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Govt may face ‘claims worth billions’ from foreign firms
7-Feb-2008 Engineering News
Foreign companies operating in South Africa that have lost production and ultimately profit as a result of the power supply crisis might be able to sue the government under bilateral investment treaties
The lies behind free trade
7-Feb-2008 Prensa Latina
Rich countries preach free markets and free trade to the poor countries in order to capture larger shares of the latter’s markets and preempt the emergence of possible competitors, says Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang.
US free trade accords face rocky road
7-Feb-2008 CSM
A fresh battle is brewing in Washington over foreign trade, with the White House persevering in its pursuit of free trade agreements while congressional Democrats - some elected two years ago on protectionist planks - appear more inclined to take up trade issues with China than pass new deals.
Differences over negative list hold up India-EU trade pact
7-Feb-2008 Economic Times
India Inc’s eager wait for a comprehensive trade and investment agreement with the European Union could get a little longer as differences have cropped up over the items which would be kept off the pact.
Turkey will negotiate a free-trade agreement with Arab Gulf states in 2 years
7-Feb-2008 AP
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Wednesday his country planned to sign a free-trade agreement with Arab Gulf countries after two years of negotiations with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council. «We are keen on buying Qatar’s gas,» Gul told reporters.
Fighting FTAs: new publication and website
7-Feb-2008
bilaterals.org, GRAIN and BIOTHAI are today launching a collaborative publication, "Fighting FTAs: The growing resistance to bilateral free trade and investment agreements".
India, Malaysia free-trade deal set for March 2009
6-Feb-2008 AFP
Malaysia and India have agreed to try to finalise a free-trade agreement by March 2009, Indian officials said Wednesday after the first round of talks.
Bank of the South: A potential new challenge to hegemonic global finance and its monetary terrorism
5-Feb-2008 Payvand
Although there are no well-developed models, the possibility of regional banks independent of the agents of monetary terrorism serving what David Harvey calls "vulture capitalism" is becoming a reality.
Commons debate on free trade urged
5-Feb-2008 The Chronicle Herald
Canada’s shipbuilding industry wants the federal government to hold true to its word and bring free-trade deals to the House for debate and a vote before they are ratified.
US trade decision ’great news’ says AmCham
5-Feb-2008 Scoop
The United States decision to get involved in forging a trade accord involving New Zealand is a major milestone in the quest for a US-NZ free trade agreement, says the American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand (AmCham). AmCham has been lobbying hard for a US-NZ FTA for nearly 10 years now.
Peru: Free trade deal an Andean tragedy
5-Feb-2008 Green Left Weekly
Hypocritical euphemisms belie the real intent of PeruFTA, which is to strike a blow against the growing movement toward the creation of a regional trading block in Latin America.
L’accord bilatéral entre l’UE et l’Algérie reste bloqué
5-Feb-2008 Le Maghreb
M. Mandelson a souligné que l’accord d’association, qui est "une base" de développement des relations bilatérales entre l’Algérie et l’UE, ne fonctionne pas bien actuellement.
Investmt treaty threat to sovereignty, environment
5-Feb-2008 Scoop
The NZ Green Party is calling on Labour to halt discussions on an investment treaty because of the threat the treaty poses to our sovereignty and our environmental standards. This follows the announcement today that the United States is seriously considering joining negotiations about an investment treaty between the P4 treaty partners of New Zealand, Chile, Singapore and Brunei.
Avert a new failed Mediterranean scheme
5-Feb-2008
The French have shown new initiative in the Maghreb through the idea of creating a Mediterranean Union. How serious is this project and what will its importance be amid existing European Union projects in the region, especially the Euro-Med project?
Look to Europe, not the US
5-Feb-2008 Borneo Post
Negotiations on a free trade agreement between Malaysia and the United States have hit a sticky patch. There are 58 issues still unresolved and no fixed date scheduled for the sixth round of talks.
EU cool to free trade deal with Canada
5-Feb-2008 CanWest
The European Union, being pressured to support the launch of free trade negotiations at the next Canada-EU annual summit in Montreal this fall, is showing only lukewarm enthusiasm for the idea.
Growers, users in NAFTA faceoff
5-Feb-2008 Palm Beach Post
Fourteen years after approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement, a behind-the-scenes struggle is being waged over one of its last provisions — the unrestricted trade of sugar between the United States and Mexico.
NZ welcomes US entering P4 trade talks
5-Feb-2008 stuff
Trade Minister Phil Goff has welcomed the United States decision to join negotiations with New Zealand and three other countries on a joint financial services and investment agreement.
Mexico won’t curb sugar imports that increase surplus
3-Feb-2008 Bloomberg
Mexican Agriculture Minister Alberto Cardenas said the government won’t act to curb imports of US sugar that domestic producers say will add to a surplus, reducing prices and profit. Instead, Mexican and US companies should sort out their own limits, he said.
Guyana and Indonesia sign reciprocal trade agreement
2-Feb-2008 Caribbean Net News
Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation Dr Henry Jeffrey and Indonesia’s Ambassador to Guyana, Suprijanto Muhadi on Wednesday signed an agreement on the promotion and protection of investments in the two countries.