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Crisis pushed GCC to slow down Turkey FTA talks
26-Dec-2010
The global economic crisis of 2009 was a major reason behind Turkey’s stalled Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which began in 2005, Foreign Trade Undersecretariat officials have said.
First trade talks with US on TPP slated for mid-January
24-Dec-2010 Japan Times
Japan and the US are making preparations to hold bilateral talks in Washington in mid-January on Tokyo’s possible participation in negotiations for an expanded trans-Pacific free-trade pact, sources said Wednesday.
Relations Afrique-UE : les APE toujours en panne, relations commerciales en baisse et confiance « au plus bas »
24-Dec-2010 Ouestaf News
Les relations entre l’Afrique et l’Union européenne restent toujours difficiles, la conclusion des Accords de partenariat économique, initialement prévue au plus tard en décembre 2007 faisant toujours face à des résistances, alors que le volume des échanges entre ces deux entités est en constante baisse et la confiance à son « plus bas » niveau, selon des experts.
Bilateral investment : Unfair treaties could drain national exchequer
24-Dec-2010 Express Tribune
Pakistan has faced claims worth $1 billion and could lose hundreds of millions of dollars more because of international investment treaties that are contrary to the interests of the country, asserted UK-based corporate lawyer Mahnaz Malik.
Pfizer’s pforeign intrigue: Tried to scupper US trade deal in price control protest
24-Dec-2010 CBS News
Pfizer lobbied to scupper a free trade deal between the US and New Zealand because it was angry at the New Zealand government’s healthcare system, which strictly controls prices and new drug approvals, according to diplomatic cables leaked by Wikileaks.
Opposition calls for nullifying KORUS FTA
21-Dec-2010
A group comprising of 43 opposition lawmakers Tuesday called on the government to nullify the free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the United States.
GCC FTA Zardari seeks Kuwait’s help
21-Dec-2010
President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan has keen interest in concluding a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and seeks Kuwait’s support in this regard.
Thailand expects to ink full-scale FTA with India in 2011
21-Dec-2010
Thailand on Tuesday said a comprehensive market-opening pact with India is expected to be concluded in 2011, giving a boost to bilateral trade, set to cross USD 6.5 billion this fiscal.
Put a hold on FTAs unfavourable to us
20-Dec-2010 Malaysiakini
The Consumers Association of Penang is deeply concerned about the implications FTAs with the US (via the TPP) and the EU might have on various aspects of Malaysia’s development.
Thailand wants to include labour in FTA talks with EU
20-Dec-2010 Bangkok Post
The Thai government wants the European Union to expand free trade talks to cover labour in addition to existing pacts on industry, services and investment.
Nonviolence pact by reps could thwart FTA passing
20-Dec-2010
A “nonviolence movement” led by young ruling-party lawmakers, dedicated to ending brawls and fisticuffs in the National Assembly, could put the ratification of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement in jeopardy.
Maroc : accord de libéralisation
19-Dec-2010 RFI
Après le statut avancé, le Maroc vient de signer un accord de libéralisation dans le domaine de la pêche et des produits agricoles avec l’Union européenne.
ROC representative to EU to push for FTA
18-Dec-2010
The Republic of China’s (ROC) representative to the European Union and Belgium, David Lin, says that ROC diplomats in Europe are set to begin pushing for a Free Trade Agreement with the EU. The ROC is the official name of Taiwan’s government.
Accord commercial avec l’UE: «une priorité» pour le Mercosur
18-Dec-2010
Les pays sud-américains du Mercosur ont déclaré vendredi que la conclusion d’un accord commercial avec l’Union européenne était une «priorité», mais n’ont pas fixé de délai, à l’issue de leur sommet à Foz de Iguaçu.
Ecuador scores legal victory over US oil film
18-Dec-2010 EFE
The Ecuadorian government hailed a decision by an International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes arbitration panel, which said it lacked jurisdiction over a lawsuit brought against Quito by US-based Murphy Oil Corporation.
Taiwan, Singapore to open formal talks on trade deal
18-Dec-2010 CNA
Taiwan and Singapore will begin formal negotiations on a free trade agreement early next year after completing feasibility studies, representatives of both governments announced in a joint press release Wednesday.
EU-Korea trade deal ups pressure on Taiwan, Japan
18-Dec-2010 EurQctive
The European Union is set to clear the final legal hurdles to a free trade agreement with South Korea, putting pressure on Taiwan and Japan to strike similar deals with Brussels.
EU lawmaking reform gives Brussels more power on trade
18-Dec-2010 EurQctive
European Commission plans to reduce member states’ influence on the EU’s day-to-day decision-making by reforming the so-called ’comitology’ procedure were yesterday approved by MEPs, shifting power over key trade decisions like multi-million euro import tariffs away from national governments to the EU institutions.
Republicans threaten Colombia trade preference deal
18-Dec-2010 Colombia Reports
Republicans in the US Senate are trying to block the extension of a trade preference agreement which allows many Colombian goods to enter the country duty-free.
TPPA no good for Maori
18-Dec-2010 Tengata Whenhua
Te Wharepora Hou, a group of Maori women based in Auckland, supports civil society groups from Australia and New Zealand in opposing the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).