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EFTA hopes for free trade deal with India by autumn 2014
29-Jul-2014     Undercurrent News
Negotiations between the European Free Trade Association — which includes Norway, Switzerland and Iceland — and India are expected to open a custom-free market for a country currently at 44% tariffs this year, reports iLaks.no.
Germany insists it hasn’t scuttled CETA: report
29-Jul-2014     iPolitics
The German ministry of the economy has clarified its position on the Canada-EU trade agreement (CETA), saying it will “meticulously” examine the agreement as soon as it’s on the table, Agence France Presse reported Monday.
ASEAN holds out prospect of regional FTA with EU
28-Jul-2014     Tax News
Foreign ministers from the two regional blocs reaffirmed their commitment to possibly resuming negotiations on an EU-ASEAN FTA, upon realization of the ASEAN Economic Community by the end of 2015.
590 Filipinas not covered by FTA came to Japan to work as caregivers
28-Jul-2014     Kyodo
About 590 Filipinas who have come to Japan to work at nursing care facilities are not eligible for public support under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement, Kyodo reports.
Chinese investment in US falls, but big deals in the pipeline
28-Jul-2014     SCMP
Chinese investments in the United States fell year-on-year in the first half, but pending deals and the expected completion of the US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) mean the figure for the year as a whole may rise substantially.
Modi's US visit to boost bilateral investment treaty
27-Jul-2014     Deccan Herald
The negotiation between India and US for a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) is set to gain momentum in the coming weeks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with American President Barack Obama in Washington DC in September
Germany to reject EU-Canada trade deal - Sueddeutsche newspaper
26-Jul-2014     Reuters
Germany is to reject a multi-billion free trade deal between the European Union and Canada which is widely seen as a template for a bigger agreement with the United States, a leading German paper reported on Saturday.
AMA warns on risks lurking in TPP trade deal
25-Jul-2014     Macro Business
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has urged the Australian government to reject provisions in the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) that “could undermine the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and compromise the ability of governments to improve public health”.
US-EU free-trade deal: "In the end Parliament decides on the agreements"
25-Jul-2014     European Parliament News
Interview with Bernd Lange, chair of the international trade committee of the European Parliament.
Brazil wants to speed Mercosur/Pacific Alliance free trade understanding
25-Jul-2014     MercoPress
Brazil will propose next Tuesday during the Mercosur summit that the group and the Pacific Alliance reach an agreement on free trade by the end of the year, according to official sources.