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Pakistan, Thailand eye free trade agreement
21-Aug-2013     Express Tribune
Pakistan and Thailand on Tuesday expressed the resolve to build a strong economic partnership, double their trade volume to $2 billion in the next five years and eventually enter into a free trade agreement (FTA).
FTA draft handed over to Nepal: Dar
21-Aug-2013     Business Recorder
Pakistan Senator Ishaq Dar said that a draft of the Free Trade Agreement between Pakistan and Nepal was handed over to the Nepalese side during the sixth session of Pakistan-Nepal Joint Economic Commission.
RCEP is not a bloc to compete with TPP, says Mustapa
21-Aug-2013     Bernama
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is not a bloc to compete with the ongoing negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said today.
Uruguay calls on Mercosur to sign a free trade agreement with United States
21-Aug-2013     MercoPress
Uruguayan Vice-President Danilo Astori said Mercosur must decisively address the signing of a free trade agreement with the United States, but also admits that “opportunities must be built”.
Hupacasath First Nation shines light on secretive Canada-China investment deal
20-Aug-2013     rabble.ca
A small polity of First Nations peoples, the Hupacasath, could be the only obstacle to stop the ratification of what may well be the most devastating corporate empowerment treaty that Canada will ever endure.
Japan to propose lifting tariffs on 85% of items under TPP, but not farm produce
20-Aug-2013     Asahi Shimbun
Japan plans to abolish tariffs on up to 85 percent of items in trade with potential partners in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, but politically sensitive agriculture products are not included, sources said Aug. 18.
Thailand set to resume talks for FTA with Europe
19-Aug-2013     The Nation
Thailand will soon resume the long-suspended free-trade talks with the European Free Trade Association in order to ensure a level playing field with other Asean countries.
M’sia Cabinet drops TPP timeline
19-Aug-2013     The Malaysian Reserve
Under pressure from the a larger coalition against the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, the Malaysian Cabinet has decided to stick to several “red lines” and to drop any timeline for the signing of the disputed trade deal, a senior government official said last week in Kuala Lumpur.
Japan, US trade chiefs want TPP deal this year
19-Aug-2013     Kyodo
Trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Trade Representative Michael Froman agreed Sunday to work together toward concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks by the end of the year.
Colombia's growing labor struggle
19-Aug-2013     Socialist Worker
Three of Colombia's most powerful unions take action on August 19 and 20, as the spreading anger against the Colombian government reaches a new stage.