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ASEAN+6 set to launch world’s biggest free-trade market
23-Oct-2012 Asia One
ASEAN and six Asian leaders will this November announce the official establishment of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which will be the biggest free-trade market on the globe, offsetting the power of the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
EU trade policy cannot ignore the Geneva conventions: the European Parliament must reject the ACAA protocol with Israel
22-Oct-2012 AITEC
Civil society statement calling fpr rejection of the Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products protocol attached to the European Union-Israel Association Agreement
Vietnam, Russia to speed up trade pact talks: report
22-Oct-2012 Thanh Nien News
Vietnamese and Russian officials have said they will push harder for a free trade agreement as the countries aim to more than double their trade value in the next three years.
Industry frets over Swiss-EU bilateral impasse
22-Oct-2012 swissinfo
Switzerland’s manufacturing and science industries have again urged negotiators to patch up differences with the European Union, warning of grave risks to the Swiss economy if the current impasse cannot be resolved.
How will Senkaku dispute affect 3-nation FTA?
22-Oct-2012 Asahi Shimbun
The friction over the Senkaku islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands, is starting to cast a dark shadow over the direction of the FTA negotiations between Japan, China and South Korea. The Asahi Shimbun asked two experts for their opinions on the matter.
The role of bilateral investment treaties in mitigating project finance’s risks: The case of Colombia
22-Oct-2012 SSRN
Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) have been widely used as a warranty against political risks in developing countries. This paper analyzes the most substantive provisions of the Colombian signed BITs and the investment chapter of the US-Colombian FTA in order to determine their impact on risk mitigation.
India, Turkey should start FTA negotiations: Envoy
22-Oct-2012 IANS
To further enhance bilateral trade, India and Turkey should start negotiations for signing a free trade agreement (FTA), the Turkish envoy here said.
South Africa: BITs in pieces
20-Oct-2012 FT
South Africa has terminated a bilateral investment treaty with Belgium and Luxembourg in the first of a series of planned shreddings of post apartheid-era agreements which are coming up for renewal.
India-EU free trade pact may not conclude this year: IGCC
18-Oct-2012 PTI
The much-delayed negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement between India and the EU are unlikely to conclude this year due to persisting differences over several issues such as opening up of the services sector and level of duty cuts in the automobile segment.
Australia nudges India trade beyond coal
16-Oct-2012 WSJ
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard attended a business forum in New Delhi today, part of her government’s attempts to capitalize on booming trade with India.
Malaysia-Turkey FTA by year-end, says Mustapa
16-Oct-2012 Bernama
Malaysia is optimistic of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with Turkey by year-end, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
Indonesia gaining palm-oil sales in Pakistan, Dalda Foods says
16-Oct-2012 Bloomberg
Indonesia, the largest palm-oil producer, has been gaining market share in Pakistan and may extend its position after a free-trade agreement, or FTA, comes into effect, according to Dalda Foods Pakistan, an importer.
EU threatens retaliation over sin tax bill
15-Oct-2012 GMA
Philippine House of Representatives Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat warned that the free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union will be jeopardized if Philippine government fails to take a second look at the sin tax bill.
New Border Regime is Taking the U.S.-Canada Partnership to the Next Level
11-Oct-2012 Be Your Own Leader
The Beyond the Border deal announced in December 2011 represents the most significant step forward in U.S.-Canada cooperation since NAFTA.
EU-US talks on free trade eyed for 2013 / Agreement would create giant market
11-Oct-2012 Yomiuri
The European Commission hopes to start talks in the first half of next year on a comprehensive partnership agreement between the United States and the European Union, including a US-EU free trade pact, according to a senior official of the commission.
Resistance grows to EU-Canada trade deal
11-Oct-2012 European Voice
Canadian trade negotiators will arrive in Brussels on Monday (15 October) amid an increasingly intense domestic debate about the value of the free-trade deal.
Free-trade agreement with Canada to open up new markets in Jordan
11-Oct-2012 National Post
Mohammed Abu Hassan owns a small shoe factory in the Sahab Industrial Zone on the eastern edge of Jordan’s capital, Amman. He is struggling to keep his factory open and is worried that the government’s new FTA with Canada could put him out of business.
Ecuador seeks annulment of international court ruling in Occidental case
11-Oct-2012 Dow Jones
Ecuador has officially requested the annulment of an international court ruling that ordered it to pay $1.77 billion, plus pre- and post-award interest, to Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Japan easing restrictions on US beef, paving way for Tyson
10-Oct-2012 Bloomberg
Japan, Asia’s largest beef importer, will consider taking additional steps after easing restrictions on US shipments, widening opportunities for exporters such as Tyson Foods Inc. while ensuring supply to local retailers.
Do the Canada-EU CETA negotiations have a new sugar problem?
10-Oct-2012 iPolitics
Long the bête noire of Canadian trade policy, the supply managed dairy and poultry industries might have some new company.