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'India, EU free trade agreement facing bureaucratic hurdles'
7-Sep-2012     PTI
Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade Alexander Stubb blames special interests and bureaucratic obstacles for the delay in signing of the EU-India FTA.
Beef move to aid TPP entry / Relaxing controls on US imports likely to boost Japan's bid
7-Sep-2012     Yomiuri Shimbun
Japan's decision to ease regulations on imports of U.S. beef will likely provide a boost to the government's plan of joining negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement.
Canada, Costa Rica conclude latest FTA talks
7-Sep-2012     Tax News
Canada and Costa Rica have concluded the fifth round of talks towards the modernization of their existing free trade agreement (FTA).
Russian FTA hangs in balance - Key
7-Sep-2012     Stuff
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says a free trade deal with Russia "hangs in the balance" after Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov expressed nervousness about the deal, especially the impact on agricultural exports.
Trade deal to curb generic-drug use
6-Sep-2012     Nature
Some countries whose governments purchase drugs with a set budget are also alarmed by signs that the TPP may grant new negotiating powers to the industry.
Algeria delays implementation of FTA with EU
5-Sep-2012     Tax News
Algeria has won a trade concession from the European Union, according to which the EU-Algeria free trade agreement should be fully phased-in by 2020, and not by 2017.
Study to consider free trade agreement
4-Sep-2012    
The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has finished a study that will look into potential industries that will benefit from a potential free trade agreement with Europe and recommend a scope of such an agreement.
FTA between Ukraine and the EU: Effective only after 2015?
4-Sep-2012    
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (Minekonomiky) is initiating Ukraine’s accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). This will provide Ukrainian manufacturers simplified access to WTO procurement tenders involving 43 countries, including 27 EU members and the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland whose legislation is very close to that of the European Union).
Korea, Vietnam Hold 1st Round of FTA Talks
3-Sep-2012    
The first round of free trade agreement talks between Vietnam and Korea kicked off on Monday in Seoul. During the talks that will continue until Tuesday, the two countries will discuss how to proceed with the negotiations. Seoul's foreign ministry expects the bilateral trade pact to enhance an existing free trade agreement with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations that took effect in 2007.
Regional cooperation or ‘free trade’?
3-Sep-2012     Liberation News
Ché Guevara once summarized “free trade” between the imperialist and underdeveloped countries as a “free fox among free chickens.”