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No need to divulge draft Free Trade Agreement under RTI
17-Aug-2011 Law et al. News
India’s Central Information Commission has refused to provide a copy of the text of the proposed ‘India - European Union Free Trade Agreement (India – EU FTA)’ as sought by an applicant under RTI Act.
Philippines refuse to open up its services market to Indian professionals
17-Aug-2011 Economic Times
The Philippines has refused to make any meaningful offer to open up its services market to Indian professionals, thus playing the spoilsport in the recent India-Asean services negotiations in Indonesia.
Why We Oppose the KORUS FTA - KCTU Position Paper on KORUS FTA
17-Aug-2011 KCTU
The Korean Conferederation of Trade Unions has great concerns about the bilateral and regional FTAs which are currently expanding in number across the world.
Taiwan firms reshaping cross-Strait relations
15-Aug-2011
Taiwan industrial companies have been reorganizing resources on both sides of the Strait to sharpen their competitive edge in the wake of tariff reductions that took effect earlier this year.
Protesters denounce Canada-Honduras free trade deal
15-Aug-2011
Prime Minister Stephen Harper boasted Friday that Canada’s new free trade deal with Honduras will help that crime-ridden country emerge from poverty and political chaos, adding that his opponents are just "selfish" trade protectionists.
Camp says Canada-Colombia free trade puts US at disadvantage
15-Aug-2011
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp said a free-trade accord between Canada and Colombia that takes effect today puts the U.S. at a disadvantage and underscores the need to pass the nation’s own stalled agreements.
Outreach plan to counter threat perception on FTAs
15-Aug-2011
In a bid to counter the fears of local industry, the government is set to launch an outreach programme aimed at sensitizing domestic players about the advantages of the free trade agreements signed by India.
European Union not keen to relax FTA visa curbs
15-Aug-2011
The European Union is pushing for more foreign investment in a slew of sectors-banking, insurance, legal, accounting, postal, maritime and security services-but is unwilling to allow a bigger number of Indian professionals to work in the 27-member union. The EU is also reluctant in permitting services trade through electronic channels.
Argentine ratifies trade Mercosur-Israel trade agreement
15-Aug-2011
Argentina ratified this week the free trade agreement reached between Mercosur and Israel, the first to be signed by the South American block with an outer zone party.
Korea, China consider sitting down for FTA talks
14-Aug-2011
Korea and China are considering starting negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon said.
Pakistan, Turkey to transform bilateral ties: Khar
13-Aug-2011
Turkey and Pakistan on Thursday took a leap forward in their bilateral relations and agreed to transform existing historical brotherly relations into tangible economic partnership.
Gov’t to Fully Implement Free Trade Agreement with Costa Rica
13-Aug-2011
The Government has signaled its intention to sign off on the full implementation of the CARICOM/Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement soon.
South Korean law firms in expansion mode following legal market liberalization
13-Aug-2011
Major South Korean law firms are actively pursuing expansion overseas as counterparts from the European Union seek to set up practices in Korea, legal sources told mergermarket.
Anti-free trade lobby is completely ignored by US Senators; Overseas producers and their interests control America’s economic policy
12-Aug-2011 Manufacturing News
An aggressive lobbying and PR campaign aimed at defeating the proposed US free trade agreement with Korea, and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, has amounted to nothing.
Guatemala labor case: US steps up pressure
12-Aug-2011 In These Times
The United Steelworkers union (USW) said it strongly supported the US plan to move forward with arbitration.
Turkey wants to seal FTA with Korea by year-end
12-Aug-2011 Bernama
Turkey hopes to strike a free trade deal on goods with South Korea by year-end in an effort to boost bilateral trade, the visiting Turkish economy minister said Friday.
House legislators lobby to exclude 12-year data exclusivity period from free trade agreement
12-Aug-2011 Patent Docs
Last week, a group of seven House Democrats, led by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), sought to have the 12-year data exclusivity period provided by the biosimilar approval pathway of the US’ Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act excluded from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement
FTA benefiting China more than Pakistan
12-Aug-2011 The News
Imports from China have been persistently rising even in the no concession category whereas Pakistan has been able to increase its exports only in the first two categories, reveals a study on Pakistan-China FTA available with The News.
International arbitration plays key role in gas deal, Egypt’s future
12-Aug-2011 Almasry Alyoum
In violation of international agreements, natural gas has not flowed for months across the Sinai desert through the pipeline that connects Israel and Jordan to Egypt. Since former President Hosni Mubarak’s fall in February, political uncertainty and intermittent attacks have halted its delivery.
Harper strengthens trade ties in Costa Rica
11-Aug-2011
Stephen Harper visits Costa Rica Thursday, strengthening ties with an old free trade partner on the third stop of his Latin American tour.