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PHL studying FTA possibility with Taiwan for agri exports
27-Jan-2013
The Philippines is conducting a feasibility study for a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan that would allow the export of farm products to the Taiwanese market.
EU, US on verge of "difficult" free-trade negotiations
27-Jan-2013 Reuters
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht gave his clearest signal yet that Brussels and Washington are ready to embark on the negotiations.
Chile near free trade pact with Thailand, talking to India
26-Jan-2013
Chile hopes to sign a free trade agreement with Thailand soon and is seeking to expand a limited one it has with India, as the Andean country looks to deepen its open, export-dependent model, foreign affairs minister Alfredo Moreno said on Saturday.
Improvisando con Europa
24-Jan-2013
El Gobierno colombiano decidió poner en vigencia de manera anticipada el Acuerdo Comercial negociado con la Unión Europea, en lugar de esperar la aprobación del Congreso y la revisión de la Corte Constitucional.
FTA signing with EU ’should be priority’
24-Jan-2013
The Thai-EU Business Council warned yesterday that Thailand would see its gross domestic product stunted by 1.2 per cent if it does not sign a free-trade agreement (FTA) by 2015 when the European Union’s tax breaks expire.
Industries pin hopes on imminent EU-US trade talks
24-Jan-2013 EurActiv
A green light to start talks on a transatlantic free trade agreement (FTA) is likely to come early next month, EurActiv has learned, lifting European industries’ hopes that increased demand from the US will help turn around its fortunes.
USTR working to develop new text on IP and health in the TPP
24-Jan-2013 Infojustice
USTR has begun an “internal review of the controversial pharmaceutical patent proposal that U.S. trade officials tabled” earlier in the TPP negotiations.
Egypt endorses FTA agreement with Mercosur
24-Jan-2013 AllAfrica.com
Egypt has just endorsed the Free Trade Area agreement signed with the Mercosur (Southern American Common Market) on August 2, 2010, said Deputy Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Nazieh el-Nagari.
MEP Laima Andrikiene expects the decision on free trade agreement to be reached till November
23-Jan-2013
Laima Andrikiene welcomed the steady progress in the EU negotiations with Armenia and Georgia and expected that political decisions on the conclusion of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements would be reached later this year
Arabs agree to establish a free trade zone by 2015
22-Jan-2013
The agreement to create a customs union to establish a free trade area in 2015 stands out among the results of the Third Summit of Arab Economic and Social Development, which closed here today.
Further liberalization urged
22-Jan-2013
The United States is pleased with the pace of the Philippines’ growth but would like to see economic expansion sustained in the long term by further liberalization, a visiting US State Department official yesterday said.
‘Prickly’ issues must be resolved before signing EPAs
22-Jan-2013
Government will continue negotiating with an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) in an effort to resolve the contentious issues before signing the agreement.
India’s firmer eastward gaze
22-Jan-2013
India’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( Asean), which kicked off for trade in goods from 2010, is an important building block of its Look East policy, and its efforts to integrate with a wider pan-Asian economic community encompassing China, Japan and Korea.
What have you done to protect small traders from FDI, court asks Centre
22-Jan-2013
“Have you got any Foreign Direct Investment or it is just a political gimmick? Has the FDI policy in multibrand retail sector announced by the Centre in October 2012 brought some fruits” the Supreme Court asked Attorney-General G.E. Vahanvati on Tuesday.
BIPA talks put on hold
22-Jan-2013 The Hindu
In a significant development, the Government of India has ordered a freeze of all Bilateral Investment Protection Agreements (BIPA) negotiations till a review of the model text of BIPA is carried out and completed. This follows a spate of show cause notices on the Government by foreign companies seeking to recover their investments under the agreement.
Canada, EU in final push for trade deal; latest investment chapter shows blatant pro-investor bias
22-Jan-2013 rabble.ca
The political trade-off in the CETA negotiations appears to hinge on lower tariffs and higher quota for Canadian meat entering the European market, reports Stuart Trew
FinMin wants gold removed from India-Thailand FTA
22-Jan-2013 Business Standard
Government of India is contemplating removing gold jewellery from the list of items allowed to be imported under the India-Thailand free trade pact as several traders are misusing provisions to bring the precious metal from the South East Asain nation.
Thailand’s move to join the FTA race: A good thing?
22-Jan-2013 Bangkok Post
Thailand has recently stepped up its efforts on opening its market by joining various Free Trade Agreement negotiations such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. What would these FTAs mean for Thailand?
Lone Star files investor state dispute lawsuit against S. Korea
21-Jan-2013 Xinhua
The finance ministry said that the South Korean government rejects Lone Star’s accusations regarding this dispute, noting that the government has been preparing for trial. It added that the government will pay full attention to the arbitration proceedings and will aggressively defend its self against Lone Star’s unjust accusations.
Importations controversées - La CP attaque l’accord libre-échange UE/Maroc en portant en justice Idyl
21-Jan-2013 Terre-net Média
Le Sahara occidental n’est pas le Maroc. Aussi, l’accord de libre-échange entre le Maroc et l’Union européenne n’a pas à être étendu au Sahara occidental même si le royaume du Maroc s’arroge un droit de souveraineté. C’est la faille de cet accord, mis en œuvre depuis le 1er novembre 2012, qu’exploite la Confédération paysanne pour le dénoncer une nouvelle fois.