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APE : les militants de 30 pays demandent à l’UE de revoir radicalement sa copie
29-Sep-2009 HNS
Le 27 septembre 2009 marque le 7ème anniversaire du lancement des négociations des Accords de partenariat économique (APE). Depuis 2004, les organisations de la société civile de l’Union européenne (UE) et des pays d’Afrique des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP) ont intitulé cette journée « Journée mondiale d’action contre les APE » pour protester contre la démarche européenne sur les APE.
EU automakers urge Brussels to ditch SKorea trade deal
29-Sep-2009 AFP
European auto manufacturers on Monday urged Brussels not to sign a free trade agreement with South Korea due to be inked over the coming days.
Africa sets terms for granting EU full market access
29-Sep-2009 Business Daily
Africa is asking its team of trade negotiators working on the Economic Partnership Agreement to focus on economic development before deciding on opening up markets to the European Union.
Indo-Jap FTA: Data exclusivity threat to generics
29-Sep-2009 DNA
Amid fresh talks on the India-Japan free trade agreement (FTA), concerns are being expressed about certain measures that could hamper generic drugs and access to medicines.
EU urged to sign free trade deal with Gulf states
29-Sep-2009 Business 24/7
Gulf oil producers yesterday urged the European Union to stop setting conditions and sign a free trade agreement that has eluded the two sides for nearly two decades because of persistent rifts.
CPM gets set to protest FTA with a human chain
29-Sep-2009 Livemint
The Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, is pulling out all the stops to ensure the success of a planned statewide human chain on 2 October to protest a free trade agreement between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Nauru leads the charge on EPAs
28-Sep-2009
The stalled negotiations on the EU-inspired Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the Forum Island Countries finally resumed in Brussels.
Parliamentary committee approves India trade bill
28-Sep-2009
A parliamentary committee on Monday approved a comprehensive trade agreement with India that would eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 4,400 Korean products exported to the Asian nation, Yonhap news reported.
Bosnia court annuls trade law as farmers protest
28-Sep-2009
Bosnia’s top court has annulled an import tax law which it said violated a regional free trade treaty and commitments to the EU, while about 1,000 farmers and food producers protested outside the court building.
India-Aus talks on FTA likely soon
28-Sep-2009 Business Standard
India and Australia are expected to launch negotiations soon on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to enhance bilateral commerce.
Private sector taps into EU’s P185m fund
27-Sep-2009
The Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) as well as the Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA), are positioning themselves to tap into the P185 million capacity building facility made available through the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union.
Cautionary note on EPAs
27-Sep-2009
Government deserves commendation on the various programmes it has embarked on to diversify the economy away from mining especially diamonds. Such strategies include inter alia 1) the setting up of BEDIA to attract foreign direct investments (FDIs) thus facilitating the growth of the manufacturing sector. 2) The IFSC model which I am highly convinced was a well thought out model considering the geographical situation of this country and of course its population.
After ASEAN, India mulls FTAs with EU, Oz
26-Sep-2009
The controversy over signing the India-ASEAN FTA has not dampened the enthusiasm of the UPA government for pursuing free trade agreements with other countries.
Alert: Indian Government continues secret FTA negotiations
25-Sep-2009
India is secretly negotiating more than 15 economic agreements with other countries or blocks of countries. Despite strong protests against the controversial signing of an agreement on trade in goods between the Association of South East Asian Nations and India (also called ASEAN-India FTA) last August, the Government of India continues negotiating more FTAs, including with developed countries
Zim-SA bilateral agreement doomed
25-Sep-2009 Financial Gazette
The Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) between Zimbabwe and South Africa, initially scheduled for signing in April and later deferred to June, is headed for total collapse as the two parties have failed to agree on the wording of Article 11 of the agreement.
As China-Costa Rica trade talks push forward, so does resistance
25-Sep-2009 Tico Times
As deliberations over a possible free-trade agreement (FTA) between Costa Rica and China continue, opposition from some of Costa Rica’s leading business associations is growing stronger.
The SPP is dead. Let’s keep it that way
25-Sep-2009 rabble.ca
With virtually no fanfare or media analysis, one of the most transformative agreements ever signed by Canada and the US (and Mexico) is officially dead. Its official US government website declared last month: "The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) is no longer an active initiative. There will not be any updates to this site."
Ecuador criticizes Chevron arbitration claim
25-Sep-2009 Reuters
Ecuador accused Chevron Corp on Thursday of filing an international arbitration claim against the country in an attempt to shield itself against losing a $27 billion environmental damage lawsuit.
S. Korea to build farming infrastructure in Tanzania
24-Sep-2009 Yonhap
South Korea will develop 100,000 ha of farmland in Tanzania and make inroads into European markets, thanks to the EU-Korean FTA, a state-run rural development corporation said Thursday.
India, Japan to start fresh talks on 29 September
24-Sep-2009 LiveMint
India and Japan will start a fresh round of talks on a free trade agreement on 29 September after discussions in January remained inconclusive because the countries failed to find common ground on a few contentious issues.