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Ma touts FTAs as way to revive flagging economy
21-Jul-2012
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday pledged to speed up trade liberalization and raise the nation’s international competitiveness by seeking to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership within the next eight years and signing free-trade agreements with major trade partners.
Free trade pact with EU likely by year-end
21-Jul-2012
India’s Ministry of Commerce is confident of concluding the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union by the end of the year.
Call to bar alcohol from Thailand-EU FTA
20-Jul-2012 Bangkok Post
Thailand’s National Economical and Social Advisory Council has urged the government to exclude alcoholic beverages from the list of goods to be covered by the proposed Thailand-EU free trade agreement (FTA).
Ukraine, EU initialed FTA agreement
20-Jul-2012 ForUm
Yesterday, on July 19, in Brussels, the representatives of Ukraine and the European Commission initialed the text of the agreement on free trade area between Ukraine and the EU, which is an integral part of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
FTAs not cause of trade boom in Asia, says ADB
20-Jul-2012 AFP
Free trade agreements cannot be credited for the increase in intra-Asian trade as they are often restrictive in scope and difficult to implement, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday.
Paving the Way for a U.S.-Canada Economic and Security Perimeter
19-Jul-2012 Be Your Own Leader
The Beyond the Border deal provides the essential framework for U.S.-Canada integration with the action plan being incrementally implemented.
Thailand, Germany to speed up free trade agreement
19-Jul-2012 The Nation
Thailand and Germany have agreed to accelerate negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement between Thailand and the European Union (EU) as a key mechanism to boost mutual trade and investment.
India, Russia agree on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with Belarus-Kazakhstan
19-Jul-2012 PTI
With an aim to boost trade ties, India and Russia have agreed to jointly study a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with Belarus-Kazakhstan and exuded confidence to acheive ambitious an trade target of $ 20 billion by 2015.
Canada’s path to trade with Asia goes through Europe
19-Jul-2012 Ottawa Citizen
As another round of CETA negotiations takes place in Brussels this week, the Canadian government must know that an early and good trade agreement with Europe is crucial to Canada’s new economic and trade agenda in Asia.
Bruxelles veut forcer les portes de la forteresse japonaise
19-Jul-2012 La Tribune
Mercredi, le commissaire européen au Commerce a reçu le « feu vert » de la Commission européenne pour engager la négociation d’un accord de libre-échange avec le Japon.
Ford upset EU wants Japan free-trade talks
19-Jul-2012 The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday was the first automaker to voice displeasure after the European Union announced it wants to start free-trade negotiations with Japan.
EU calls for launch of FTA talks with Japan
19-Jul-2012 Xinhua
The European Union’s executive arm on Wednesday called on its member states to start Free Trade Agreement talks with Japan.
China pledges $20bn in credit for Africa at summit
19-Jul-2012 BBC
China has pledged $20bn (£12.8bn) in credit for Africa over the next three years, in a push for closer ties and increased trade.
Burma hopes for end of EU tariffs
17-Jul-2012 Mizzima News
Burmese authorities are now discussing the lifting of tariff taxes with European countries under the EU-Asean Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
¿ Arde Mercosur?
16-Jul-2012
La cumbre de mandatarios del Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur) efectuada a finales del mes pasado en Mendoza, Argentina, prendió las alarmas en torno del futuro del principal proceso de integración de la región creado por el Tratado de Asunción en 1991.
Thailand: Private sector pushes free trade with EU
16-Jul-2012 Bangkok Post
The Thai government is being urged to step up Thailand-EU free trade agreement talks to allow Thai products to gain greater access to European markets.
TPP talks likely to conclude by October 2013
16-Jul-2012 The Sun Daily
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which has gone through 13 rounds of negotiations, could be concluded by October next year, East Asian International Economic Law and Policy Programme chairman Lim Chin Leng said.
Korea ratchets up drive to upgrade FTA with ASEAN
16-Jul-2012 Yonhap
Korea is stepping up efforts to seal high-level bilateral free trade pacts with some members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in a bid to further boost trade volume, Seoul’s Trade Ministry said Sunday.
Commission pushes for Japan trade deal
12-Jul-2012
The European Commission will next Wednesday (18 July) ask member states for a mandate to start talks with Japan on a bilateral free-trade deal.
USCSI - Business Community TPP Services Letter to USTR
12-Jul-2012
We are writing to express our strong support for a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement that includes major commitments aimed at further liberalizing cross-border trade and investment in services.