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Zero duty for Lankan goods in Pakistan
29-Mar-2009
The Department of Commerce said this week that under the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Pakistan has confirmed duty free status to 4,500 Sri Lankan products.
Panama-AIG outrage on all fronts
28-Mar-2009 Eyes on Trade
Anger is brimming over in diverse corridors over the Bush hangover agreement with Panama, and the new rights it would give to AIG-linked bodies in Panama to sue US taxpayers.
KAIROS and Colombian Partners Outraged at Canada-Colombia Free Trade Deal
27-Mar-2009 Kairos
Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives today expressed outrage that the federal government has introduced legislation for a free trade deal with Colombia, ignoring the pleas of Canadian and Colombian activists for a human rights assessment in advance of any deal.
Peru refuses price raise on medicines at FTA negotiation with EU
27-Mar-2009 Xinhua
The Peruvian Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry said Thursday that Peru will not accept raise in medicine prices in the second round of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union..
"Israel must see that there are consequences to its actions"
27-Mar-2009 Anarkismo.net
We can and must focus on the trading privileges from which Israel benefits within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement, and point out again and again that Israel violates the human rights clause of that Agreement. If nothing else, this clarifies that EU support for Israel violates its own regulations.
EU-India: Free Trade Agreement to be signed by the end of 2010 say MEPs
27-Mar-2009 European Parliament
Disappointed with the slow pace of negotiations, MEPs would like to see a Free Trade Agreement signed with India by the end of 2010, in a report adopted in Strasbourg by the European Parliament.
Making a bad situation worse: An analysis of the text of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
26-Mar-2009 CCIC
While trade can support development and the realization of human rights, the authors find that neither the political conditions in Colombia, nor the terms of this FTA meet the criteria that would allow that to happen.
Deputy Prime Minister Voices Concerns Over Free Trade Agreement with Canada
25-Mar-2009 JIS
Jamaica’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has expressed concerns about the upcoming free trade agreement to be signed between Canada and CARICOM.
Charity warning on free trade plans
25-Mar-2009 Press Association
Millions of people in developing countries will lose their jobs under free trade plans which will be promoted by the Gordon Brown at next week’s G20 summit, a leading charity has warned.
EC pushing for RP-EU bilateral trade deal with impasse in Asean-EU FTA
25-Mar-2009 Business Mirror
THE European Commission is urging the Philippine private sector to persuade the government to pursue a bilateral economic cooperation deal with the European Union now that the negotiation for a region-to-region free-trade agreement between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and EU has reached an impasse.
Tentative Free Trade Deal for S. Korea and Europe
24-Mar-2009 NY Times
South Korea and the European Union on Tuesday reached a tentative agreement to scrap tariffs on goods traded between them, a deal that, if ratified, would send a strong signal on free trade at a time of rising protectionist tendencies.
South Korea, EU Reach Agreement On FTA
24-Mar-2009 BERNAMA
Negotiators of South Korea and the European Union (EU) reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday over their free trade agreement (FTA), South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported.
Is negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with Canada a priority at this time?
23-Mar-2009
Caricom negotiations with Canada on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have been proceeding since 2007. At their summit in Belize on March 12-13, Caricom Heads approved a ‘Negotiating Brief’ with the proviso that it may need to be re-examined in the context of the global economic situation. It sounds like they wish to keep their options open.
Asean FTA in deep freeze
23-Mar-2009
India and Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) will have to reschedule the June 1 deadline for eliminating duties on more than 4,000 products traded between the two sides, a government official said.
EU Commission Manufactured African Business Support for EPAs
23-Mar-2009 CEO
Internal email communication by DG Trade obtained by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) unveils how the EU Commission has actively orchestrated African business support for its Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the countries from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. MEPs will vote on the EPA negotiations at their sitting in Strasbourg today and tomorrow.
China, Japan and Indonesia’s LNG Ploys
22-Mar-2009 JapanFocus
This article outlines recent developments in Indonesia’s LNG export relationship with both Japan and China. It assess what is driving Indonesian policy in the areas of energy and investment, with particular reference to China.
AIG suing taxpayers for its own Panama tax dodging
21-Mar-2009 Eyes on trade
Under the Panama FTA, AIG-Panama would be able to sue the US taxpayer for cash damages by claiming common regulatory actions were "tantamount" to an ("indirect") "expropriation."
US needs new trade policy, but won’t retreat: Kirk
21-Mar-2009
he United States will not retreat from the global marketplace but must address the concerns of American workers who believe that trade hurts them, President Barack Obama’s chief trade negotiator said at his swearing in ceremony on Friday.
Pro-free trade groups put together broad coalition
21-Mar-2009 WSJ
After years of watching the anti-free trade groups put together remarkably broad coalitions, the pro-free trade side in the US is striking back.
Andean countries, EU to continue FTA dialogue
21-Mar-2009 Xinhua
Peruvian, Colombian and Ecuadorian officials will hold meetings with the European Union next week for a Free Trade Agreement. The discussion on intellectual property is seen as one of the most sensitive in the negotiations, because the Europeans have demanded an extension of the terms for the copyrights and data protection.