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Agro-fisheries to become a hot issue for Korea-China FTA
28-Jul-2010 Chosun Ilbo
Korea has suggested that major agricultural products and fisheries should be excluded from a free trade agreement with China but Beijing reportedly turned the proposal down.
Chile moves toward free trade agreement with Persian Gulf
28-Jul-2010 WSJ
Chile took another step toward developing a free trade agreement with Arab nations of the Persian Gulf, as the Chilean president and Kuwait’s prime minister signed several diplomatic and economic agreements Tuesday.
Pacific Islands Trade: A year’s worth of bad outcomes
28-Jul-2010 PANG
Despite being launched only a year ago by Pacific leaders, the negotiations on the Pacific trade agreement known as PACER-Plus are slipping away from the Islands.
EU eyes M’sia trade talks
27-Jul-2010 Straits Times
The European Union has started informal talks with Malaysia on a free trade pact that could open markets in spirits, cars and services to Europe
International arbitration on SL oil hedging tomorrow
27-Jul-2010 Sunday Times
A dispute initiated by Deutsche Bank against the government of Sri Lanka will be a test case on whether derivatives contracts should be considered ’investments’ under bilateral investment treaties
Japan: New ambassador to China urges FTA
27-Jul-2010 Japan Times
The new ambassador, a former chairman of Itochu Corp., acknowledged that an FTA with China would face strong opposition from farmers but said Japan needs to strengthen the international competitiveness of its protected agricultural products.
Free trade pact attracts Aussie investors to RP
27-Jul-2010 Cebu Daily News
The Australia-New Zealand-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (ANZAFTA) has made the Philippines an attractive market for Australian traders especially those in the dairy business.
Syria intends to join free trade zone of the customs union
27-Jul-2010 Telegraf
Syrian President Assad has expressed his interest in joining the Free Trade Zone within the Customs Union of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan.
Malawi maintains ‘no’ stand on EPAs
27-Jul-2010 The Nation
Industry and Trade Minister Eunice Kazembe on Monday reiterated the need for the European Union to address institutional, infrastructure and capacity factors that have stopped Malawi from taking advantage of previous preferential access to the EU before it can sign the controversial Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has resulted in increased unemployment in the US
27-Jul-2010 Global Research
Labor needs to take the lead in opposing the FTA’s that Obama is pushing and struggle for the creation of 15 million jobs along the lines that AFL-CIO President Donald Trumka has spoken of recently.
TPPA Campaign: Don’t trade away health, labour, cultural and environmental policies
26-Jul-2010 AFTINET
Thirty Australian unions and community groups have asked the Trade Minister to safeguard the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Australian local content in media, regulation of GE food, regulation of foreign investment and industry policies that support local employment in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)
RP eyes participation in free trade deal
25-Jul-2010 PDI
The Philippines has expressed interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a multilateral free trade deal that involves several economies, including the country’s biggest trading partner, the United States.
Pak-Nepal plan free trade pact: Report
25-Jul-2010 Hindustan Times
Pakistan and Nepal plan to ink a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with a high-level bilateral task force set to finalise the pact soon in a bid to boost bilateral trade and business, a news report said today.
Egypt establishing free trade area with Latin American
25-Jul-2010 Global Arab Network
Egypt will sign next week a free trade agreement with the Latin American Grouping Mercosur, according to Minister of Trade & Industry Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed.
India, EU in new bid to clinch free-trade deal
25-Jul-2010 France 24
India and the European Union are to hold a fresh series of free-trade talks next month in Brussels in a bid to clinch a deal by the end of the year, an official said.
Thailand-Peru FTA could be sealed next month
23-Jul-2010 Andina
The Thai government will propose the Parliament to endorse a bilateral free trade area agreement with Peru next month in order to enhance the effectiveness of trade pacts this year, according to Thai Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai.
Sri Lanka told time running out for new trade deal with India
23-Jul-2010 LBO
Sri Lanka could lose more opportunities to access India’s huge market owing to delays in striking a new economic partnership deal with her neighbour, the Indian envoy in Colombo has warned.
Lawmakers demand ’major changes’ to US-S.Korea trade deal
23-Jul-2010 AFP
More than 100 US lawmakers wrote to President Barack Obama Thursday demanding "major changes" to a landmark free trade agreement with South Korea, which they called a "job killing" pact.
RP to forge more free-trade deals
23-Jul-2010 Manila Times
The Philippines is keen on joining the negotiations for the inter-regional economic integration (TPP) as well as starting informal talks with the European Union for a possible bilateral trade pact, the Trade department said.
EU seized in Vienna
22-Jul-2010 PIJIP
It appears that the EU has dropped its demands for patent extensions and may have made data exclusivity subject to compulsory licensing in the EU-India FTA.