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  • 30-Nov-2010 Japan Times
    Wal-Mart upbeat on Japan’s TPP prospects
    Wal-Mart Asia CEO Scott Price says Japan’s participation in the TPP would increase business opportunities for Wal-Mart, which operates supermarkets in 15 countries.
  • 29-Nov-2010
    Iran, Syria to set up joint bank to facilitate bilateral trade ties
    A senior Iranian trade official announced that Iran and Syria have prioritized setting up a joint bank in a bid to boost their bilateral trade ties.
  • 29-Nov-2010
    FCCISL, FPCCI sign agreement
    A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) and Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) at the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Business Forum 2010 yesterday.
  • 29-Nov-2010
    Turkey wants to sign free trade agreement with Ukraine
    Turkey is interested in expanding economic cooperation with Ukraine and introducing the visa-free regime between the two countries, Turkish Minister of Industry and Commerce Nihat Ergun has said at the Black Sea Economic Forum in Yalta, an UKRINFORM correspondent reported.
  • 29-Nov-2010
    Stepped-up talks revive hope of India-EU FTA
    With the pressure on for the European Union (EU) and India to come up with a significant announcement at the upcoming EU-India summit on December 10, a flurry of activity surrounding the ongoing negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) is giving momentum to the process.
  • 29-Nov-2010
    S. Korea not to discuss beef but to focus on auto trade; Minister Kim
    South Korea will focus on autos and is not ready to discuss beef during the upcoming talks with the United States for the ratification of a pending free trade deal, the chief South Korean trade negotiator said Monday.
  • 29-Nov-2010
    Exporters should take note of US Inc’s call to promote FTAs
    Last week, the Wall Street Journal assembled nearly 100 chief executives of large companies for a day and half to discuss the policy choices facing the US and the effects those choices may have on business and the economy. Their recommendations have something to take note by Indian exporters and policy makers.
  • 29-Nov-2010
    EU-Pacific interim FTA (2009)
    Text agreed as bases for Council Decision of 13 July 2009 on the signature and provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part
  • 29-Nov-2010 South Centre
    Kigali Declaration on the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations
    Declaration on EPAs adopted after a lively discussion at the African Union’s Conference of Trade Ministers held in Kigali, Rwanda, on 29 October-2 November 2010.
  • 29-Nov-2010 Der Spiegel
    Putin’s free-trade proposal is ’just a smokescreen’
    The governments in Berlin, Warsaw and Paris are unlikely to be terribly thrilled. They fear domination by the Russian energy giant Gazprom, which is still majority owned by the Russian state, writes Der Spiegel
  • 29-Nov-2010 GLW
    Zapatistas struggle for another Mexico
    As in Colombia, evidence suggests paramilitaries act as enforcers for foreign corporations. Since NAFTA took effect, US and Canadian mining companies have acquired more than a million hectares of land in Chiapas, displacing thousands of peasants.
  • 29-Nov-2010 dpa
    India, EU to hold talks to seal trade pact
    India’s Commerce and Trade Minister Anand Sharma and EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht will meet in Brussels on Monday to take stock of the negotiations for a comprehensive trade agreement, the PTI news agency reported.
  • 29-Nov-2010 Korea Times
    Korea, US to resume FTA talks
    It remains to be seen whether beef will continue to be the deal breaker.
  • 28-Nov-2010 Hueiyen News
    Mass rally against EU-India FTA at Moreh
    Hundreds of people participated in a mass rally marched down the streets in Moreh, today in protest against the ongoing EU-India Free Trade Agreement.
  • 28-Nov-2010 Japan Times
    Farm reform panel eyed for FTAs
    The Japanese government said Friday it will set up a task force to discuss agricultural reforms as it seeks out more free-trade agreements with other economies.
  • 28-Nov-2010 Xinhua
    Panama begins campaign for free trade with EFTA
    Panama’s Trade and Industry Minister Roberto Enriquez announced on Friday that Panama will begin campaigning for a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) nations.
  • 26-Nov-2010 LiveMint
    India, EU pact won’t be ready before Dec summit
    Agreement delayed because of economic crisis in Europe and unresolved issues between the two sides
  • 26-Nov-2010 AFP
    Merkel talks down chances of Russia-EU free trade zone
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday talked down the chances of a Russia-EU free trade zone ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin who has floated the idea.
  • 25-Nov-2010 Bernama
    Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo to hold 3rd joint meeting on FTA
    South Korea, China and Japan will hold a third joint study meeting next week on the feasibility of a free trade agreement among the three Northeast Asian countries, Seoul’s trade ministry said Wednesday.
  • 25-Nov-2010 Cheon Wa Dae
    Seoul to support livestock industry
    The Korean government has decided to provide 2 trillion won in aid to the beleaguered livestock industry, which expects to be hit hard when the Korea-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) takes effect.