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22-Jul-2013 RMR
Association Agreement between EU and Central America enters into effect after ratification by El Salvador
With the recent ratification by the Salvadorean members of the House of Representatives, the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union (EU) will enter into effect on August 1st. The agreement has been strongly rejected by social organizations.
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21-Jul-2013
Critics urge provinces to hold public hearings on EU trade deals
Critics of the free trade talks with Europe are urging Canadian provinces to ensure any negotiated deal gets a full public airing before it is formally signed. -
20-Jul-2013
Banks to thrive on China trade deal
The Australian financial services sector could be a major beneficiary if the Labor government is able to finalise the long-awaited free trade agreement with China. -
20-Jul-2013
Karkey serves Rs33b damage notice on Pakistan; Approaches ICSID against water and power ministry
The Turkish power firm Karkey Karadeniz Elektrik Uretim (KKEU) has approached the Washington based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) against Pakistan’s water and power ministry and also served a Rs33billion damage notice on the ministry, sources said on Wednesday. -
20-Jul-2013
TPPA: NGOs want medical and tobacco business excluded in free trade talks
Malaysia should exclude medical and tobacco businesses in the ongoing free trade talks under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). -
20-Jul-2013
Malaysia detains 14 trans-Pacific free trade deal protesters
Malaysian police on Saturday detained 14 people protesting against ongoing negotiations for a huge trans-Pacific free trade deal. -
20-Jul-2013
FTA to bring more opportunities for Singapore, Costa Rica
The Singapore-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (SCRFTA) took effect on July 1. -
19-Jul-2013 Action Plan of Gerak Lawan
Call for Action from Gerak Lawan
July 20, 2013 Dear Friends, Warm greetings of solidarity from Indonesia! We are writing to you on behalf of the Indonesian People’s Movement Against Neocolonialism-Imperialism (Gerak Lawan), a national coalition established in 2005, now leading the way on the road to the 9th Ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Bali, Indonesia. However, we, social movements and organizations, not only in Indonesia and Asia, but all around the world, are not just leading a campaign (...) -
19-Jul-2013
Prospects high for fruitful end to Thailand-EU FTA talks
Michelangelo Pipan, Italy’s ambassador to Thailand, is bullish on the prospects of a successful free trade agreement between Thailand and the European Union. -
19-Jul-2013
India may soon conclude FTA with European Union: Manmohan Singh
Unfazed by hiccups in concluding the long-pending free trade agreement with European Union, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed the hope that the pact would be sealed soon. -
19-Jul-2013 The Hindu
We don’t need CEPA any longer: Basil Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka will not need the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India any longer, as both countries had moved on, said Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa. -
19-Jul-2013 BD
Termination of bilateral investment treaties won’t harm relations
"South Africa has confronted a dilemma in which it was no longer possible to renegotiate investment treaties with individual EU member states and if we did not move towards termination, the existing treaties would be automatically extended for another 10 years," writes Trade Minister Rob Davies. -
19-Jul-2013 Economic Times
India-Asean FTA falters just before finalization over services pact
Issues related to movement of professionals under mode 4 and mutual recognition of qualification in medical and education are said to be the main roadblocks. -
19-Jul-2013 GLW
Malaysian socialists oppose Pacific free trade agreement
The Socialist Party of Malaysia has no illusion about the true colours and intent of the TPPA/FTA as an agenda of US mega corporations. -
19-Jul-2013 AFP
Barnier insiste pour inclure les services financiers dans l’accord de libre-échange
Le commissaire européen chargé des Services financiers, Michel Barnier, a assuré hier qu’il continuerait de plaider pour que les services financiers soient inclus dans les négociations de libre-échange entre l’UE et les États-Unis. -
17-Jul-2013
EU visit to partners
EU Commissioner for Trade, Karel De Gucht, was in Windhoek this week to discuss ways to strengthen trade and investment relations, and in particular comprehensive economic partnership agreements (EPAs). -
17-Jul-2013
Ma praises Taiwan-NZ economic cooperation pact
ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said July 16 that the recently concluded Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC) will further boost bilateral trade and strengthen the nation’s regional economic integration prospects. -
17-Jul-2013
Swiss mark free trade deal with China visit
President Ueli Maurer began his 5-day official visit to China today. -
17-Jul-2013
3 chambers say aye to TPP, but ACCCIM wants China included
Chambers of commerce in the country have lent their support to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations, saying it promotes a secure and mutually beneficial trade environment and brings greater opportunities for participating countries. -
17-Jul-2013
Canada urged to reject TPP drug patent proposal as bad for poor countries
Canada is pushing back against a campaign by activists trying to block what they say are onerous intellectual property rules that would raise the price of pharmaceuticals in poor countries.