agreement
Indo-Lanka FTA is 10 years old
15-Mar-2010
The Free Trade Agreement between India and Sri Lanka is 10 years old and a top trade economist says trade between the two South Asian neighbours have improved and that Sri Lanka should consider upgrading the agreement into a comprehensive economic partnership.
Fourth Round of Korea-Australia FTA Kicks off in Seoul
15-Mar-2010
A fourth round of free trade negotiations between Korea and Australia is scheduled to open in Seoul, Monday.
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks a milestone: Crean
15-Mar-2010
The first step to an Asia-Pacific-wide trade pact will be taken on Monday, with officials from eight nations meeting in Melbourne.
Presidential office defends ECFA plan
14-Mar-2010
The Presidential Office yesterday hit back at critics — including former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) — who said on Saturday that an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) the government is seeking to sign with Beijing this year will undermine Taiwan’s competitiveness.
’New generation’ free-trade deal talks start today
14-Mar-2010
Talks begin in Melbourne today to lift what began as a 2001 pact between New Zealand and Singapore to a powerful "new generation" regional free trade deal that the United States has made a top trade priority.