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Ukraine’s EU deal: good or bad for the oligarchs?
21-Aug-2013 Public Service Europe
They continue to wield economic and political influence, but how will Ukraine’s oligarchs be affected by the Association Agreement the country is close to signing with the EU?
Russia readies tighter customs if Ukraine signs EU deal: report
21-Aug-2013 Reuters
Russia is preparing tighter customs controls with Ukraine in case Kiev makes the "suicidal" move of signing an association agreement with the European Union, an aide to President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Pakistan, Thailand eye free trade agreement
21-Aug-2013 Express Tribune
Pakistan and Thailand on Tuesday expressed the resolve to build a strong economic partnership, double their trade volume to $2 billion in the next five years and eventually enter into a free trade agreement (FTA).
FTA draft handed over to Nepal: Dar
21-Aug-2013 Business Recorder
Pakistan Senator Ishaq Dar said that a draft of the Free Trade Agreement between Pakistan and Nepal was handed over to the Nepalese side during the sixth session of Pakistan-Nepal Joint Economic Commission.
RCEP is not a bloc to compete with TPP, says Mustapa
21-Aug-2013 Bernama
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is not a bloc to compete with the ongoing negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said today.
Uruguay calls on Mercosur to sign a free trade agreement with United States
21-Aug-2013 MercoPress
Uruguayan Vice-President Danilo Astori said Mercosur must decisively address the signing of a free trade agreement with the United States, but also admits that “opportunities must be built”.
Hupacasath First Nation shines light on secretive Canada-China investment deal
20-Aug-2013 rabble.ca
A small polity of First Nations peoples, the Hupacasath, could be the only obstacle to stop the ratification of what may well be the most devastating corporate empowerment treaty that Canada will ever endure.
Japan to propose lifting tariffs on 85% of items under TPP, but not farm produce
20-Aug-2013 Asahi Shimbun
Japan plans to abolish tariffs on up to 85 percent of items in trade with potential partners in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, but politically sensitive agriculture products are not included, sources said Aug. 18.
Thailand set to resume talks for FTA with Europe
19-Aug-2013 The Nation
Thailand will soon resume the long-suspended free-trade talks with the European Free Trade Association in order to ensure a level playing field with other Asean countries.
M’sia Cabinet drops TPP timeline
19-Aug-2013 The Malaysian Reserve
Under pressure from the a larger coalition against the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, the Malaysian Cabinet has decided to stick to several “red lines” and to drop any timeline for the signing of the disputed trade deal, a senior government official said last week in Kuala Lumpur.
Japan, US trade chiefs want TPP deal this year
19-Aug-2013 Kyodo
Trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Trade Representative Michael Froman agreed Sunday to work together toward concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks by the end of the year.
Colombia’s growing labor struggle
19-Aug-2013 Socialist Worker
Three of Colombia’s most powerful unions take action on August 19 and 20, as the spreading anger against the Colombian government reaches a new stage.
USDA trip moves US closer to accepting Chinese chicken
16-Aug-2013 Politico
Despite years of food safety scandals surrounding China and another recent bird flu outbreak there, the US Department of Agriculture is moving closer to opening the US market to Chinese-processed chicken by sending two of its senior food safety officials to Beijing next week for a bilateral meeting on the subject.
Pigs on Boeing 747s from UK to China
16-Aug-2013
Following a trade deal, breeding pigs are being flown from the UK to China, up to 900 per flight in Boeing 747s.
Namibia and the Economic Partnership Agreement
16-Aug-2013 Pambazuka
Namibia’s principled refusal to get bullied into an agreement against what it considered its own best interests has served as an example for other countries originally more willing to give in to the pressure exerted by EU
How the Obama Administration is hurting American workers
14-Aug-2013 Pacific Standard
Leading US companies, the ones that shape government policy, are now able to make healthy profits without spending on domestic investment, leading to policies like FTAs that do not improve living and working conditions in the US
Marche citoyenne contre l’accord de libre échange négocié entre les EU et la CE dans le déni de la démocratie
14-Aug-2013 Les Engraineurs
Venez nombreux le 24 novembre. Il s’agira de la première mobilisation avant une longue série d’autres d’ici à 2015.
EU-Ukraine FTA (draft, 2013)
14-Aug-2013 Ukraine Government
Ukraine: Government publishes draft Association Agreement
14-Aug-2013 ForUm
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine posted draft EU-Ukraine Association Agreement on the government portal. The document is freely available and can be read by any Internet user.
EU confirms no block-to-individual Mercosur member trade negotiation has been requested
13-Aug-2013 MercoPress
The 28-country European Union underscored the potential benefits of a free trade agreement with Mercosur and revealed that so far no country member of the group has requested to a bilateral negotiation.