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Turkey wants to sign free trade agreement with Ukraine
29-Nov-2010
Turkey is interested in expanding economic cooperation with Ukraine and introducing the visa-free regime between the two countries, Turkish Minister of Industry and Commerce Nihat Ergun has said at the Black Sea Economic Forum in Yalta, an UKRINFORM correspondent reported.
Stepped-up talks revive hope of India-EU FTA
29-Nov-2010
With the pressure on for the European Union (EU) and India to come up with a significant announcement at the upcoming EU-India summit on December 10, a flurry of activity surrounding the ongoing negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) is giving momentum to the process.
S. Korea not to discuss beef but to focus on auto trade; Minister Kim
29-Nov-2010
South Korea will focus on autos and is not ready to discuss beef during the upcoming talks with the United States for the ratification of a pending free trade deal, the chief South Korean trade negotiator said Monday.
Exporters should take note of US Inc’s call to promote FTAs
29-Nov-2010
Last week, the Wall Street Journal assembled nearly 100 chief executives of large companies for a day and half to discuss the policy choices facing the US and the effects those choices may have on business and the economy. Their recommendations have something to take note by Indian exporters and policy makers.
EU-Pacific interim FTA (2009)
29-Nov-2010
Text agreed as bases for Council Decision of 13 July 2009 on the signature and provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part
Kigali Declaration on the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations
29-Nov-2010 South Centre
Declaration on EPAs adopted after a lively discussion at the African Union’s Conference of Trade Ministers held in Kigali, Rwanda, on 29 October-2 November 2010.
Putin’s free-trade proposal is ’just a smokescreen’
29-Nov-2010 Der Spiegel
The governments in Berlin, Warsaw and Paris are unlikely to be terribly thrilled. They fear domination by the Russian energy giant Gazprom, which is still majority owned by the Russian state, writes Der Spiegel
Zapatistas struggle for another Mexico
29-Nov-2010 GLW
As in Colombia, evidence suggests paramilitaries act as enforcers for foreign corporations. Since NAFTA took effect, US and Canadian mining companies have acquired more than a million hectares of land in Chiapas, displacing thousands of peasants.
India, EU to hold talks to seal trade pact
29-Nov-2010 dpa
India’s Commerce and Trade Minister Anand Sharma and EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht will meet in Brussels on Monday to take stock of the negotiations for a comprehensive trade agreement, the PTI news agency reported.
Korea, US to resume FTA talks
29-Nov-2010 Korea Times
It remains to be seen whether beef will continue to be the deal breaker.
Mass rally against EU-India FTA at Moreh
28-Nov-2010 Hueiyen News
Hundreds of people participated in a mass rally marched down the streets in Moreh, today in protest against the ongoing EU-India Free Trade Agreement.
Farm reform panel eyed for FTAs
28-Nov-2010 Japan Times
The Japanese government said Friday it will set up a task force to discuss agricultural reforms as it seeks out more free-trade agreements with other economies.
Panama begins campaign for free trade with EFTA
28-Nov-2010 Xinhua
Panama’s Trade and Industry Minister Roberto Enriquez announced on Friday that Panama will begin campaigning for a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) nations.
India, EU pact won’t be ready before Dec summit
26-Nov-2010 LiveMint
Agreement delayed because of economic crisis in Europe and unresolved issues between the two sides
Merkel talks down chances of Russia-EU free trade zone
26-Nov-2010 AFP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday talked down the chances of a Russia-EU free trade zone ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin who has floated the idea.
Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo to hold 3rd joint meeting on FTA
25-Nov-2010 Bernama
South Korea, China and Japan will hold a third joint study meeting next week on the feasibility of a free trade agreement among the three Northeast Asian countries, Seoul’s trade ministry said Wednesday.
Seoul to support livestock industry
25-Nov-2010 Cheon Wa Dae
The Korean government has decided to provide 2 trillion won in aid to the beleaguered livestock industry, which expects to be hit hard when the Korea-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) takes effect.
Living off toxic trash in the Philippines
25-Nov-2010 CBS News
That Japan has been sending its enormous piles of e-waste to the Philippines is not a revelation, but with the enforcement of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), a wide-ranging bilateral trade agreement, critics fear the Philippines may essentially become Japan’s dumping ground.
Farm groups renew call for S. Korea trade pact
25-Nov-2010 Capital Press
The Korea FTA would lift live US hog prices by $10 per animal and generate an additional $687 million in US pork exports, the National Pork Producers Council argues.
Free trade agreement between Ukraine and Israel may be concluded next year, President Yanukovych believes
24-Nov-2010 NRCU
This was aired by the Uklrainian President during a joint press conference with President Shimon Peres of Israel in Kiev. The two have already signed a bilateral investment treaty.