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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.
10 Reasons to Challenge PACER-Plus
27-Apr-2009 PANG
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has prepared a fact-sheet (10 Reasons to Challenge PACER-Plus) outlining concerns about a potential free trade agreement between Australia/New Zealand and the Pacific Island countries. Concerns include dramatic losses in government revenue, an undermining of public services, potential threats to indigenous land-rights, business closures and job losses.
Oman urges India to sign FTA
25-Apr-2009 The Hindu
India and Oman are in the final stages of setting up a $100-million fund that will be utilised in development and infrastructure projects in both nations. To boost trade relations with Oman and other Gulf nations, Oman has urged India to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Peru, Japan to hold 1st round of FTA negotiations on May 25
25-Apr-2009 LIP
The first round of negotiations for the upcoming Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Peru and Japan will take place from May 25th to 29th in Lima. However, based on the previous agreements signed by Japan, Peru cannot negotiate all products.
The jinxed India-Asean FTA
25-Apr-2009 Made in China.com
The India-Asean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has suffered so many disasters that some observers fear a jinx.
Removing the Korea-EU FTA beef imports provision
24-Apr-2009 Hankyoreh
As negotiations for the South Korea-European Union free trade agreement (Korea-EU FTA) race into their final stages, the inner workings are starting to come to light.
Lawmaker moves to delay free-trade pacts
23-Apr-2009 WSJ
A Democratic senator from Ohio is moving to further tie up pending US free-trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea, setting up a potential clash between President Barack Obama and some members of his party.
US Muslim group seeks to nix US-Israel Free Trade agreement
23-Apr-2009 Haaretz
Global pharmaceuticals companies, which often argue that Israel should pass stricter legislation to protect intellectual property, have received support from an unexpected corner recently: the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy (IRmep) has filed an urgent petition to the United States Trade Representative demanding the immediate suspension of preferential Israeli access to the US market under the Free Trade Area agreement.
US, Peru review environmental advances in FTA
23-Apr-2009 AFP
US and Peruvian officials met recently to see how the environmental clauses of the free trade agreement signed between Lima and Washington were being implemented, the office of the US Trade Representative said Wednesday.