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Data secure status for India is vital: Sharma on FTA with EU
3-Sep-2013     PTI
India has a "very good agreement on table" for the European Union on bilateral free trade pact but data security status is all important for the country, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said today.
Kevin Rudd 'risks foreign investment'
2-Sep-2013     The Australian
Business has warned that Kevin Rudd's populist rhetoric on foreign ownership could undermine Australia's ability to secure free-trade agreements with key Asian trading partners and risks foreign investment that is crucial as the economy slows.
NPPC, other organizations urge adoption of TPP principles
2-Sep-2013     Agri-Pulse
A coalition of agricultural and food organizations led by the National Pork Producers Council and Cargill sent a letter recently to urge U.S. trade negotiators to include its “core” principles for a final Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.
GCC-Singapore FTA comes into effect
1-Sep-2013    
The Gulf Cooperation Council-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (GSFTA) came into effect on Sunday, 1 September.
India–US bilateral investment treaty going nowhere
1-Sep-2013     East Asia Forum
The India–US bilateral investment treaty negotiations have taken a hit after India insisted on preconditions that will, if implemented, deny foreign investors the right to international dispute settlement measures.
Why 'free trade' hits Pacific people (PMC)
1-Sep-2013     AUT
For Gary Juffa -- the Governor of Papua New Guinea's Oro province and one of the region's most outspoken critics of free trade -- neoliberalism is a hard pill to swallow.
Port Hawkesbury Paper deal violates free trade: US congressman
31-Aug-2013    
Government funding for the Port Hawkesbury Paper mill in Nova Scotia, Canada, violated free trade laws, a US congressman says.
Joint FTA study with Turkey nears completion
31-Aug-2013    
Thailand and Turkey plan to finalise their joint study on a possible free-trade (FTA) agreement by early next year.
Waiting for an FTA
31-Aug-2013    
Southern Africa countries’ restrictive trade practices continue to undermine the potential gains of a regional free trade area (FTA).
Thailand: Ministry plans to cut time it takes to complete FTA
31-Aug-2013    
The Thai Commerce Ministry aims to speed up the time it takes to complete talks on free-trade agreements from the current average of two years.