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Civil society campaign kick-off to scrutinize the Thailand-EU FTA negotiation
Civil society groups based in Thailand kick off their campaign to monitor the EU-Thailand FTA negotiations
Thai, the Philippines keen to join TPP talks
Thailand and the Philippines are among countries that have recently expressed an interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) bandwagon with the other 11 stakeholders. US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez said the matter had been the subject of further discussion on his recent visit to both countries.
US-Europe free trade pact won’t affect TPP: US
A proposed US-Europe free-trade pact is unlikely to affect Washington’s efforts to negotiate a similar agreement with Asia-Pacific nations, a senior US trade official said Thursday.
Costa Rican lawmakers approve free trade agreement with Mexico
Costa Rica already had a free trade agreement with Mexico, in force since January 1995, which now is unified with the rest of Central American countries.
EU confirms Peru FTA comes into force March 1
The European Union has confirmed that its free trade agreement with Peru will be provisionally applied starting on March 1, 2013.
¿Alianza o desacuerdo del Pacífico?
La propuesta de liberalización de la Alianza del Pacífico no genera nuevas oportunidades comerciales para Colombia.
West Africa warned not to approach trade negotiations with EU blindly
A senior official of Ghana’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has warned West Africa sub-region against entering into trade agreement with the European Union blindly.
ASEAN-India Free Trade Area briefing
Backgrounder from Asia Briefing
In search of free trade in Asia
Intra-Asian trade is rising and so is the number of Asia’s free-trade agreements. Join ADB trade experts Ramesh Subramaniam and Jayant Menon in a live discussion.
DTI officials to prod EU on free trade pact
Philippine Department of Trade and Industry officials will likely confer the European Union early March on moving forward the ongoing process to forge a free trade agreement that will give the Philippines better access to the world’s single largest market.
China must brace for impact of possible EU-US free trade agreement
China could still have certain advantages even after the establishment of a US-EU FTA. The question is: how to maintain and create new competitive advantages?
US-EU trade deal is the foundation for a new global economic order
There are concerns that the US could use these talks to push the EU to loosen its restrictions on genetically modified crops and foods. In addition, the deal might serve as a backdoor means to implement ACTA which was rejected by the European Parliament last year.
Premier vows to keep ban on US pork containing ractopamine
Taiwan’s Premier Jiang Yi-hua said Monday that the ban on US pork containing leanness-enhancing drugs will "definitely" not be lifted while he is in office. Jiang was speaking two weeks before the issue is likely to be put on the agenda of an important round of trade talks between Taiwan and the United States.
Parmesan cheese: Thorn in US-EU free-trade agreement?
Will Wisconsin dairy farmers accept that only cheese produced in five provinces of northern Italy can carry the name parmesan? Will the French agree to tuck into hormone-infused American beef with a side of genetically modified fries?
S. Korea-Canada FTA to deepen partnership: Canadian governor general
The absence of a free trade deal between South Korea and Canada is the weakest link in their bilateral relations, and the two countries need to conclude one this year to deepen their partnership in a wider range of areas, Canada’s visiting governor general said Tuesday.
Unions seek stronger labour laws in US-EU free trade talks
Just days after it was announced that the USA and the European Union were to open discussions on a free trade agreement worth trillions of dollars, trade unions on both sides of the Atlantic said that employment rights had to be a key issue on the agenda.
Women rally against EU-India Free Trade Agreement
A public rally-cum-public meeting against the European Union-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was organized at Namoi Khun yesterday wherein hundreds of people took part.
Promoting women’s economic empowerment through gender responsive trade agreements experiences
This report is based on the research done by FEMNET to assess the extent to which trade arrangements between African countries and the European Union facilitate African women’s economic empowerment and realization of their economic rights.
US, Japan agree to negotiation on free trade agreement
The United States and Japan on Friday agreed on language aimed at giving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe political cover to bring the world’s third-largest economy into negotiations on a US-led free trade agreement in the Asia Pacific region.
Cargill settles NAFTA dispute with Mexico
Cargill has reached a settlement with Mexico in a dispute that resulted in a $77 million arbitration award for the US agribusiness company