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EU, Central American countries sign Association Agreement
30-Jun-2012 RTT News
The European Union and six Central American countries — Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama —on Friday signed a comprehensive Association Agreement which also includes an ambitious trade component.
EU losing patience
29-Jun-2012 Jamaica Gleaner
European Union says Jamaica risking credibility with failure to act on partnership agreement
Agreement with Europe begins to kick
29-Jun-2012 Caribbean 360
A statement credited to Alexander Walford, Policy Officer of the Caribbean-European Union in the European Commission, says that eight Caribbean countries have not implemented tariff cuts on EU goods as required by the Economic Partnership Agreement signed in 2008.
Stop the TPP
29-Jun-2012 The Nation
Learning and action points for a US audience
India: BIT of a problem
29-Jun-2012 Financial Express
An investment litigation strategy and investment negotiation strategy on BITs and investment is clearly the need of the hour for India.
Ecuador must live up to its obligations under trade and investment agreements - NAM
28-Jun-2012 Shopfloor
The US National Association of Manufacturers is asking the Obama administration to give Ecuador three months to meet the requirements and standards under the US-Ecuador bilateral investment treaty or be removed from the Andean Trade Preference Act.
Vietnam, EU begin free trade agreement talks
28-Jun-2012 VNA
Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and the EU’s Trade Commissioner Karel De Gutch officially began negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the EU in Brussels, Belgium, on June 26.
SA Government signs trade agreement with China
28-Jun-2012 Adelaide Now
The South Australian Government has signed a trade and economic cooperation agreement with China in a bid to grow exports.
Peru-EU FTA likely to take effect year-end
28-Jun-2012 Bernama
The European Union Tuesday signed a multipartite free trade agreement with Peru and Colombia which is expected to become effective before the end of this year, according to EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht.
GCC, India seen to sign FTA within a year
28-Jun-2012 Saudi Gazette
The Gulf Cooperation Council countries and India are expected to conclude a free trade agreement for boosting trade within a year, K K M Kutty, former chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry, has said.
US envoy urges Taiwan to open market amid beef row
28-Jun-2012 AFP
Washington’s de facto ambassador to Taiwan on Wednesday urged the island to further open its market if it hopes to sign a trade deal with the US, amid a lingering dispute over American beef imports.
French company, Veolia, launches claim against Egypt over terminated waste contract and labor wage stabilization promises
27-Jun-2012 IA Reporter
French multinational Veolia has had an ICSID arbitration claim registered against the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Using the TPP to Renegotiate and Expand NAFTA
26-Jun-2012 Be Your Own Leader
The U.S. led Trans-Pacific Partnership talks could be used to update aspects of existing trade pacts among member nations. This would provide an opportunity for a backdoor renegotiation of NAFTA.
East Africa: US, EAC pursue new trade partnership
26-Jun-2012 Rwanda Express
The United States and East African community have agreed on a new partnership could serve as a building block towards a more comprehensive trade agreement over the long term.
Playing chicken with supply management
26-Jun-2012 Guelph Mercury
The Dairy Farmers of Canada believe Harper’s promise and fully expect Canada to emerge from the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks with the protected market and paid-for quota systems intact. To an outsider, it’s difficult to see how this could happen.
EU trade talks progress may trigger Vietnam investment revival
26-Jun-2012 Bloomberg
Progress in free-trade talks between the European Union and Vietnam may trigger a resurgence of investment in the Southeast Asian nation from companies within the 27-nation bloc, the EU’s top representative in Vietnam said.
India to talk retail FDI at EU free-trade meet
26-Jun-2012 DNA India
At the meeting with the European Trade Commission on June 26 in Brussels, the Indian delegation, headed by commerce minister Anand Sharma, will focus on the government’s achievements including opening up single-brand retail to foreign direct investment.
Korea, Colombia conclude free trade deal
26-Jun-2012 Korea Times
The leaders of Korea and Colombia announced early Tuesday morning that the two countries had finished the negotiations for a free trade agreement.
Colombia-Costa Rica FTA in the offing
26-Jun-2012 Tax News
Colombia and Costa Rica have agreed to rapidly conclude negotiations towards a free trade agreement which will cut tariff barriers to trade from as early as the first half of 2013, and pave the way for Costa Rica to become the fifth member of a regional trade bloc.
Canada concludes latest Morocco FTA talks
26-Jun-2012 Tax News
According to minister Ed Fast, the deal would “serve as a gateway to a deeper Canadian commercial presence in North Africa and the Mediterranean region”.