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Indian industry has its fears on FTAs with European nations
28-Jun-2011
The India government is planning Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with European countries. However, Indian industry is anxious as Europeans are sensitive to issues which are considered extraneous to trade in this part of the world.
TUSKON: Turkish-Chilean trade may reach $1 bln in 3 years
28-Jun-2011
The president of one of Turkey’s leading business associations has said Turkish-Chilean trade volume has the potential to more than double and reach $1 billion in the next three years.
First a gold rush, then the lawyers
28-Jun-2011
Pacific Rim is suing the Salvadoran government in an international investment court, one of scores of cases in recent years in which frustrated oil, gas and mining investors, using provisions of trade agreements, have sought to recoup losses from mostly developing countries.
Tobacco giant suing Australian govt ’a warning’ for NZ
28-Jun-2011
Tobacco giant Philip Morris suing the Australian government for introducing plain packaging laws for tobacco should send shockwaves through this country as it seeks a free trade deal involving the US, says an academic critic of the deal.
US business team in Nepal looking for investment opportunity
28-Jun-2011 Himalayan Times
The visit — by a team including Johnson & Johnson, GE Healthcare, Rockwell Automation, Monsanto, and Bell Helicopter — demonstrates renewed US interest in Nepal’s economy building on the recently-signed US-Nepal Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA).
Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade on the EU’s trade relations with Central America
28-Jun-2011 IEWY News
"This is a case of ‘Buy one, get 26 for free’ – and surely you are businessmen enough to know how good a deal that is."
Kenya exports to EU face taxation in trade agreement stalemate
28-Jun-2011
Europe has issued a fresh warning of possible revenue losses for Kenya should the East African Community fail to reach a trade deal soon.
The ’grand’ key to Africa
28-Jun-2011
It is referred to as the “Grand Free Trade Area” or the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement, and true to its name it will be one of the largest free trade areas in the developing world when it becomes a reality. The 26-nation free trade area encompassing countries from Egypt to South Africa and three existing free trade blocs will be a very important platform for countries to engage and invest.
Dairy unaffected by India deal
28-Jun-2011
Waikato farmers will benefit from a potential free trade agreement with India but it will not have a direct impact on the dairy payout, according to a Waikato academic.
India implements trade pact with Philippines
28-Jun-2011
Taking its market opening pact further with the 10-nation Asean bloc, India today announced implementation of its free-trade agreement with Philippines.
5 WikiLeaks revelations exposing the rapidly growing corporatism dominating American diplomacy abroad
27-Jun-2011 Alternet
One of WikiLeaks’ greatest achievements has been to expose the exorbitant amount of influence that multinational corporations have over Washington’s diplomacy.
US breaks UN AIDS summit commitment on access to treatment
27-Jun-2011
The Asia Pacific Network of Positive People (APN+) is expressing outrage at ongoing free trade agreement negotiations by the United States with Vietnam and Malaysia that threaten access to medicines for HIV, TB, hepatitis-C as well as other diseases in these countries.
Canadian mining firm threatens legal action against Peru
27-Jun-2011
Canada’s Bear Creek Mining Corp. is threatening a legal challenge against Peru after its mining rights were revoked in a move that raises the risk for other resource companies doing business in the mineral-blessed South American country.
Julia Gillard stands firm on cigarette plain packaging
27-Jun-2011
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she won’t be intimidated by big tobacco after Philip Morris launched legal action to try to force the government to back down on introducing plain packaging for cigarettes.
New AMCHAM chief rosy about Korea-U.S. FTA ratification
26-Jun-2011
The new head of the U.S. business community in South Korea said Wednesday that he is "optimistic" about the early ratification of a bilateral free trade deal and is doing his best to achieve it.
The private sector transparency and the EPA
26-Jun-2011
Sometimes it seems as if officials are engaged in a game that involves having those they are most meant to help, guess about their intentions
Trade deal with India likely to be tough ask
26-Jun-2011
Trade Minister Tim Groser says it’s crucial that New Zealand develops a strong commercial relationship with India, which he describes as the world’s second emerging superpower.
Bahrain hires US lawyers to fight complaints over sacked workers
26-Jun-2011
Bahrain has hired a US law firm to tackle a complaint filed by the US’s largest trade union, threatening the kingdom’s bilateral trade agreement with the world’s largest economy.
PM: Caricom too slow in accessing preferential trading pacts
26-Jun-2011
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has criticised the public and private sectors within Caricom for contributing to the region’s lagging development status by not taking advantage of existing preferential trading arrangements.
DTI to hold info drive on free trade deals
26-Jun-2011
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will be holding an information campaign on free trade agreements (FTA) among specific sectors to encourage exporters to maximize trade opportunities in these markets.