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Diverse international coalition launches alternative process to secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership talks
29-Jul-2013 Our Fair Deal
The Fair Deal Coalition has launched a new initiative that will give Internet users a platform to discuss what copyright should look like under the TPP.
ECFA beneficial to Taiwan’s pursuit of future FTAs: WTO
29-Jul-2013
The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), signed between Taiwan and China on June 29, 2010, helps Taiwan participate in regional economic integration, according to a book published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in June of this year.
Korean FTA could be signed within year - PM
29-Jul-2013
New Zealand is more likely than not to secure a much-coveted free trade deal with South Korea and it could be signed within a year, Prime Minister John Key says.
Russia may sign PTA or FTA with Pakistan
29-Jul-2013
The Russian Federation, which ratified its accession to World Trade Organisation (WTO) a few days ago, may also agree to sign a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) or a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan.
Govt keen to quickly wrap up FTA with EU, says top negotiator
29-Jul-2013
Thailand is eager to wrap up a free-trade agreement with the European Union after the bloc began pursuing bilateral deals with many major markets.
To counter secret negotiations over TPP, coalition sets up open alternative
29-Jul-2013 Tech Dirt
In response to this unnecessary and dangerous secrecy, a bunch of organizations have set up the "Fair Deal Coalition," and set up a website that basically does what the TPP and TAFTA negotiators should have been doing all along: creating an open platform, letting any stakeholder discuss the kind of things that should go into such an agreement.
Toxic trade deal: Friends of the Earth decries industry efforts to weaken regulation of chemicals associated with breast cancer, autism, infertility
26-Jul-2013 FOE
Statements made at a US government hearing by the American Chemistry Council, the trade association of multinational chemical companies lobbying for the US-EU trade deal, highlight the risks to public health, report Friends of the Earth
Sth Korean trade stance unfair - Key
25-Jul-2013
The South Korean Government is treating New Zealand unfairly, Prime Minister John Key has told Kiwi Korean War veterans as he ramps up pressure for a free trade deal.
EU wants Kenya to lead
25-Jul-2013
European Commissioner for Trade, Karel de Gucht, was last week in Nairobi to drum up momentum for Kenya to quickly lead in signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
Minister urges leading role in FTA talks with China, Japan
25-Jul-2013
South Korea’s finance minister on Thursday called on the government to show leadership in negotiations with Japan and China for a three-way free trade agreement, noting the outcome of the negotiations may well determine the country’s status in Northeast Asia.
Government to examine if FTA’s have delivered: Minister
25-Jul-2013
The government aims to closely examine the results of FTAs and PTAs entered into earlier before signing more such trade agreements with other countries, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D Purandeswari said here today.
U.S. car sales in S. Korea soar after FTA, official says
24-Jul-2013
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said Tuesday that U.S. automobile sales to South Korea have sharply grown since a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) went into effect in March last year.
US auto workers send petition demanding No Free Trade Agreement with Japan on same day Japan formally joins 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership talks
23-Jul-2013
U.S. auto workers have started delivering to Washington petitions demanding trade concessions from Japan on the same day Japan formally announced it had joined in U.S.-led effort to create the multi-lateral Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the largest free-trade agreement in history that would cover 40 percent of the global economy.
Colombia stalls signing the FTA with Panama
23-Jul-2013
The Panamanian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ricardo Quijano said that Panama has a special interest in signing free trade agreements with Colombia and Mexico to enter the Pacific Alliance not as observers, but as a full member.
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.