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Bahrain-US trade doubles over FTA
19-Nov-2013
Addressing a seminar at the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) in Sanabis yesterday, Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Hassan Fakhro said bilateral trade has grown from about $1.1 billion in 2006 to about $2bn last year, as Bahrain was given tariff-free access to the world’s largest economy, reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication.
Jailbreaking and unlocking might be restricted in treaty pushed by Obama
19-Nov-2013 Ars Technica
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) treaty pushed by the Obama administration could complicate efforts to loosen restrictions on jailbreaking and unlocking smartphones, tablets, or other consumer electronics
Indonesia could stall trade negotiations
19-Nov-2013 ABC
There are fears Indonesia could stall the trade negotiations with Australia because of the diplomatic run-in between Jakarta and Canberra.
S’pore hopes for early ratification of EU-S’pore Free Trade Agreement
19-Nov-2013 CNA
Singapore is pushing for early ratification of the agreement so that it may come into force by 2015
TPP - draft IP chapter (30 Aug 2013)
19-Nov-2013 WikiLeaks
Cameroon to ratify economic partnership deal with EU amid doubts
19-Nov-2013 Xinhua
Cameroon will soon ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that it signed in 2009 with the European Union, despite reservations among regional African countries over the bloc’s alleged attempt to keep its dominance on its African partners.
To stop misuse of free trade agreements, finance ministry plans text review
19-Nov-2013 Economic Times
India’s finance ministry is pushing for a review of the model text for free trade agreements after recent misuse of bilateral pacts exposed many loopholes in the pacts India has entered into with its trading partners.
Mega EU-US trade talks moving ahead ‘step by step’
17-Nov-2013 AFP
A second round of EU-US talks to seal the world’s largest free-trade accord concluded in Brussels on Friday while a third round is scheduled for December 16-20 in Washington
Now, India eyeing Mekong-India Economic Corridor
17-Nov-2013 Business Standard
The idea of a Mekong-India Economic Corridor — a network of land and sea infrastructure connecting India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam — is gaining traction with the upcoming signing of the India-ASEAN services and investment deal.
Tackling the trade law dimension of ‘land grabbing’
15-Nov-2013 IIED
As trade talks regain momentum, ’land grab’ activists are scrutinising negotiations and pioneering new opportunities for public accountability
Ecuador: In search of EU trade agreement
15-Nov-2013 PanAm Post
Last Friday, from Paris, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa expressed his hopes for a conclusion to the long-awaited trade agreement in the first quarter of next year.
Canada signs free trade deal with Honduras amid pre-electoral repression
15-Nov-2013 Upside Down World
Canada and Honduras inked a bilateral free trade agreement on November 5, amid political repression, increasing militarization, and controversial Canadian investment in the Central American nation.
European food industry backs ‘comprehensive free trade’ between EU and Japan
15-Nov-2013 Food Navigator
Representatives of European food industry organisations have come out in support of a strong free trade agreement between the EU and Japan, ahead of talks in Tokyo next Tuesday.
The people can defeat the Trans-Pacific Partnership
15-Nov-2013 Counterpunch
Momentum is growing in the campaign to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the United States.
Broader access to investment ’key’ in EU talks
15-Nov-2013 China Daily
The European Union sees broader access for investment in China as a key issue in negotiations on an agreement that will consolidate 27 bilateral pacts, the head of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China said.
EU could agree trade deal with West African bloc within months
15-Nov-2013 Reuters
The European Union could finalise a trade agreement with West Africa’s 15-nation Economic Community of West African States within the next three months, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said on Thursday.
Seed prices a tough nut in Thai-EU free trade talks
14-Nov-2013 Bangkok Post
Concerns that the Thai-EU Free Trade Agreement will cause a huge hike in seed prices are "an extreme view", industry experts say, adding that "farmers should accept the fact that prices will be higher for hybrid seeds with higher yields".
Russia bans two Ukraine meat firms, as meat war threatens
14-Nov-2013 Global Meat News
In a bid to force Ukraine to abandon the signing of a free trade agreement with the EU, Russian veterinary service Rosselkhoznadzor has banned meat imports from two Ukrainian companies in the first step of a possible meat war that could seriously damage the Ukrainian industry.
EU, Vietnam expect to sign FTA pact in 2014
14-Nov-2013 Xinhua
The European Union and Vietnam are working to conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement by late 2014
Consumer, green groups voice fears over EU-US trade deal
14-Nov-2013 Reuters
Consumers risk losing out in a planned free-trade deal between Europe and the United States if big business succeeds in loosening standards, European consumer and environmental groups warned on Tuesday.