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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.
’Big, tough issues’ yet to come in trade talks
26-Jun-2011
New Zealand might settle for a free trade agreement (FTA) with India that is "slightly different" to the "completely comprehensive" deal with China.
Foreign restaurants eating into local action
26-Jun-2011
The Thailand Restaurant Association (TRA) warns that foreign food chains are posing a greater threat to Thai restaurant operators amid government indifference and failure to promote the local industry.
EPAs will bring more costs than benefits
26-Jun-2011
Economic Partnership Agreements are undertakings to create a Free Trade Area (FTA) between the European Commission of the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. Benjamin William Mkapa explores whether it is worthwhile for the EAC.
John Key eyes free trade in India visit
26-Jun-2011
The Prime Minister is scheduled to leave tomorrow for an official state visit to India. John Key will discuss trade and tourism with India’s political and business leaders.
Canada interested in closer links with Mercosur announces ‘exploratory talks’
26-Jun-2011
Canada and Mercosur agreed on Friday to hold exploratory talks to strengthen their relationship, Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast said on Friday. Fast is currently in Asunción to promote bilateral trade and investments, and Paraguay currently holds the Mercosur chair.
Opposition party’s blockade of FTA
26-Jun-2011
Korea’s ruling Grand National Party, the main opposition Democratic Party, and the administration held their first consultation meeting on the proposed ratification of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement. At the meeting, Democratic Party Rep. Kim Dong-cheol said the Lee Myung-bak administration’s renegotiation on automobiles hurt the balance of interests between the two countries, suggesting that his party will oppose ratification.
’Move forward’ on CEPA, add services, investment : Pakistan HC
26-Jun-2011
’Moving forward’ on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Sri Lanka and Pakistan which also goes beyond only trade in goods outlined in the existing bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), into services and investment promotion, will boost trade between both countries, according to Seema Ilahi Baloch, High Commissioner for Pakistan in Sri Lanka.
Auto industry worried about duty cuts in FTA with EU
26-Jun-2011
Amid speculations of India giving in to EU’s demand on lowering duty on imported cars in the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), the auto industry has cautioned that if such a concession was granted, future investments in the sector in the country will be hit.
India won’t consider EU’s demand on duty-free wheat import
26-Jun-2011
To protect farmers’ interests, India has made it clear to EU that duty-free imports of wheat, barley, lemons, apples, pears and meslin flour will not be allowed under the proposed free trade agreement.
More than 400 NGOs sign petition against FTA
24-Jun-2011 Colombia Reports
431 NGOs from Colombia and the U.S. signed a petition against the pending Free Trade Agreement, reported Caracol Radio Thursday.
The Bangkok Declaration on free trade agreements & access to medicines
23-Jun-2011
Statement of May 2011 against the increasingly rapid spread of Free Trade Agreements that put the profits of multinational pharmaceutical companies ahead of people’s right to health around the world.
India says ‘no’ to policy that would block access to affordable medicines
23-Jun-2011 MSF
India formally announced at the UN High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS that it will not accept data exclusivity, a provision harmful to access to affordable medicines, as part of a free trade agreement currently being negotiated with the European Union.
The unanswered questions surrounding the US-Colombia FTA
23-Jun-2011 Huffington Post
We should all be asking our policymakers some tough questions, like: What will they do when the FTA is passed and it devastates Colombian small-scale farmers and leads to a surge in coca cultivation? What will they do when the FTA is passed and there is an increase in forced displacement? What will they do after the FTA is approved and trade unionists and human rights defenders continue to be threatened and killed?
India, US to fast track bilateral investment treaty dialogue
23-Jun-2011 The Hindu
India and the United States on Wednesday agreed to fast-track technical negotiations for early conclusion of a Bilateral Investment Agreement during a meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk.
China’s dairy tariffs part of FTA - Groser
22-Jun-2011
Tariffs imposed by China on imported dairy products are part of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which New Zealand has benefitted greatly from, Trade Minister Tim Groser says.
Hong Kong and member states of the European Free Trade Association sign Free Trade Agreement
21-Jun-2011 HKSAR
Hong Kong and the member states of the European Free Trade Association, namely Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, signed a Free Trade Agreement today (June 21) in Liechtenstein.
Suriname tightens restrictions on used car imports
21-Jun-2011
Suriname has taken steps to protect the restrictions on the imports of secondhand cars that are in force because of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the region and Europe.