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Now, India eyeing Mekong-India Economic Corridor
17-Nov-2013     Business Standard
The idea of a Mekong-India Economic Corridor -- a network of land and sea infrastructure connecting India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam -- is gaining traction with the upcoming signing of the India-ASEAN services and investment deal.
Tackling the trade law dimension of ‘land grabbing’
15-Nov-2013     IIED
As trade talks regain momentum, 'land grab' activists are scrutinising negotiations and pioneering new opportunities for public accountability
Ecuador: In search of EU trade agreement
15-Nov-2013     PanAm Post
Last Friday, from Paris, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa expressed his hopes for a conclusion to the long-awaited trade agreement in the first quarter of next year.
Canada signs free trade deal with Honduras amid pre-electoral repression
15-Nov-2013     Upside Down World
Canada and Honduras inked a bilateral free trade agreement on November 5, amid political repression, increasing militarization, and controversial Canadian investment in the Central American nation.
European food industry backs ‘comprehensive free trade’ between EU and Japan
15-Nov-2013     Food Navigator
Representatives of European food industry organisations have come out in support of a strong free trade agreement between the EU and Japan, ahead of talks in Tokyo next Tuesday.
The people can defeat the Trans-Pacific Partnership
15-Nov-2013     Counterpunch
Momentum is growing in the campaign to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the United States.
Broader access to investment 'key' in EU talks
15-Nov-2013     China Daily
The European Union sees broader access for investment in China as a key issue in negotiations on an agreement that will consolidate 27 bilateral pacts, the head of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China said.
EU could agree trade deal with West African bloc within months
15-Nov-2013     Reuters
The European Union could finalise a trade agreement with West Africa's 15-nation Economic Community of West African States within the next three months, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said on Thursday.
Seed prices a tough nut in Thai-EU free trade talks
14-Nov-2013     Bangkok Post
Concerns that the Thai-EU Free Trade Agreement will cause a huge hike in seed prices are "an extreme view", industry experts say, adding that "farmers should accept the fact that prices will be higher for hybrid seeds with higher yields".
Russia bans two Ukraine meat firms, as meat war threatens
14-Nov-2013     Global Meat News
In a bid to force Ukraine to abandon the signing of a free trade agreement with the EU, Russian veterinary service Rosselkhoznadzor has banned meat imports from two Ukrainian companies in the first step of a possible meat war that could seriously damage the Ukrainian industry.