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3-Aug-2013
FTAs actually restrict free trade
We are told that when trade is free, there will be more trade and nations will prosper. To achieve even freer trade the nations of the world must enter into free trade agreements. -
3-Aug-2013
IP Rights chapter of TPP far from final, says ministry
The Intellectual Property (IP) Rights chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is far from being finalised. -
3-Aug-2013
Turkey ‘ready’ for free trade deal with Mexico, minister says
Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan has said Turkey is ready to sign a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with Mexico. -
3-Aug-2013
Senator considers Colombia-EU FTA harmful, illegal
The Colombia-European Union (EU) FTA will be as damaging to the country as the one signed with U.S., asserted here Senator Jorge Enrique Robledo, who called the agreement illegal and a violation of the Constitution. -
3-Aug-2013
TPPA gets hostile response during public meeting
A public consultation session here intended to gather feedback on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) garnered mostly hostile response from the participants. -
2-Aug-2013 Newsroom Panama
FTA with European Union kicks in
Free trade agreements signed by the European Union with Panama, Colombia, Honduras and Nicaragua came into force on Thursday August 1. -
2-Aug-2013 World Bulletin
Turkey ready to sign FTA with Mexico, says minister
Turkish Minister of Economy Zafer Caglayan said on Tuesday that Turkey was ready to sign a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with Mexico. -
2-Aug-2013
S. Korea says latest FTA talks with Japan, China constructive
The latest round of talks with Japan and China for a three-way free trade agreement (FTA) ended Friday after what South Korea called "constructive discussions." -
2-Aug-2013 La Arena
ALBA: Anti-imperialist with already nine members
The Bolivarian Alliance of Our America held its 12th presidential meeting in Guayaquil in 2013, the first without Hugo Chavez. -
1-Aug-2013
Alba alliance ambitions lay bare Latin trade confusion
In the bewildering array of Latin American and Caribbean trade alliances, the left-of-centre Alba group is probably the one that attracts the least attention outside the region. -
1-Aug-2013 Express Tribune
Why (not) so serious?: US keen to revive Bilateral Investment Treaty
The United States has asked Pakistan to take the Bilateral Investment Treaty ‘seriously’, as Islamabad plans to bring all domestic stakeholders on board before entering negotiations. -
31-Jul-2013
Free-trade deal given shot in arm
Smart political footwork by Prime Minister John Key has put the South Korean free-trade agreement back on the agenda. -
31-Jul-2013
EPA negotiations postponed again
The European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner, Karel De Gucht, says the EU wants local industries to benefit from the trade agreement and to create added value and jobs. -
31-Jul-2013
Nurul Izzah: Don’t bow down to pressure on TPP
Malaysia’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat VP Nurul Izzah Anwar has accused the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of bowing down to pressure when it agreed to clauses on investor-state dispute settlement in negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. -
31-Jul-2013
China, ROK, Japan launch 2nd FTA talks
China, the Republic of Korea and Japan started their second round of trilateral talks on a free trade agreement on Tuesday. -
30-Jul-2013 South News
The world’s worst judicial system?
Frustrated with the BITs and its arbitration, a growing number of governments have retreated from the system. -
30-Jul-2013 IBT
Kenya mulls a breakaway: As EU trade beckons, East African Community urges restraint
Tentative plans to sign an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union could bolster some of Kenya’s vital sectors, but could also distance Kenya from its neighbors in the East African Community, or EAC. -
29-Jul-2013 Our Fair Deal
Diverse international coalition launches alternative process to secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership talks
The Fair Deal Coalition has launched a new initiative that will give Internet users a platform to discuss what copyright should look like under the TPP. -
29-Jul-2013
ECFA beneficial to Taiwan’s pursuit of future FTAs: WTO
The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), signed between Taiwan and China on June 29, 2010, helps Taiwan participate in regional economic integration, according to a book published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in June of this year. -
29-Jul-2013
Korean FTA could be signed within year - PM
New Zealand is more likely than not to secure a much-coveted free trade deal with South Korea and it could be signed within a year, Prime Minister John Key says.