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New report: Panama FTA would undermine US efforts to stop offshore tax-haven abuse and regulate risky financial conduct
2-May-2009 Public Citizen
The trade deal would leave tax shelters for AIG and narcotraffickers intact while removing existing US tools to combat tax evasion and other financial crimes
Do bilateral investment treaties lead to more foreign investment?
1-May-2009 ITN
The global network of over 2800 bilateral investment treaties has been built on the basis of promoting foreign direct investment, and yet, after a decade of research, whether in fact BITs lead to an increase in FDI flows is a matter of debate. ITN has posed a few questions to three academics for their views on the relationship between BITs, FDI flows and sustainable development.
SKorea closer to trade pact with ASEAN
1-May-2009 AFP
South Korea will move closer to a full free trade deal with Southeast Asian nations when an agreement on opening up the services sector comes into force on 1 May.
Rwanda: US trade to be strengthened
1-May-2009 AllAfrica.com
In 2006, Rwanda and the United States signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), aimed at giving Rwanda the opportunity to take advantage of the US market through duty-free exports. Results: Rwandan exports to the USA have grown by 8%, while imports from America went up by 27%.
Sacu-Turkey free-trade agreement
1-May-2009 Engineering News
South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry intends to embark on a study into the potential for a free-trade agreement between the Southern African Customs Union and Turkey.
EU urged not to sign FTA with Colombia
1-May-2009 Columbia Reports
Colombian, American, and European union workers pressed the European Parliament not to sign a free trade agreement with Colombia if human rights don’t improve here.
An ’unacceptable’ free trade agreement
30-Apr-2009 Bangkok Post
The free trade agreement the EU has proposed to Asean deliberately undermines the Doha Declaration on patents and public health.
Central American, EU officials meet on Association Agreement
30-Apr-2009 Xinhua
Trade negotiators from the European Union and the Central American nations met in Brussels last week and agreed to renew negotiations for an Association Agreement
New Delhi can’t sign FTA with Moscow until Russia joins WTO
30-Apr-2009 Business Standard
India and Russia, two of the four most important emerging economies in the world, will not be able to enter into a free trade agreement for expanding their trade ties unless Moscow becomes a member of the World Trade Organisation.
A helping Chinese hand
29-Apr-2009 Asia Times
A new investment fund and loan package to help alleviate the impact of the global financial crisis for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) represents the latest overture of China’s "soft power" campaign towards the region.
US should consider trade pact with EU —manufacturers
29-Apr-2009 Reuters
A proposed trade deal between Canada and the European Union puts pressure on the United States to begin thinking about its own trade pact with Europe, U.S. manufacturers said on Tuesday.
EU-GCC free trade talks to resume after being derailed in December
29-Apr-2009 Gulf News
The European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council’s Joint Council meet today at the Al Bustan Palace Hotel to put on track the Free Trade Agreement talks that were derailed by the GCC last December.
India, Thailand review bilateral free trade agreement
29-Apr-2009 PTI
India and Thailand are reviewing their progress on signing a bilateral free trade agreement.
China, Peru sign free trade agreement
29-Apr-2009 Earth Times
China and Peru on Tuesday signed a free trade agreement (FTA) that the Chinese government hailed as an "important signal" of closer international cooperation amid the global financial crisis.
The US-Colombia FTA and national insecurity: A call for ethical foreign policy
29-Apr-2009 Upside Down World
United States foreign trade policies should insist on seeking more ethical economic practices which do not rely on the exploitation of lives and environmental resources, but which thrive off of sustainable relationships of production. Additionally, the United States should recognize the role it has historically played in protracting violence in Colombia, and the influence it has on Colombian forms of governance and economic policy
EAC Regional: Private sector ambivalent on EPAs
28-Apr-2009 Ratio Magazine
Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi all qualify for free EU market access under the Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme, but chose to sign a joint EPA with Kenya to preserve the EAC customs union. As the conclusion of the EPA negotiations approaches and the global economic crisis continues, the debate over how an EPA will affect East Africa has produced few clear answers.
China, Switzerland will study feasibility of free trade pact
28-Apr-2009 Xinhua
China and Switzerland will study the feasibility of a bilateral free trade agreement in the second half of this year, said Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Yi Xiaozhun Monday.
European Union members approve free-trade talks with Canada
28-Apr-2009 The Canadian Press
The European Union endorsed plans Monday to open negotiations with Canada on a new free-trade pact. The negotiations, which could last two years, are to be officially launched on May 6 in Prague.
China trade gets new push
28-Apr-2009 Bangkok Post
Thailand’s parliament has endorsed a framework for broadening the scope of cooperation and trade with China. But Democrat MP Kraisak Choonhavan said the new framework would only further affect farmers in the North who are already suffering under the FTA deal.
Central America and the European Union resume negotiations for an Association Agreement
27-Apr-2009 Guatemala Times
There is a commitment to conclude the negotiation of the three pillars of the agreement in the month of July 2009.