Articles by language
-
25-Jul-2014 Macro Business
AMA warns on risks lurking in TPP trade deal
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has urged the Australian government to reject provisions in the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) that “could undermine the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and compromise the ability of governments to improve public health”. -
25-Jul-2014 European Parliament News
US-EU free-trade deal: "In the end Parliament decides on the agreements"
Interview with Bernd Lange, chair of the international trade committee of the European Parliament. -
25-Jul-2014 MercoPress
Brazil wants to speed Mercosur/Pacific Alliance free trade understanding
Brazil will propose next Tuesday during the Mercosur summit that the group and the Pacific Alliance reach an agreement on free trade by the end of the year, according to official sources. -
25-Jul-2014 Midwest Producer
Mexico purchases of US corn more than double
As a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement and other factors, Mexico has already more than doubled its imports of US corn this year. -
24-Jul-2014 EU Bulletin
Ecuador and EU reach a long-delayed trade deal
The European Union finally reached a trade agreement with the world’s number one banana exporter, Ecuador. -
24-Jul-2014 IATP
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft SPS chapter (June 2014)
-
24-Jul-2014 IATP
Leaked document reveals US-EU trade agreement threatens public health, food safety
A draft chapter of the US-EU trade agreement leaked today by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy reveals public health and food safety could be at risk, according to an accompanying analysis. -
24-Jul-2014 EurActiv
Commission swamped by 150,000 replies to TTIP consultation
About 150,000 people have responded to the European Commission’s online consultation on the controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clause in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). -
24-Jul-2014 Korea Herald
KITA releases FTA report in English
The Institute for International Trade, a think tank under the Korea International Trade Association, released a report in English on Korea’s free trade agreement policies, processes and communication strategies between governments and private businesses. -
23-Jul-2014 Business Day
SADC signs EPA with EU
Countries in the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) have signed the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.
-
23-Jul-2014 The Diplomat
The Japan-Mongolia FTA is about cars, minerals and abductees
Mining is expected to become a much larger portion of their overall trade, with an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clause instituted to protect companies and allow them to seek compensation if government policy negatively impacts their investments. -
23-Jul-2014 Aidwatch
Australian aid and trade watchdogs denounce Pacific Free Trade Agreement
Independent Australian organisations, the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network and AID/WATCH, have voiced serious concerns about the PACER-Plus Free Trade Agreement currently being negotiated between Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island Countries. -
23-Jul-2014 iPolitics
CETA ‘should be initialed by September 25′: EU Trade Commissioner
The end of the Canada-EU trade agreement (CETA) technical negotiations are “in sight” and the deal should be initialed in time for a late September bilateral summit in Ottawa, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said Tuesday. -
22-Jul-2014 Minivan News
Maldives to boycott Israeli products, annul bilateral agreements
Explaining the boycott, Mohamed Hussain ‘Mundhu’ Shareef, minister at the President’s Office, said “Israeli investment is not important for us. We want investments from countries with human rights practices that are acceptable to us.” -
22-Jul-2014 TDM Special Issue on "Arbitration in the Middle East - Expectations and Challenges for the Future"
TDM Special Issue on "Arbitration in the Middle East - Expectations and Challenges for the Future"
The volume of international business either in the Middle East or with a Middle Eastern element is increasing and many of the contracts being used provide for arbitration. While arbitration ("tahkim" in Arabic) has long-standing religious and cultural roots in the Middle East, there are a number of differences and tensions between the Western perception of arbitration and certain Islamic legal principles. -
22-Jul-2014 RT
Russia reported to be cancelling duty–free trade with Ukraine
The duty-free trade deal between Russia and Ukraine is coming to an end. Russia says fundamental changes mean that it will invoke Article 62 of the Vienna Declaration to terminate the understanding. -
22-Jul-2014 AFP
Japan, Mongolia sign free trade deal
Japan and Mongolia signed a free-trade deal today, as Tokyo looks to tap the country’s fast-growing economy and its vast supply of natural resources. -
22-Jul-2014 Islands Business
PANG warns against Fiji’s ratification of IEPA
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has expressed concern that the government of Fiji has announced its decision to ratify the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA). -
22-Jul-2014 Times of India
American tangdi kebab for basmati
India’s ministry of external affairs has suggested allowing the free import of American chicken legs and starting a dialogue on a bilateral investment treaty, in return for the US government allowing shipments of Indian basmati rice, pomegranate and table grapes and immigration reforms that will help Indian IT professionals. -
21-Jul-2014 ECNS
Global investment needs Chinese inputs
After European- and then US-led bilateral treaties, the world is in the process of shaping the third generation of investment systems, and it is important for China to analyze the new trends and map out its strategy to keep abreast with the times, writes China Daily.