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European Commission taken to court over India-EU trade pact
10-Jan-2013     The Hindu
The European Commission is set to appear before an EU Court on Friday, over access to information regarding negotiations on the EU-India Free Trade Agreement.
How to multilateralise Asian regionalism
10-Jan-2013     East Asia Forum
The Asian Financial Crisis of 1997-98 provided the impetus for the region to look to increased regional cooperation to reduce its vulnerability to future financial shocks.
Canada, Benin sign investment protection agreement
9-Jan-2013     Tax-News.com
The Canada-Benin Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement includes an article on corporate social responsibility, which Canada now aims to include in all its future FIPAs.
Canada-EU trade talks continue this month, but Canadian ultimatum on beef too tough for EU tastes
9-Jan-2013     rabble.ca
The New Year has barely begun and European trade negotiators are already in Ottawa for more work on a comprehensive, "gold standard" Canada-EU trade and investment deal (CETA), reports Stuart Trew
Need to align bilateral investment treaty regime with global reality
8-Jan-2013     The Hindu
The changing dynamic of the global economy has led to a transformation in the role of developing countries as both capital importing and exporting States. There is an urgent need to redefine the global BIT regime to reflect this changing paradigm.
China's investments prompt call for new rules
8-Jan-2013     WSJ
The US is trying to use negotiations over a Pacific free-trade pact, called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, to formulate rules governing the behavior of state-owned concerns. China isn't a party to the talks, but the US hopes Beijing would ultimately agree to whatever limitations the pact imposes on state-owned companies, reports the Wall Street Journal
Parliament panel seeks people's views on India's free trade challenges
8-Jan-2013     domain-b
The standing committee attached to the commerce ministry has sought views from stakeholders including the public on the advantages and disadvantages of India's free-trade engagements with the various countries and groupings.
Taiwan-Singapore trade pact near final stage: officials
7-Jan-2013     Focus Taiwan
Talks on a Taiwan-Singapore free trade agreement "have nearly concluded" and are expected to yield a result in the first half of 2013, Taiwanese officials said Monday.
'TPP' keyword in cyber-attack? / Culprit appears to have searched for term-specific information
7-Jan-2013     Daily Yomiuri
A cyber-attacker suspected of stealing more than 3,000 documents from Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry looked for specific information through a keyword search, according to government sources.
EU expects to advance trade talks with Mercosur late this month in Chile
7-Jan-2013     MercoPress
The European Union expects to advance cooperation and trade discussions with Mercosur late this month in Chile in the sidelines of the EU/Celac (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), said EU ambassador in Chile, Rafael Dochao Moreno.