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Lord Mandelson accused of secretly lobbying for Libya during Lockerbie bomber talks
31-Aug-2009 The Telegraph
Informed sources say that, nearly a year after Lord Mandelson stepped down as European Trade Commissioner to return to the Cabinet, he has continued to push personally for a new and quick European Union (EU) trade deal with Libya.
EU signs trade pact with southeast African nations
30-Aug-2009
The European Union signed a temporary trade pact Saturday with Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe and Madagascar calling for tariffs on European goods to be removed over the next 15 years.
FTA talks chance for Bahrain firms
30-Aug-2009
Bahrain’s business community will get a say on the future of international trade with the US later this year.
Krishna to leave for Brazil on Sunday
29-Aug-2009
Foreign minister S M Krishna will be pay an official visit to Brazil from August 30 to September 1 for co-chairing the 4th India-Brazil Joint Commission Meeting and also for participating in the sixth IBSA Trilateral Commission meeting.
Suspend Honduras from CAFTA, Dominican Leader Says
29-Aug-2009
Dominican President Leonel Fernandez said on Wednesday that Honduras should be suspended from the U.S.-Central America trade accord until the de facto regime in Tegucigalpa agrees to reinstate ousted President Mel Zelaya.
Dominican president rejects Honduran accusations
29-Aug-2009
President Leonel Fernandez requested the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP) to condemn the coup d’état against Manuel Zelaya and support democracy, and rejected the statements from Honduran businessmen who called his proposal as "dirty and opportunistic."
Mauritian body contests EPA pact
29-Aug-2009
A Mauritian socio-political movement, "Rezistans ek Alternativ", Friday asked the Mauritian government to stop the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union, planned to be signed Saturday at Grand Baie.
Asean must not lose sight of its trade interests
29-Aug-2009
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), which marked its 42nd anniversary on Aug 8, has been described as the most successful regional grouping of developing countries.
Exporters urged to benefit from 2nd wave of FTA tariff elimination
28-Aug-2009
Another 12,500 products falling under free-trade agreements with five trading partners will be subject to zero tariff rates come January in the second phase of import-duty reduction.
Wanted: A stable but fair EU deal
28-Aug-2009
The failure by the European Union on the one hand and African, Caribbean and Pacific nations on the other to conclude their Economic Partnership Agreements by July 31 this year, the agreed deadline, does not augur well for trade between the two sides.
Japan free-trade hopes dashed
28-Aug-2009 The Australian
The certain win for the Democratic Party of Japan in Sunday’s election threatens to wreck Australia’s hopes for a comprehensive FTA with its second-largest trading partner. The DPJ has promised no bilateral trade agreements will disadvantage Japanese farmers, while the Rudd government insists only an FTA tackling farm trade barriers is acceptable to Australia.
A Trade Agreement’s Impact On Access To Generic Drugs
26-Aug-2009 Health Affairs
The Central America Free Trade Agreement has kept some generic drugs from Guatemala even though they’re available in the United States.
East Africa: Six Countries to Ink EPA Deal
25-Aug-2009
Six Eastern and Southern African (ESA) countries will this Saturday sign the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) in Mauritius.
Progress made towards New Zealand-Asia FTA: minister
25-Aug-2009
Recent talks made progress toward a free trade agreement with Asian countries, Trade Minister Tim Groser told Parliament on Tuesday.
Thai Union urges govt to pursue FTA with EU
25-Aug-2009 The Nation
Thailand’s leading canned and seafood exporter, Thai Union Frozen Products, has urged the government to strengthen exporters’ competitiveness by going ahead with bilateral free-trade negotiations with the European Union.
Taiwan and China: Reunification by trade?
24-Aug-2009 The Economist
Free-trade agreements are often contentious but rarely would one have as much strategic significance as that proposed between China and Taiwan.
Bilateral agreements are new messiah for world trade
24-Aug-2009 Business Standard
Despite ongoing efforts to blow some life into the comatose Doha Round of WTO talks, it is the bilateral agreements that have emerged as the new messiah for world trade. The past few years have seen every major economy scrambling to sign a raft of free trade agreements, negotiations for which reached a fever-pitch this summer.
Aus, India close to complete feasibility study on FTA
24-Aug-2009 Zee News
Australia and India are close to complete a feasibility study to establish a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in a wide range of areas, an Australian official said on Monday.
EA trading ‘free’ as Europe deal lapses
24-Aug-2009 East African
The East African Community is trading “free” with the European Union — without a binding agreement — following the expiry of an interim arrangement and the failure by teams negotiating from both parties to settle on a comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
Trade blocs agree to simple rules of origin
24-Aug-2009 East African
Three leading regional trading blocs in Africa — EAC, COMESA and SADC — have simplified the rules of origin to be applied by all member states in a move aimed at boosting intra-continental trade.