11-May-2009
Prism Webcast News
As the Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in the face of one month long indigenous protests, 42 indigenous leaders have entered the Peruvian Congress to announce a hunger strike until the issue of a repeal of decrees affecting the territorial rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon is debated by the full legislature. The decrees, which were passed to facilitate the Free Trade Agreement with the United States, facilitate the transfer of Amazon land and resource rights to oil, mining, logging and agricultural companies to the detriment of indigenous and campesino inhabitants. They also set the stage for the privatization of water resources.
11-May-2009
Excess Copyright
The Canada/EU FTA negotation process is underway. From an intellectual property standpoint, there are many clear opportunities and pitfalls for Canadian interests depending on point of view.
7-May-2009
Economic Times
The election process in the US and India seems to have put discussions on the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) - a pact to ease investment laws between the two countries - on the backburner.
7-May-2009
Dow Jones Newswires
Crean has expressed frustration at the slow pace of the FTA negotiations, saying in March talks were "bogged down" just at a time when Australia wanted to develop a framework for a new economic partnership with China, which would include a framework for investment in an FTA.
