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Taiwan-China: No such thing as a free trade
26-Jun-2010 The Economist
Economic success has not trickled down to many Taiwanese, and for them the ECFA is an abstract idea of frighteningly radical engagement with China, writes The Economist
EU and Philippines initial partnership, cooperation deal
26-Jun-2010 Bloomberg
The European Union and the Philippines initialed on Friday in Brussels the text of a new partnership and cooperation agreement (PCA), following its completion on June 3. The PCA is not a free-trade agreement. However, should the EU and Philippines decide to negotiate an FTA, the PCA would facilitate its conclusion.
Tens of thousands rally in Taiwan against China pact
26-Jun-2010 AFP
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Taipei on Saturday as Taiwan prepares to seal a major trade deal with Beijing that opponents fear is a step towards Chinese control.
The Bolivarian FTA
26-Jun-2010 TC Digital
The 10th Summit of ALBA concludes with an announcement that its members undertake to speed up the conclusion of a trade agreement.
10th ALBA summit starts in Ecuador
25-Jun-2010 Agencia Prensa Rural
The 10th summit of the Bolivian Alliance for the Peoples of America - People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) began on Friday in the Andean city of Otavalo, Ecuador.
ECFA to be signed amid optimism, concerns
25-Jun-2010
Taiwan and China finalized details of a key trade pact Thursday to cut export tariffs and allow more market access to each other, but Taiwan’s opposition is planning a massive rally Saturday to protest the deal.
WTO DG Pascal Lamy describes FTAs as "politically convenient" instruments
25-Jun-2010
Asean has been interested in using Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) as instruments for promoting trade in the globalised economy.
’India and the EU are both committed to universal values’
25-Jun-2010
The European Union high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice-president of the European Commission, Catherine Ashton, is currently visiting India to enhance Indo-EU ties. Ashish Ray asked her a few questions:
Groundwork done, FTA talks with Canada soon
25-Jun-2010
India and Canada could start negotiations on a free trade agreement for opening up markets in goods, investments and services by the end of this year.
Taiwan, China finishing important trade pact
24-Jun-2010 AP
The deal, which is expected to be signed next week in Chongqing, ultimately ties Taiwan’s high-tech economy to China’s lucrative markets and paves the way for much closer political relations between the sides.
Green light from Trade Committee for safeguard clause in EU-South Korea trade accord
24-Jun-2010 EP
The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee gave its approval on Wednesday to draft legislation implementing a safeguard clause in the EU-South Korea free trade agreement (FTA).
IFG and allies rally for "New deal or no deal" at TPP talks in SF
23-Jun-2010 IFG
International Forum on Globalisation protest at TPP negotiations in San Francisco
Korea, China to start FTA talks in fall
23-Jun-2010 Chosun Ilbo
The two governments will start preliminary talks on sensitive items such as agriculture and automobiles in September
US trade official: Ready to draft text for Pacific trade deal
23-Jun-2010 WSJ
Most important to the Obama administration’s hope of making its first negotiated trade deal a "21st-century" agreement, enough consensus existed on new issues like harmonizing regulations and supply systems to move toward text.
Europe and India push to seal free-trade deal
23-Jun-2010 New York Times
European companies are increasing their presence in emerging markets like India in part to offset sluggish domestic growth. That is also true for Spanish companies that have traditionally focused on former Latin American colonies rather than on Asia.
Export duty halts signing of agreement with EU
23-Jun-2010
Export duty is one pending issue that needs to be resolved before an EU-GCC free trade agreement is signed, disclosed Tomas Dupla del Moral, Middle East and south Mediterranean External Commissioner with the European Commission in an email exchange with the Kuwait Times this week.
‘One-China’ policy stands; no FTA with Taiwan
22-Jun-2010 Manila Bulletin
Short of shooting down a proposed bilateral free trade agreement between Taiwan and the Philippines, Trade and Industry Secretary Jesli A. Lapus said the country’s “One-China” policy stands and that commercial relations between the two economies are adequately covered under the Philippines-Taiwan Joint Economic Conference.
India-EU FTA likely by year-end, says Sharma
22-Jun-2010 Business Standard
Both multilateral trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) like the India-EU (European Union) FTA, need to be speedily concluded in order to aid global recovery from the economic crisis, Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma said on Monday.
Econometric unreality and Taiwan-PRC trade
22-Jun-2010 Taiwan News
A new econometric forecast by two US-based economists of the benefits that could accrue to Taiwan in the wake of the signing of the proposed China-Taiwan FTA ironically highlights the lack of utility of such findings in persuading Taiwan’s people to accept the touted pact.
Australia, China sign deals, push free trade
22-Jun-2010 Global Times
Currently, Australia is the biggest exporter of iron ore, alumina, coal and liquefied natural gas to China, and China is Australia’s biggest trading partner and biggest exporting market as well as the biggest importer.