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Thailand to push for FTA with Bimstec members by July
25-Feb-2011 PTI
Thailand today said it will push for the conclusion of a free trade agreement with India and other members of Bimstec by July, enabling tariff reduction next year.
Ecuador requests US to extend trade agreement
25-Feb-2011 Xinhua
The Ecuadorian government on Wednesday requested the U.S. Senate to approve an extension by at least 18 months of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), which expired 11 days ago.
EU renews FTA call with Philippines
25-Feb-2011 CNA
"The ball is in the Philippines’ court," Ledoux told reporters.
The EU and Israel - Or how Brussels learned to love the occupation
24-Feb-2011 Palestine Monitor
Under the leadership of Tony Blair and Catherine Ashton, the EU has increased its connection to Israel’s occupation of Palestine, says David Cronin
TPP - Chile IPR proposal (2011)
24-Feb-2011 Public Citizen
TPP - NZ IPR proposal (2011)
24-Feb-2011 Public Citizen
Nicaragua joins Chile-Central America FTA
24-Feb-2011 Insidecostarica.com
Nicaragua joined on Tuesday the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Central America, seeking to promote exports bound for the South American country.
Japan, Canada agree to resume joint study on bilateral FTA: sources
23-Feb-2011 Mainichi Daily News
Japan and Canada have agreed to resume a joint study on the possibility of a bilateral free trade agreement, Japanese government sources said Wednesday.
South Africa pushes for new African FTA
23-Feb-2011 Bua News
South Africa is pushing ahead to secure a free trade agreement between the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for East African States (Comesa).
RI should speed up FTA talks with India: Gapki
23-Feb-2011 Jakarta Post
The Association of Indonesian Palm Oil Producers has called on the government to speed up negotiations of a free trade agreement with India to protect Indonesia’s palm oil market following last week’s India-Malaysia free trade agreement.
What South Korea can teach Colombia about FTAs
23-Feb-2011 Colombia Reports
While South Korea seeks to further its development by selling to Colombia its industrial goods, Colombia’s elite pretend to develop the country by selling coal, oil, coffee and flowers (and probably farmland, which, thanks to the paramilitaries, they own) to South Korea, says Colombia Reports
Japan, Angola strike basic accord on investment treaty
23-Feb-2011 Mainichi Daily News
Japan and Angola struck a basic agreement Monday on a bilateral investment treaty, which is designed to facilitate Japanese firms’ foray into the resource-rich African country
The EU-India free trade agreement: An interview with Loon Gangte
23-Feb-2011 OS Blog
"It’s like an ant fighting an elephant. We are one of the weakest and poorest groups and they (the EU and the pharmaceutical industry) are among the richest and strongest."
Ecuador: Still a ways to go, after historic ruling against Chevron
22-Feb-2011 Upside Down World
The plaintiffs in the case against Chevron tried in Ecuador, who won a historic 9.5 billion dollar verdict after a nearly 18-year struggle over environmental and health damages caused in a quarter-century of oil operations in the Amazon jungle, are not disheartened by the road still ahead.
Canada calls oilsands controversy side issue to EU free trade talks
22-Feb-2011 Canadian Press
The Canadian government is seeking to overcome a potential stumbling block to a free trade deal with the European Union by moving EU objections to the oilsands off the table.
Japan advises Kingdom to boost labour force
21-Feb-2011 The Nation
Thailand should produce about 700,000 skilled labourers to serve the investment influx from Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises after the ongoing revision in the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (Jtepa).
Compromise likely for US trade deal
21-Feb-2011 Stuff
Prime Minister John Key has warned that New Zealanders may have to swallow some difficult trade-offs as the price of a trade deal encompassing the United States.
India “wants” thousands of extra EU visas under trade deal
21-Feb-2011 The Hindu
According to media reports, India wants up to 50,000 extra visas a year spread across EU’s 27 member-States under the proposed India-EU free trade agreement with Britain said to be under pressure to cough up 20,000 of these.
India-EU FTA: Tough negotiations over healthcare norms
21-Feb-2011 Business Standard
Apart from intellectual property concerns, the EU is pushing for harmonisation of standards on medical devices and clinical trials, both of which may benefit large TNCs, in its free trade deal with India
Angola, DRC slow down FTA
21-Feb-2011 Southern Times
The SADC Secretariat has achieved little progress in getting Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo to joining its trade liberalisation process, the Free Trade Area, which has been in existence for nearly three years now.