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  • 13-Oct-2011
    U.S.-Korea FTA to impact Taiwan: economic officials
    Economic officials said Thursday that a free trade agreement (FTA) approved a day earlier between the United States and South Korea will have an impact on local companies to the tune of around US$11.84 billion per year. The Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) said the U.S.-Korea pact will influence 34.1 percent of all Taiwan-made products exported to the U.S.
  • 13-Oct-2011 Bloomberg
    Biggest US free trade legislation since 1994 eases protectionist concern
    The U.S. Congress approved free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, bringing an end to years of stalemate and offering what supporters said was the biggest opportunity for exporters in decades.
  • 12-Oct-2011 High Level Meeting to tackle SME financing
    High level workshop to tackle ACP-EU Small & Medium Enterprise financing
    Top executives from regional banks, economic communities and financial and industrial holdings in the ACP region will gather in Brussels this week for the Second High Level Workshop on Enhancing Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) financing in ACP countries.
  • 12-Oct-2011 WSJ
    Senate Committee trade vote interrupted by protests
    Protesters on Tuesday interrupted a U.S. Senate Finance Committee vote on free-trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama, forcing the committee to briefly delay the committee meeting.
  • 11-Oct-2011 The Namibian
    Billions in balance if trade pact fails
    Namibia will have to pay more than half a billion dollars in duties if the country has not signed the economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) by January 2014.
  • 11-Oct-2011 Colombia Reports
    Colombia not ready for US, EU FTAs: Agriculture minister
    Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo said Monday the country is not prepared for the effects of the free trade agreements with the United States and the European Union.
  • 10-Oct-2011 swissinfo.ch
    Swiss seek improved trade with Brazil and Chile
    Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann is keen to demonstrate that Switzerland’s foreign trade strategy for emerging markets is not just empty talk.
  • 10-Oct-2011 IP Watch
    With WTO stalled, GI industry proponents move to create their own register
    An international private-sector network lobbying for the protection of geographical indications is set to establish a compilation of all GIs currently protected in the world in what could seem like a response to the repeated failure of governments to agree on the establishment of a GIs register at the World Trade Organization.
  • 10-Oct-2011 http://www.acp.int/
    ACP Open Day to highlight climate change and economic development
    The Second Open Day of the Sustainable Economic Development and Trade Department (SEDT) is scheduled for Tuesday 11 October at the ACP House in Brussels. The one-day event aims to bring together African, Caribbean and Pacific embassies and regional organizations, along with leaders of various Programme Management Units and facilities to exchange information on ways to improve access to these facilities, including funding opportunities.
  • 10-Oct-2011 ACP
    ACP Open Day to highlight climate change and economic development
    The Second Open Day of the Sustainable Economic Development and Trade Department (SEDT) is scheduled for Tuesday 11 October at the ACP House in Brussels. The one-day event aims to bring together African, Caribbean and Pacific embassies and regional organizations, along with leaders of various Programme Management Units and facilities to exchange information on ways to improve access to these facilities, including funding opportunities.
  • 10-Oct-2011 SGGP
    Germany supports FTA between EU and Vietnam
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel will push for the conclusion of a free-trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam, which is of great interest to German firms, during her visit to the Asian country this week.
  • 10-Oct-2011 Morning Star
    An agreement to be resisted
    The US Republican-dominated Congress appears likely to approve the agreement, which makes it more vital than ever to press MEPs not to ratify the EU-Colombia FTA.
  • 10-Oct-2011 BC Local News
    Prince Rupert caught in the middle of Canada-US trade dispute
    Prince Rupert’s port has been put in the international spotlight after the US government decided on to investigate accusations that it has an unfair advantage over American ports which is causing carriers to divert their cargo north of the border.
  • 9-Oct-2011
    Lee invited to address US Congress
    President Lee Myung-bak’s upcoming state visit to the United States is expected to receive a warmer reception than ever before ahead of the impending endorsement of a free trade agreement (KORUS FTA) between the two countries.
  • 8-Oct-2011
    Business leaders call for Japan’s participation in TPP talks
    Japanese and U.S. business leaders on Friday jointly urged the government to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks soon, as the nine countries involved in the multilateral free trade framework aim to reach agreement on a broad outline in November.
  • 8-Oct-2011
    BOFT warns about local impact of US-South Korea FTA
    Taiwanese industries must prepare themselves for the impact of an upcoming free-trade agreement (FTA) between the US and South Korea, which might hurt local business opportunities in the US market, the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) said.
  • 7-Oct-2011
    Trade agreements make lobbyists millions
    US Justice Department records show that Panama’s, Korea’s and Colombia’s Washington embassies, foreign ministries, and trade agencies forked over at least $15 million for lobbying, legal, and PR expenses since the beginning of 2006 to help push for the agreements, The Hill reports.
  • 7-Oct-2011 MercoPress
    “Mercosur won’t destroy European agriculture”, says EU business lobby
    The head of Business-Europe International Relations said Wednesday that a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur “would not destroy European agriculture” in spite of fears from farmers.
  • 7-Oct-2011 Globe and Mail
    Sad but true: Canada and Mexico have no clout in Washington
    Although Canada and Mexico make extraordinarily large contributions to America’s economic strength, homeland security and international effectiveness, they have virtually no influence in Washington’s corridors of power.
  • 7-Oct-2011 WSJ
    Canada says EU free-trade talks at "advanced" stage, deal in offing
    Canada’s chief negotiator on a free-trade deal with the European Union said Thursday talks are at an "advanced" stage and there’s no reason an agreement can’t be reached by early next year.