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19-Apr-2013 Reuters
US, UK want financial services as part of trade pact
The United States and the UK aim to include financial services in a proposed free-trade agreement between Washington and the 27-nation European Union, the British ambassador to the United States said on Thursday. -
19-Apr-2013 Reuters
France threatens to block start of EU/US free trade talks
France said on Thursday it would block proposed negotiations on a free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States unless cultural sectors, such as television and radio, were excluded from the talks. -
19-Apr-2013 Nicaragua Dispatch
Nicaragua ratifies ALBA ‘fair trade’ treaty
On the eve of Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration in Venezuela, Sandinista lawmakers pass ECOALBA-TCP as a sign that ALBA is alive and well -
19-Apr-2013 The Australian
Cars and cattle clash on Japan free trade agreement
Australia’s meat exporters believe they are being sacrificed for the benefit of the car industry as negotiations for the Australia-Japan free trade agreement draw closer to conclusion. -
19-Apr-2013 The Australian
China FTA abandoned
The Gillard government has abandoned a comprehensive free-trade agreement with China to focus on a "trimmed-down" agriculture deal, according to The Australian -
18-Apr-2013 Irish Examiner
EU-US free trade deal worth €800m
US and EU business leaders meet in Dublin Castle today, in parallel to a meeting of EU trade ministers, in an effort to advance talks towards a major new transatlantic trade deal. -
18-Apr-2013 Hindu Business Line
No changing intellectual property laws: Sharma
India wíll not tighten laws on intellectual property or go beyond the global intellectual property agreement, TRIPS, in the free trade agreement (FTA) being negotiated with the European Union. -
18-Apr-2013 Wall St Journal
Global traders have opportunity to impact outcome of EU-US FTA negotiations
United States and European Union companies involved in cross-continent trade in services, importing and exporting have less than 30 days to take advantage of an opportunity to interject their specific trade "wish lists" into the upcoming free trade talks. -
18-Apr-2013 Reuters
Indonesia overcharging on Japanese car imports - Nikkei
Indonesia has not reduced its import duties on certain Japanese cars as required under a trade agreement between the two countries, the Nikkei said. -
18-Apr-2013 First Post
Bilateral investment pacts can’t be subject to foreign jurisdictions: FM
India’s Finance Minister P Chidambaram has made it clear that any bilateral investment protection agreement has to be subject to jurisdiction of domestic legal institutions and India will not allow it to be subjected to foreign courts or tribunals. -
18-Apr-2013 Business Day
Treaty-based disputes between investors, states on the rise, says Unctad
Dispute settlements between investors and states saw 62 new cases initiated last year, the highest number of known treaty-based disputes filed in a year, according to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) -
18-Apr-2013 Tico Times
Canadian groups tell gold company to ‘stop harassing’ Costa Ricans
A war of words heats up between environmental groups and a gold company threatening to sue Costa Rica. -
18-Apr-2013 ABC
Free trade agreements no farm saviour, analysts warn
FTAs will result in political agreements which won’t bring substantial tariff reductions on Australian agricultural goods -
18-Apr-2013 Japan Daily Press
Australia, Japan close to signing FTA
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade revealed on Wednesday that the country is very close to finally formalizing a free trade agreement with Japan. -
18-Apr-2013 China Daily
Sino-Gulf FTA ’may be signed this year’
A free trade agreement between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council may be concluded this year, the United Arab Emirate’s ambassador to China said. -
18-Apr-2013 The Australian
Free trade talks deadlocked over foreign investment restrictions
Chinese political leaders had made the lifting of foreign investment restrictions on state-owned enterprises a non-negotiable condition of any free trade talks with Australia. -
17-Apr-2013 The Nation
Thailand: EU wants FTA talks to end in 18 months
The Delegation of the European Union to Thailand is pushing hard to have the negotiations on a Thai-EU free-trade agreement concluded within 18 months, through a commitment to "take into account concerned interests" for a "win-win" deal. -
16-Apr-2013 Livemint
India, EU fail to sort out differences on free trade agreement
Both sides reiterated their positions and scheduled another ministerial meeting in June to review progress in talks -
16-Apr-2013
Workshop on potential impacts of the EU-Armenia Deep and Comprehensive FTA
A workshop on potential impacts of the proposed EU-Armenia Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area will be held in Yerevan on April 17. The workshop aims to ensure a better understanding by national representatives, business associations, social partners and civil society of the Trade SIA process and to promote an interactive dialogue between the different players. -
16-Apr-2013
India, European Union open new round of talks on FTA
India and the European Union (EU) on Monday opened a new round of trade talks in an attempt to overcome their remaining differences, which have been holding back the signing of a long-awaited free trade agreement ( FTA).