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India, ASEAN sign deal on free trade in goods
13-Aug-2009 Reuters India
India and 10-nation trade bloc ASEAN signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in goods today in Bangkok, Thailand
Ghana to sign EPA in October
13-Aug-2009
Ghana may be compelled to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement in its current form come October if discussions on the agreements are not finally concluded by ECOWAS.
Leaders deflect criticism of SPP at Mexico Summit
13-Aug-2009 rabble
The fifth annual North American leaders’ summit has just wrapped up in Guadalajara and it’s hard to tell what, if anything, was accomplished.
India-US investment treaty to take time
13-Aug-2009 The Hindu
The US on Wednesday said its proposed bilateral investment treaty with India will take time to materialise, but when clinched it would offer protection to investors in each other’s markets.
US trade deals open markets – GAO
13-Aug-2009 Feedstuffs
The US Government Accountability Office says bilateral free trade agreements signed by the United States work: they deliver new market opportunities for America’s agriculture sector.
Argentina–Venezuela: CFK and Hugo Chavez signed trade agreements
13-Aug-2009 Página 12
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner qualified agreements signed with Hugo Chavez for “key sectors” such as foodstuffs, energy and technology as “absolutely necessary” and “transcendental for the 21 Century”.
T&T eyes Canada trade deal
12-Aug-2009 Trinidad & Tobago Express
Despite the controversies associated with the negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), permanent secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Carl Francis, says Trinidad and Tobago will be better off in the area of trade once it joins forces with Canada.
Regardless of DPJ aspirations, FTA with US would be tall order
12-Aug-2009 Japan Times
The media have lashed out at the Democratic Party of Japan over its apparent backpedaling on wanting a free-trade agreement between Japan and the United States.
Panama, Canada sign FTA deal
12-Aug-2009 Xinhua
Panama and Canada on Tuesday signed a free trade agreement (FTA) after the conclusion of bilateral trade talks.
SPYL Backs Government on EPAs
11-Aug-2009
The Swapo Party Youth League has come all out in support of Government’s refusal to sign the EPAs, claiming current negotiations with the European Union (EU) on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) are not beneficial to the country.
Canada signs free-trade agreement with Panama
11-Aug-2009
US mulls trade pact with Taiwan
11-Aug-2009 Taipei Times
US Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is urging US Trade Representative Ron Kirk to promptly resume negotiations with Taiwan for a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) and for a US-Taiwan bilateral investment agreement. The negotiations were broken off last year by the US in retaliation for Taiwan’s restrictions on the import of US beef.
Human rights lawyer institutes proceedings against EU at European Court of Justice in order to improve human rights situation Lebanon
11-Aug-2009 CGGL
The prominent Lebanese human rights lawyer Dr. Muhamad Mugraby has instituted legal proceedings against the EU at the European Court of Justice invoking its obligations under Article 2 of the Association Agreement with Lebanon, commonly known as the “human rights clause”, in order to improve the human rights situation in Lebanon.
Importers using JPEPA to cheat gov’t
11-Aug-2009 PDI
Importers and brokers have resorted to using a controversial trade agreement between the Philippines and Japan to avoid paying the correct amount of taxes to the government, a ranking customs official said Monday.
Gulf states, EU to resume negotiations over free-trade agreement
11-Aug-2009 SmartBrief
The EU is expected to drop "noneconomic demands" to which the Gulf states object, according to a report from the Emirates Industrial Bank.
ASEAN FTA with India likely to be delayed again
11-Aug-2009 MCOT News
Economic ministers from the 10 Southeast Asian countries will sign the Asean-China Investment Agreement during the 41st Asean Economic Ministers this week, but the long-delayed free trade pact with India is likely to be postponed again.
Kerala fights clock in ASEAN free-trade deal
11-Aug-2009 Asia Times
"If this FTA goes through, pepper may cease to be produced in Kerala, the land where it originated," says Thomas Verghese, a distinguished agricultural scientist and chairman of the Kerala State Prices Board
Anti-NAFTA protest "greets" North American leaders in Guadalajara
10-Aug-2009 Xinhua
At least 300 people on Sunday demonstrated against the Fifth North American Leaders’ Summit, being held in Guadalajara, capital of western Mexico state Jalisco.
Asean FTA gives coffee growers sleepless nights
10-Aug-2009 DNAIndia
Leaders from Kerala have vociferously opposed the Asean free trade agreement that could impact its farmers in future. The same cannot be said about many coffee growers who have little political muscle. Karnataka produces 70% of coffee in India.
Lu makes case for FTAs with regional countries
10-Aug-2009 Taipei Times
Taiwan’s former vice president said that the KMT and CCP are plotting a “3-3-3” scheme that includes an ECFA, confidence-building and a peace treaty by 2011