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Georgia-EU free trade talks end with progress on agreement
23-Jul-2013
Economic ties between the European Union and Georgia will be strengthened after the two successfully concluded talks on a free trade agreement.
India, Israel negotiating FTA
23-Jul-2013
Israel is negotiating with India the contours of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), said Eli Belotsercovsky, Director of Economic Relations with India and China in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday.
’TPP must strike a balance in IP’
22-Jul-2013
The Asia Pacific region is leading the world in mobile computing, enabling the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to leapfrog into large business opportunities.
Israel: A bitter harvest
22-Jul-2013 Financial Times
The EU, Israel’s biggest trading partner, is preparing EU-wide guidelines for the labelling of goods made at settlements as originating from Israeli-occupied Palestinian land. The measure would affect $300m of Israeli exports, according to a World Bank estimate.
Association Agreement between EU and Central America enters into effect after ratification by El Salvador
22-Jul-2013 RMR
With the recent ratification by the Salvadorean members of the House of Representatives, the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union (EU) will enter into effect on August 1st. The agreement has been strongly rejected by social organizations.
Critics urge provinces to hold public hearings on EU trade deals
21-Jul-2013
Critics of the free trade talks with Europe are urging Canadian provinces to ensure any negotiated deal gets a full public airing before it is formally signed.
Banks to thrive on China trade deal
20-Jul-2013
The Australian financial services sector could be a major beneficiary if the Labor government is able to finalise the long-awaited free trade agreement with China.
Karkey serves Rs33b damage notice on Pakistan; Approaches ICSID against water and power ministry
20-Jul-2013
The Turkish power firm Karkey Karadeniz Elektrik Uretim (KKEU) has approached the Washington based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) against Pakistan’s water and power ministry and also served a Rs33billion damage notice on the ministry, sources said on Wednesday.
TPPA: NGOs want medical and tobacco business excluded in free trade talks
20-Jul-2013
Malaysia should exclude medical and tobacco businesses in the ongoing free trade talks under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).
Malaysia detains 14 trans-Pacific free trade deal protesters
20-Jul-2013
Malaysian police on Saturday detained 14 people protesting against ongoing negotiations for a huge trans-Pacific free trade deal.
FTA to bring more opportunities for Singapore, Costa Rica
20-Jul-2013
The Singapore-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (SCRFTA) took effect on July 1.
Call for Action from Gerak Lawan
19-Jul-2013 Action Plan of Gerak Lawan
Prospects high for fruitful end to Thailand-EU FTA talks
19-Jul-2013
Michelangelo Pipan, Italy’s ambassador to Thailand, is bullish on the prospects of a successful free trade agreement between Thailand and the European Union.
India may soon conclude FTA with European Union: Manmohan Singh
19-Jul-2013
Unfazed by hiccups in concluding the long-pending free trade agreement with European Union, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed the hope that the pact would be sealed soon.
We don’t need CEPA any longer: Basil Rajapaksa
19-Jul-2013 The Hindu
Sri Lanka will not need the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India any longer, as both countries had moved on, said Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa.
Termination of bilateral investment treaties won’t harm relations
19-Jul-2013 BD
"South Africa has confronted a dilemma in which it was no longer possible to renegotiate investment treaties with individual EU member states and if we did not move towards termination, the existing treaties would be automatically extended for another 10 years," writes Trade Minister Rob Davies.
India-Asean FTA falters just before finalization over services pact
19-Jul-2013 Economic Times
Issues related to movement of professionals under mode 4 and mutual recognition of qualification in medical and education are said to be the main roadblocks.
Malaysian socialists oppose Pacific free trade agreement
19-Jul-2013 GLW
The Socialist Party of Malaysia has no illusion about the true colours and intent of the TPPA/FTA as an agenda of US mega corporations.
Barnier insiste pour inclure les services financiers dans l’accord de libre-échange
19-Jul-2013 AFP
Le commissaire européen chargé des Services financiers, Michel Barnier, a assuré hier qu’il continuerait de plaider pour que les services financiers soient inclus dans les négociations de libre-échange entre l’UE et les États-Unis.
EU visit to partners
17-Jul-2013
EU Commissioner for Trade, Karel De Gucht, was in Windhoek this week to discuss ways to strengthen trade and investment relations, and in particular comprehensive economic partnership agreements (EPAs).