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EU access to government contracts won’t hurt Bumis, says envoy
12-May-2012     Malaysian Insider
The European Union’s demand for access to government procurement in its free trade agreement with Malaysia need not harm the 40-year-old policy of affirmative action for Bumiputeras, insists its envoy in KL.
La Ville de Québec doit se prémunir contre l'AÉCG
11-May-2012     Tribune libre
À l’instar de Burnaby, Saskatoon, Kingston, Toronto, Montréal et Baie-Comeau, il est impératif que Québec adopte une résolution demandant une exemption complète de cet accord bilatéral.
The treaty that could decide the Vodafone india tax case
11-May-2012     New York Times
As the British telecommunications company Vodafone Group and India’s finance ministry edge ever closer to a full-blown confrontation over taxes related to Vodafone’s $11.1 billion acquisition in India, a key issue may be the India-Netherlands Bilateral Investment Treaty, signed between the two governments in 1995.
Chile threatens to pull out of TPP because of US IP demands
11-May-2012     Info Justice
Chile's top trade official Rodrigo Contreras makes clear that intellectual property issues are at the forefront of his mind when he questions whether Chile should continue in the TPP.
Professors demand TPP Transparency; USTR says detailed response forthcoming
11-May-2012     Bloomberg
A group of law professors sent a letter to the U.S. trade representative criticizing the process surrounding a multilateral trade agreement. The USTR says that a detailed response is forthcoming.
Professors Demand TPP Transparency; USTR Says Detailed Response Forthcoming
10-May-2012    
Key Development: A group of law professors sent a letter to the U.S. trade representative criticizing the process surrounding a multilateral trade agreement. The USTR says that a detailed response is forthcoming.
S. Korea, Peru upgrade relations to 'comprehensive strategic partnership'
10-May-2012    
South Korea and Peru upgraded their relations to a "comprehensive strategic partnership" Thursday in a move expected to bring the two far-off countries even closer after their economic ties got a boost from last year's free trade agreement.
ECOWAS, EU negotiators deadlocked on EPAs
10-May-2012    
Negotiations between ECOWAS and the EU on the Economic Partnership Agreements, EPAs reached a deadlock at a meeting held in Brussels, last month.
East Africa: Deadlines mar EAC-EU trade talks
10-May-2012    
East African Community legislators and civil society organisations have urged the European Commission to desist from making unrealistic deadlines in trade negotiations; rather, negotiations should be driven by content rather than time frames.
Pakistan now ready to engage with EU on GSP plus, FTA: Zardari
10-May-2012    
President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan is now ready to engage with the European Union (EU) on Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) plus and a Free Trade Agreement.