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Free trade pact with EU likely to include auto
17-May-2011
India’s proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union could include tariff reduction on import of vehicles as well as automotive components.
Chiquita & the Colombia FTA — Murder in the interest of profit
17-May-2011 Huffington Post
Recent documents obtained by the National Security Archive at George Washington University from the US Justice Department show that Chiquita Brands International, in direct contradiction of the claims of both Chiquita and the US government for many years, made illegal payments to both guerrilla groups and then AUC death squads over the course of about 14 years in return for security from these groups.
GNP, Blue House stress urgency of passing FTA
16-May-2011
The ruling Grand National Party and the Blue House increasingly raised their voices yesterday to stress that Korea’s legislature should approve the long-pending Korea-U.S. free trade agreement before August.
White House threatens to hold up key trade deals
16-May-2011
The White House is threatening to hold up final passage of three coveted free trade agreements unless lawmakers expand retraining assistance for American workers who lose their jobs because of foreign competition.
FTA talks with EU and TPP progressing well, says Trade Minister Lim
16-May-2011
Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said Singapore’s negotiations for Free Trade Agreements with the European Union and the nine-member Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are progressing well since talks began last year.
MINBYUN calls for disclosure about KORUS FTA visas
16-May-2011
South Korean civic organization MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society filed an administrative lawsuit against the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) on May 15, demanding that the ministry make public a letter on professional worker visa quotas that former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Hyun-chong is said to have received from the U.S. administration.
A trade pact with Bhutan
16-May-2011 Himalayan Times
Nepal and Bhutan will sign a trade agreement during the second joint secretary level meeting scheduled for May 24-25.
DTI seeks improved benefits from free trade agreements
16-May-2011 BusinessWorld
The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry has started a series of consultations with the public and stakeholders on the possibility of a preferential trade agreement between the Philippines and the EU.
Japan should join TPP to boost reconstruction
16-May-2011 Yomiuri Shimbun
The government should promptly decide to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement and implement bold agricultural reforms in the disaster-hit Tohoku region, writes the Yomiuri Shimbun
EU refines trade strategy
16-May-2011 Bangkok Post
With Asean FTA off the table, country-by-country talks are moving slowly, with some major sticking points
Employers’ associations deliberate on EPA and regional integration
15-May-2011
The Federation of Employers’ Associations of West Africa has organised a capacity building workshop to inform, sensitise and train members on their Annual Operation Plan.
Kingdom to host 3rd COMESA meet
15-May-2011
Swaziland will next week host the third meeting of the COMESA committee on the Customs Union.
Pharmac under fire ahead of US free-trade talks
15-May-2011
Some of New Zealand’s most prominent businesspeople are rallying to the support of drug buying body Pharmac as lobbying firm Saunders Unsworth mounts a campaign against the agency ahead of free trade negotiations with the US.
DTI seeks improved benefits from free trade agreements
15-May-2011
The Trade department aims to double the utilization rate of the country’s free trade agreements (FTAs) to 50% in five years as the government begins its efforts to strike a trade deal with the European Union (EU).
U.S. FTA to test new floor leaders’ resolve
15-May-2011
All eyes are on the new floor leaders of the Grand National Party and Democratic Party, who will lead their parties until the 2012 general election.
TPPA under fire over human rights
15-May-2011
The controversial Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is under fire over human rights issues.
Japan, EU business lobbies call for launch of FTA talks at summit
14-May-2011 Mainchi
Business lobbies of Japan and the European Union have jointly called on their leaders to agree to launch negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement during a summit meeting scheduled for later this month in Brussels.
Interview: Sino-Swiss trade deal talks making good progress
13-May-2011 WSJ
Negotiations between China and Switzerland on a free trade agreement "are making good progress," the Chinese minister responsible for European trade affairs has said. China will be looking to accelerate the pace of FTA agreements with other countries too.
Disagreements hold up free trade agreements
13-May-2011 Watertown
The American Farm Bureau Federation supports the proposed US free trade agreements with Korea, Panama and Colombia, while the National Farmers Union is opposed.
Tariff Commission for FTA with KL
13-May-2011
Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) has given a positive signal to the government in striking a bilateral Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement with Malaysia, saying, the proposed deal will boost the country’s export of goods and manpower substantially in Malaysia and encourage latter’s investment in Bangladesh significantly.