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Trade talks open in Utah, but secrecy spurs protests
20-Nov-2013     Salt Lake Tribune
Outside Salt Lake City’s Grand America Hotel on Tuesday, the rains fell, the speakers rose, the marchers chanted. Inside, top trade negotiators from the US and 11 other Pacific Rim nations perhaps discussed imports and exports, profits and products, prices and patents. The exact topics aren’t known. The talks were closed.
FTA increases export of US produce to S Korea
19-Nov-2013     Seoul Food: Why U.S. Agriculture Loves Korea’s Fresh FTA
In March 2012, the South Korea- US KORUS FTA eliminated a 24 per cent tariffs on US cherries. By the end of 2012, 5,897 tonnes of US cherries had been exported to South Korea, almost double the quantity the previous year.
Bahrain-US trade doubles over FTA
19-Nov-2013    
Addressing a seminar at the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) in Sanabis yesterday, Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Hassan Fakhro said bilateral trade has grown from about $1.1 billion in 2006 to about $2bn last year, as Bahrain was given tariff-free access to the world's largest economy, reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication.
Jailbreaking and unlocking might be restricted in treaty pushed by Obama
19-Nov-2013     Ars Technica
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) treaty pushed by the Obama administration could complicate efforts to loosen restrictions on jailbreaking and unlocking smartphones, tablets, or other consumer electronics
Indonesia could stall trade negotiations
19-Nov-2013     ABC
There are fears Indonesia could stall the trade negotiations with Australia because of the diplomatic run-in between Jakarta and Canberra.
S'pore hopes for early ratification of EU-S'pore Free Trade Agreement
19-Nov-2013     CNA
Singapore is pushing for early ratification of the agreement so that it may come into force by 2015
TPP - draft IP chapter (30 Aug 2013)
19-Nov-2013     WikiLeaks
Cameroon to ratify economic partnership deal with EU amid doubts
19-Nov-2013     Xinhua
Cameroon will soon ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that it signed in 2009 with the European Union, despite reservations among regional African countries over the bloc's alleged attempt to keep its dominance on its African partners.
To stop misuse of free trade agreements, finance ministry plans text review
19-Nov-2013     Economic Times
India's finance ministry is pushing for a review of the model text for free trade agreements after recent misuse of bilateral pacts exposed many loopholes in the pacts India has entered into with its trading partners.
Mega EU-US trade talks moving ahead ‘step by step’
17-Nov-2013     AFP
A second round of EU-US talks to seal the world's largest free-trade accord concluded in Brussels on Friday while a third round is scheduled for December 16-20 in Washington