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1-Oct-2013
Financial Express
China’s external engagement policies are showing marked changes under the new leadership. This is evident from the proactive moves being taken for getting involved in various important regional economic agreements.
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1-Oct-2013
Xinhua
Colombian Trade, Tourism and Industry Minister Sergio Diaz-Granados said Monday his country has signed a free trade agreement with Israel that will take effect next year.
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1-Oct-2013
Global Post
he Labor Action Plan was supposed to protect workers, but many leaders see "blatant disregard" for labor protections in Colombia.
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1-Oct-2013
Busting the myths of transparency around the EU-US trade deal
On 7 October, the second round of negotiations for a far-reaching transatlantic trade deal will begin in Brussels. Amidst calls for greater openness and public participation, the European Commission has gone into propaganda mode, promoting myths about the transparency and accountability of the talks. See through its feel-good rhetoric with Corporate Europe Observatory’s myth-busting guide to secrecy, corporate influence and lack of accountability in the transatlantic trade negotiations.
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30-Sep-2013
FFII
The recently disclosed text of the EU-Singapore FTA contains the much criticized retail price damages, known from the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the treaty the European Parliament rejected last year.
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30-Sep-2013
Bernama
Ghana will lose on average of about US$88.575 million annually if it signs onto the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union, says consultant Osman Mensah.
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30-Sep-2013
InterAksyon
The Philippines and four countries in Europe that are not part of the European Union are eyeing a free trade deal, the Department of Trade and Industry said.
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30-Sep-2013
Jiji Press
Sixteen Asia-Pacific countries started substantive discussions on a proposed regional free trade agreement (RCEP) at a four-day working-level meeting in Brisbane, Australia.
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30-Sep-2013
The Star
After three years of talks and five rounds of negotiations, the Canadian government suddenly suspended free trade negotiations with Ukraine – leaving a nearly complete deal in limbo.
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27-Sep-2013
Counterpunch
The struggle has made several gains for farmers and the left, writes Steven Mather from Putamayo.
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27-Sep-2013
Yonhap
So far, 40 Korean companies have claimed damage from the country’s FTAs, with 18 of them claiming damage from the Korea-EU FTA. Out of the total, 30 have been awarded damage.
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27-Sep-2013
WSJ
Brazil’s government is ready to present a proposal that would put 90% of its commerce with the European Union under a free-trade agreement, but the effort could stall on resistance from the country’s existing partners in the regional Mercosur trade bloc.
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27-Sep-2013
Toward Freedom
As the Obama administration ramps up its negotiations and its pursuit of “fast-track” authority, opposition from lawmakers and activists has similarly escalated, reports Toward Freedom.
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26-Sep-2013
On the occasion of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s visit to the USA, where he is supposed to discuss a Bilateral Investment Treaty between India and the US, the Forum against FTAs, a coalition of over 75 organisations, farmers groups, trade unions and development activists, calls upon the Prime Minister to review and rescind its decision to engage in this damaging treaty.
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26-Sep-2013
COHA
If Paraguay were to enter the Pacific Alliance with its current distribution of land and no progress towards land reform, those who currently hold land—agribusinesses and local elites—will continue to reap the benefits while continuing to displace workers and exacerbating slum conditions in larger cities.
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26-Sep-2013
Jiji Press
Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht agreed at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday that Japan and the EU should accelerate their free trade talks.
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26-Sep-2013
Scoop
An alliance of cattle producers representing Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States have signed a letter announcing their support for a comprehensive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
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25-Sep-2013
Irish Examiner
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper is seeking to break a deadlock in trade talks with the EU by stepping up his part in negotiations, people familiar with the strategy said.
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25-Sep-2013
MSF
India is facing an onslaught of political pressure from the U.S. government and pharmaceutical industry in retaliation for the country’s entirely legal actions to limit abusive patenting practices and increase access to affordable generic medicines
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24-Sep-2013
Rebelión
Why do we continue to be bound to this investment protection regime when it is not a determinant of FDI and makes it harder for us to retain our resources?
