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24-Sep-2010 Focus Taiwan
Taiwan, US likely to resume TIFA talks soon: US scholars
Taiwan and the United States are likely to resume talks in the next few months on their Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) after a hiatus of three years, Washington-based US scholars said Thursday. -
24-Sep-2010 ITN
Reclaiming the public interest in Europe’s international investment policy: Will the future EU BITs be any better than the 1200 existing BITs of EU member states?
If not corrected, the flaws of the current BIT practice could backfire against European environmental and other public interest policies and cost European taxpayers dearly in compensations to foreign investors. -
24-Sep-2010 FT
Palestinians open trade talks with Mercosur
The Palestinian Authority has opened trade talks with Brazil, Argentina and other Latin American countries, in an effort to boost economic and political ties with the fast-growing Mercosur bloc. -
24-Sep-2010 Bloomberg
Canada introduces bill to enact Panama free trade agreement
The trade agreement will give Canadian companies access to the government procurement market in the Central American country, including the expansion of the Panama Canal, Van Loan said at the time. -
24-Sep-2010 Vancouver Sun
EU’s a big deal, but just don’t call it "free trade"
In a speech Thursday at an event organized by the Fraser Institute, Canadian trade minister Peter Van Loan appeared amused at the diplomatic necessity of avoiding the term "free trade" when negotiating with the Europeans. -
23-Sep-2010 BS
With the door to Doha closed, India opens up windows to the world
Nine years after New Delhi started implementing its Plan B — bilateral trade agreements — to beat the impasse at the World Trade Organisation’s Doha Round of liberalisation talks, India seems to be finally rolling. -
22-Sep-2010 AAP
Farmers want Korea trade deal
Australia’s National Farmers Federation president David Crombie says Korea has agreements with Australia’s two biggest competitors, the United States and the European Union, which could sideline Australian farm exports once ratified. -
22-Sep-2010 Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs
China-Taiwan FTA (ECFA), 2010
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22-Sep-2010 Yomiuri Shimbun
Japan-India accord should lead to more EPAs
Japan has fallen behind other nations in its EPA strategy, laments the Yomiuri Shimbun. -
22-Sep-2010 IPS
South Africa flexing its muscles with poor neighbours
The beleaguered Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has to face up to serious challenges at its upcoming heads of state meeting in October. -
22-Sep-2010 Kyodo News
Ohata eyes multilateral Asia FTA
Japan’s new trade minister Akihiro Ohata said Tuesday he hopes to move toward considering joining a planned multilateral free-trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific region that is looking to include the United States. -
22-Sep-2010 Fast Company
Indian trade agreements could choke AIDS drug lifeline
In some countries, up to 90% of children with AIDS are dependent on India’s cheap, generic drugs. -
22-Sep-2010 Reuters
South Korea certain of US trade deal by G20
South Korea is waiting for a US proposal to resolve auto industry concerns over a free trade agreement but is confident of striking a deal before President Barack Obama arrives in Seoul in November for a Group of 20 summit. -
22-Sep-2010
Cargill says South Korea, Colombia trade agreements would create US jobs
“Cargill absolutely supports the free-trade agreements,” Devry Boughner, director of international business relations for Cargill, said today in a telephone interview. -
22-Sep-2010 CCIC
Bilateral investment treaties: A Canadian primer
Bilateral Investment Treaties make up one part of a global investment regime that governs how countries and their governments can regulate foreign-owned assets. Canada is a major promoter of these instruments. -
21-Sep-2010
Three-day seminar on Pak-China FTA
A three-day seminar on “Pakistan’s Free Trade Agreement with China” has started here on Monday. -
20-Sep-2010
Vietnam, Chile explore potential for bilateral ties
Chile and Vietnam envisage enormous potential to strengthen their bilateral ties, especially in economics and trade, affirmed the newly-appointed Chilean Ambassador to Vietnam. -
20-Sep-2010 New Vision
East Africa EPA delay frustrates EU
The European Union is frustrated at the slow pace of the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement with the East African Community member states according to Harvey Rouse, head of the political and trade section at the EU Mission to Uganda. -
20-Sep-2010 Canadian Press
US import bill violates NAFTA, Canada’s ambassador warns
Canada’s ambassador to the United States has issued a stern warning to the most powerful congressional leaders on Capitol Hill over a protectionist piece of legislation that “will have a disproportionally negative impact on intertwined US-Canada supply chains and on jobs in both our countries.” -
20-Sep-2010 Stock & Land
Free trade deals are not worth the effort, firms say
Australian businesses feel they are getting little benefit from free trade agreements negotiated by the federal government and think there are better ways to help companies competing abroad.