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S. Korea, Costa Rica agree to explore FTA
22-Aug-2012    
South Korea and Costa Rica agreed Tuesday to explore the possibility of a free trade agreement to build on their growing economic ties, the president's office said.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: free trade at what costs? – analysis
22-Aug-2012     COHA
The most significant issue regarding the TPP is the very lack of transparency. Hailed as a new century trade agreement, the lack of information made available to the public, including the US Congress, hardly embraces the realities of the twenty-first century, writes COHA.
Anti-free traders to copy anti-nuke protestors in weekly Tokyo demos
22-Aug-2012     WSJ
The Japanese prime minister’s office — for months the scene of weekly anti-nuclear protests in Tokyo — got a new group of demonstrators on Tuesday: A group protesting Japan’s proposed participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP.
Paul Ryan-sponsored Bahrain trade agreement under scrutiny amid crackdowns
22-Aug-2012     Huffington Post
A spate of anti-democratic actions in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain have turned an unflattering spotlight on a six-year-old US free trade agreement sponsored and promoted by Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican candidate for vice president.
Trade agreement between Canada and Europe – Canadian free trade and the electoral campaign
21-Aug-2012     Le Devoir
Angela Merkel and Stephen Harper have just firmly announced the need to conclude a Comprehesive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union
S. Korea’s economic reliance on China deepens
19-Aug-2012    
Who will catch a cold if China sneezes? As was recently shown, the U.S., European and other major economies are not insulated to a slowdown in the Chinese economy. South Korea is also not an exemption to this phenomenon with its exposure to the world's factory growing sharply over the past two decades.
Chile and Thailand sign agriculture agreements in Bangkok
17-Aug-2012    
Chilean Minister of Agriculture Luis Mayol signed two agreements in Bangkok Wednesday with his Thai counterpart, Theera Wongsamut. The agreements will set a common protocol for agricultural exchange and sanitary practices.
Harper, Merkel aren't playing tit-for-tat on free trade deal, IMF bailout
17-Aug-2012    
Angela Merkel gave Stephen Harper what he wanted — strong public support for a Canada-European Union trade deal — but not before she gently but firmly noted "problems" with high carbon emissions from Alberta's oilsands.
Chile affirms importance of trade agreement with Sacu
17-Aug-2012    
Chile views the recently finalised memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the creation of a Joint Trade and Investment Commission with South Africa as the starting point for the negotiation of a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu).
Canadian Foreign Minister to visit India next month
17-Aug-2012    
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will visit India next month to strengthen bilateral economic ties between the two countries.