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TPP deal on cards this month: Bollard
2-May-2014    
It is possible a Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal will be thrashed out by the end of the month, says Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) executive director Alan Bollard.
Minister hints at FTA with Japan
2-May-2014    
Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan on Wednesday said that negotiations on signing of a free trade agreement with Japan were progressing.
Agrarian uprising against free trade and 'government lies' sweeps Colombia
1-May-2014     Common Dreams
Agrarian strikes, protests, and road blockades are sweeping Colombia this week as peasants voice outrage at the "free trade" policies, backed by the Colombian government, that they say are exacerbating the country's crisis of rural poverty.
FTA btw China, Switzerland to enter into force in July
30-Apr-2014    
The free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Switzerland will enter into force on July 1 with internal approval procedures completed, the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) said on Wednesday.
China pressing for vast Asia-Pacific FTA as rival US-led deal runs into snags
30-Apr-2014    
China is pressing for a vast Asia-Pacific free trade agreement, a senior official said Wednesday, as a rival U.S.-led deal that excludes the Asian giant runs into snags.
Vilsack says sanitary issues delaying TTIP
30-Apr-2014     Agri-Pulse
Disagreements over sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) are delaying US-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations, according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
African leaders join Nigeria to reject European economic agreement
30-Apr-2014     This Day
African Ministers of Trade meeting at the African Union in Addis have aligned with Nigeria's position on the trade liberalisation deal with the European Union under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), saying it will have a long-term negative impact on the continent's efforts towards industrialisation and job creation.
Abe calls for swift progress in talks with EU on free-trade pact
30-Apr-2014     AFP
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on a visit to Germany on Wednesday, called for swift progress in talks with the European Union to nail a free-trade pact.
Colombia cracks down on rural reform protests
30-Apr-2014     Inserbia Info
While Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos criticizes Nicolás Maduro of neighboring Venezuela for repressive tactics, he himself has now ordered armed troops, armored vehicles and gendarmerie agents onto the streets of the Colombian capital to disperse demonstrators.
Ottawa mulls Keystone XL challenge under NAFTA after US dodges decision again
30-Apr-2014     Financial Post
While US President Barack Obama hoped to kick Keystone XL out of the way by delaying a decision ahead of mid-term elections, Ottawa is considering launching a challenge under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).