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Tough IP health provisions in Europe’s Colombia/Peru trade deal
26-Feb-2010 IP Watch
Far-reaching provisions on the patenting of medicine have been inserted into a controversial free trade agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru.
EU trade chief to visit India
26-Feb-2010 DPA
The European Commissioner for Trade, Karel De Gucht, is due to travel to Singapore to launch negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) and to Delhi "to inject new momentum into the ongoing FTA negotiations"
U.S. committed to Korea FTA’s ratification: Clinton
26-Feb-2010
The Barack Obama administration is committed to the ratification of the pending free trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday.
Trade deals expected to create 40,000 jobs over 10 years
26-Feb-2010 Peruvian Times
The Inter-American Development Bank says Peru’s free trade agreements with the United States, China and the European Union will create at least 40,000 jobs in the Andean country over the next 10 years
Syria, Turkey Discuss Economic & Investment Cooperation
25-Feb-2010
Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri and Turkish Minister of State for Economic Affairs Zafer Caglayan on Wednesday discussed means and ways of bolstering the standing cooperation between Syria and Turkey.
Seoul to lead study on East Asia FTA
25-Feb-2010
The government said yesterday Korea will take the initiative in discussions on integrating East Asian economies and push for a trilateral free trade agreement between Korea, China and Japan.
Thai tangerine producers affected by ASEAN-China FTA
24-Feb-2010 TNA
Thailand’s 4,000 small tangerine farmers are expected to reduce their output almost by half, as they cannot compete with the tariff-free Chinese imports.
Namibia keeps EU guessing on EPA
24-Feb-2010 New Era
The European Commission’s delegation in Namibia says it is “not confident” that the country would sign the full Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union, amidst a looming deadline and a possible loss of up to N$3 billion in export revenues.
Ma touts the signing of an ECFA
24-Feb-2010 Taipei Times
Ma says the Taiwan-China trade deal will create 260,000 jobs if it is signed — and cause the loss of more jobs if it is not.
UK wants India-EU trade deal by 2010 to protect jobs, increase trade
23-Feb-2010 ToI
With agreement stalled on a number of issues, including India’s demand for European countries to open up their borders to skilled Indian IT workers in return for European legal professionals to work in India, Britain is pushing for rapid conclusion of a long-delayed free trade agreement between India and the 27-nation Europe Union, saying it was holding up trade and jobs at both ends.
NZ must show benefits to Europe of free trade deal, says EU
23-Feb-2010 NZ Herald
If New Zealand wants a free trade agreement with the European Union it will first have to explain what is in it for Europe, a senior EU trade official says.
Indian FTAs may hit SE Asian ryots
22-Feb-2010
While India mulls another free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia and New Zealand, its FTAs with European Union and Japan remains shrouded in uncertainty with its decisions regarding intellectual property (IP) rights likely to impact not just India, but other developing South East Asian countries as well.
Whatever happened to the EPA?
22-Feb-2010
Remember the Economic Partnership Agreement signed in Barbados in October 2008? Despite the huge regional controversy that ensued after it was agreed, it is now almost impossible to find anything in the public domain about its present status, despite the fact that some of the deadlines for implementation have already passed.
US Grains Council highlights importance of free trade
22-Feb-2010 HAT
Without FTAs between the US and markets in Latin America and Southeast Asia, US Grains Council Directors warn the US risks losing export competitiveness.
Boeing CEO: US needs to work harder on free trade pacts
22-Feb-2010 Dow Jones
The US needs to work harder to cement free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, Jim McNerney, chairman and chief executive of Boeing Co. said in a speech Friday.
Free trade high on APEC agenda
22-Feb-2010 Japan Times
Senior officials from Pacific Rim economies will agree on the need for a free-trade zone in the region when they meet in Hiroshima on Monday and Tuesday, according to a draft of the agenda.
Brazil, Mexico may launch FTA talks next week
22-Feb-2010 iStockAnalyst
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon may officially launch negotiations for a free trade agreement at a bilateral meeting in Cancun, Mexico next Tuesday, Lula’s spokesman said Friday.
Peru may reach trade agreement with EU next week, Andina says
19-Feb-2010 Bloomberg
Peru may conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement with the European Union next week, state news agency Andina reported.
US offers Dhaka alternative to controversial trade tie
19-Feb-2010 IANS
A TIFA with the US and an FTA proposed by India have met political opposition from different quarters in Bangladesh. For Washington, "an alternative could be a US-Bangladesh Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum," US Ambassador James F. Moriarty said Thursday.
FTAs with Ukraine, Indonesia, EU urged
19-Feb-2010 Dawn
The All-Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Importers and Exporters Association has urged the government to sign free trade agreements with Ukraine, Indonesia and Europe to give boost to export of kinno, which is in great demand in these countries.