This news is indeed a breather for the starving home economy. New FTA’s should be negotiated and those which are under negotiation process should be finalized. But the review process has to be implemented on a priority.
The whole world looks to India as a resilent economy. Our govt. should not loose time.
Does "bilaterals" really want to publish such vested interest articles?
Follow the money...Campaign donations and lobbyists.
Estimados Señores (as)
Me pueden enviar copia del Texto del TPP y si tienen de la Alianza del Pacífico, mejor.
Saludos y agradezco su atención.
Interesting article. I’m questioning the accuracy of Mr. Palit’s analysis of President Xi’s consideration of joining TPP talks. If it were true, I believe it would destabilize many of China’s state controlled sectors. China has a population of over 1.3 billion people and does not have the infrastructure (nor political will) to embrace US-style FTAs.
My sense is that this is written for India’s perspective, as there are many in India advocating revision of their Constitution, advocating amendments to the rights and interests of the private sectors and neo-liberal enterprises.
Corregido! Gracias!
Oscar Leonardo Salas Ángel NO ES EL SEGUNDO DE IZQUIERDA A DERECHA, ES EL PRIMERO.
Durante mucho tiempo he leído en sus páginas las críticas, más destructivas que constructivas, a los Tratados comerciales que firma Colombia, espero ver que escribirán sobre la negociación con Panamá y la próxima con República Dominicana que salvo una mala negociación es un gana-gana.
Saludos,
While these documents are in Ukrainian language an English version of this text can be found here
http://www.scribd.com/doc/160329160/EU-Ukraine-Association-Agreement-English
Siempre fue un vendido al neocapitalismo!
Vendido a las grandes corporaciones internacionales y atenta contra la soberania uruguaya.
>The farmers of Canada are not the only ones confronting this problem. Many Latin American Countries are giving property rights and helping the multinationals instead of protecting their farmers. Here we are very concerned because the local farmers are being abandoned by the government and the poverty is increasing. Also food safety is in danger. We the people of the world should join to refuse the action of the multinational and the governments.
An English text version of the text can be found here
http://glavcom.ua/pub/2012_11_19_EU_Ukraine_Association_Agreement_English.pdf
English, 906 pages
EEUU quiere que Uruguay le de la patada al Mercosur y a la Unasur. Puñalada a Brasil, Argentina, Ecuador y Venezuela por ser progresistas. Asi como el traidor Amodio Perez, los gringos pretenden de que el Frente Amplio traicione sus principios. Ya tienen a Astori queriendo embarcarnos en el proyecto gringo. Ofrecen desarrollar la infraestructura...Otra mentira! Lo mismo le prometieron a Africa el Clinton y el Bush y miren como esta esa mierda, viven peor que las ratas! Miren como dejaron a Irak, en la miseria siendo el pais que mas petróleo tiene en el mundo. Como quedó Sudamérica despues de la dictaduras auspiciadas por EEUU? Nos comían los piojos. Y estos idiotas creen que nos olvidamos? QUE SE METAN LA ALIANZA DEL PACÍFICO EN EL ORTO!
True in so many cases not only TPPA. That is why multilateral liberalization will always be superior to the preferential discriminatory deals.
How will this be done given the existence of Customs Union between RF, Kazakhstan and Belorus? Could RF negotiate further PTAs without those two other members of the CU?
Existe t’il des accords commerciaux entre région européennes comme le fait le régionalisme espagnol?
Dear Prof. Michael Richardson,
Hearty thanks for your interesting Opinion.
I am Professor of International Economic Law of Development at the Faculty of Law in University of Marrakech-MOROCCO.
My fields of research are especially International Investment Agreements and Regional Economic Integration. Concerning this latter expression, I would prefer, if I am not wrong, the Terminology Regional Integration.
Let me mention that I am an expert (in French language) of UNCTAD in the field of International Investment Agreements since 2003. I was an expert (in French) of Institute on Technical Assistance in area of Trade and Investment for the region of African French Speaking Countries
Let me mention that from 10 July to 30 August 2013, I will be engaged (busy) in preparing 2 papers for two international Conferences : one will be held in Dakar-Senegal on 22-24 October 2013 on the subject of International Investment Arbitration and will be organized by African Society of International Law. The second and important conference will be held in Jouhanesbourg /South-Africa 27-29 October on the subject of Regional Economic Integration and will be organized by African Development Bank, United Nations Development Program, and the Commission of United Nations for Africa.
Please could it be possible to have the Email address of Prof. Michael Richardson ?
Special Regards
Prof. Oudebji Mohamed
Faculty of Law and Economics,
University of Marrakech-Morocco
Email : oudebji@hotmail.com
Email : moudebji@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone: 212 6 64 52 28 66
I completely agree with you. The most important task before African countries is to ward off the EU-EPA onslaught and focus on deepening trade relationships within the continent. A continent wide FTA is imperative!
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE LEGITMIMATE CONCERNS IN NIGERIA ABOUT SOUTH AFRCICAN COMPETITIVE STRENTGTH, THESE CONCERNS SHOULD PALE INTO SIGNIFICANCE WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THE GREATER STRENGTH OF THE EU VIS VIS AFRICAN ECONOMIES. THUS THE EU SHOULD GO SLOW IN FOISTING EPAS ON AFRICAN COUNTRIES BY SHRINKING MARKET ACCESS FOR NON-SIGNATORIES BY OCTOBER 1, 2014. NIGERIA HAS ALREADY SACRIFICED MARKET ACCESS INTO THE EU BY REFUSING
TO EVEN ENTER INTO INTERIM FTAs WITH THE EU.
iT IS TIME FOR LIKE-MINDED AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO JOIN THORD COUNTIRES WHO WILL BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST EU PREFERENCES TO JOIN TOGETHER TO PRESSURE THE EU TO SLOW UP THE PROCESS OR DELAY IT UNTIL NEXT DECADE. BY THAT TIME, AFRICA SHOULD BE SUFFICIENTLY UNIFIED TO NEGOTIATE AS A GROUP AVOINDING THE DAMAGE TO CURRENT AFRICAN INTEGRATION EFFORTS BY THE EU SIGINING SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WITH MORE VULNERABLE AFRICAN COUNTRIES
7-Nov-2013
You should not publish such misleading text without comment. The text wrongly claims that Peru has no free trade agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay. But clearly, the facts show otherwise:
http://www.sice.oas.org/trade/MRCSRPerACE58/ace.asp
Firma
30 noviembre 2005
Vigencia
Argentina: Nota Nº EMSUR - CR Nº 125/05 de 14/12/2005 (CR/di 2156).
Brasil: Nota Nº 02 de 02/01/2006 - Decreto Nº 5651 de 29/12/2005 (CR/di 2172).
Paraguay: Nota RP/ALADI - MERCOSUR/4/N° 012/06 de 15/02/06- Decreto 7.110 de 06/02/2006 (CR/di 2205)
Perú: Nota Nº 7-5-ZR/36 de 20/12/2005 - Decreto Supremo Nº 035-2005-MINCETUR de 12/12/2005 (CR/di 2160).
Uruguay: Nota Nº 1095/05 de 16/12/2005 - Decreto 663/85 de 27/11/1985 (CR/di 2158).