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Signing of treaty on free trade zone between Ukraine, EU will create problems for Ukraine, Russia - Putin
4-Sep-2013 Voice of Russia
"If Ukraine believes it needs to sign a treaty on free trade with the EU, it means that’s how it should be. However, we see some problems for us and them here," Putin said in an interview with Russia’s Channel One and the Associated Press.
TPPA goes into overdrive and underground
4-Sep-2013 Scoop
Moves to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement to the point of sign-off by the end of the year went into overdrive at the round just ended in Brunei, according to Professor Jane Kelsey. Remaining negotiations will be tackled through informal intersessional meetings.
"Investment" narrowly construed under NAFTA in Apotex v. US
4-Sep-2013 Mondaq
In a recent NAFTA Investor-State claim brought against the United States by Apotex Inc., Canada’s largest producer of generic drugs, the Tribunal upheld the US’ preliminary objections to jurisdiction on the grounds that the company’s efforts to win approval for generic drugs in the US market did not make it an "investor" under NAFTA Chapter Eleven.
Armenia-EU free trade deal blocked: Lithuania
4-Sep-2013 AFP
Armenia has blocked its chances of signing a free trade deal with the European Union by choosing to join the Russia-led customs union, EU president Lithuania said Tuesday.
US’s controversial TPP proposal is smoking gun for corporate agenda
3-Sep-2013 Tanh Nien News
Vietnam and other countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations face aggressive interference from Big Tobacco in the passage and implementation of public health policies, critics warn
Eli Lilly’s NAFTA lawsuit should prompt rethink of investor ’rights’ deals
3-Sep-2013 rabble.ca
It’s likely that until recently very few people in Canada knew what a Foreign Investment Protection Agreement (FIPA) was. But when the Harper government announced it had signed one of these things with China, the situation changed quickly.
Thai-EU talks could hinder access to affodable medicine, public health experts say
3-Sep-2013 The Nation
Round two of Thai-EU FTA talks in Thailand later this month will see strong opposition from more than 2,000 people from various civic groups in Thailand, including medical patients, consumers and farmers protesting against what they claim to be "unfair arrangements" set to be discussed under the FTA.
Peru starts talks on FTA with Russia, Turkey, Israel
3-Sep-2013 Andina
Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Magali Silva, said that Peru has started the first talks toward an eventual free trade agreement between Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, India, Indonesia, Turkey and Israel.
Data secure status for India is vital: Sharma on FTA with EU
3-Sep-2013 PTI
India has a "very good agreement on table" for the European Union on bilateral free trade pact but data security status is all important for the country, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said today.
Kevin Rudd ’risks foreign investment’
2-Sep-2013 The Australian
Business has warned that Kevin Rudd’s populist rhetoric on foreign ownership could undermine Australia’s ability to secure free-trade agreements with key Asian trading partners and risks foreign investment that is crucial as the economy slows.
NPPC, other organizations urge adoption of TPP principles
2-Sep-2013 Agri-Pulse
A coalition of agricultural and food organizations led by the National Pork Producers Council and Cargill sent a letter recently to urge U.S. trade negotiators to include its “core” principles for a final Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.
GCC-Singapore FTA comes into effect
1-Sep-2013
The Gulf Cooperation Council-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (GSFTA) came into effect on Sunday, 1 September.
India–US bilateral investment treaty going nowhere
1-Sep-2013 East Asia Forum
The India–US bilateral investment treaty negotiations have taken a hit after India insisted on preconditions that will, if implemented, deny foreign investors the right to international dispute settlement measures.
Why ’free trade’ hits Pacific people (PMC)
1-Sep-2013 AUT
For Gary Juffa — the Governor of Papua New Guinea’s Oro province and one of the region’s most outspoken critics of free trade — neoliberalism is a hard pill to swallow.