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US seeks to allay drug access concerns in TPP talks
14-Sep-2011     Reuters
The Obama administration on Monday sought to allay concerns that the U.S. push for stronger drug patent protections in a Transpacific trade deal would raise the cost of life-saving treatments out of the reach of the region's poor people.
"India-Israel FTA to diversify trade"
14-Sep-2011     India Blooms
The free trade agreement between India and Israel, which has been on the cards for quite some time now, would change the composition of business between the two countries, bringing new sectors like information technology, agriculture and biotechnology into focus, and diversifying away from diamonds
European Union sends in heavyweight to talk trade
14-Sep-2011     The Namibian
The European Unions’ trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, will meet with Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba, key ministers, as well as the business and civil community in Windhoek today to try and inject new life into the drawn-out negotiations for an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the two parties.
Pakistan urges Malaysia to expand import base of Pak products
12-Sep-2011    
Pakistan and Malaysia have agreed to enhance bilateral economic cooperation and explore avenues for joint ventures in a host of sectors, including agriculture, construction and Halal industry. The understanding to “tap full potential of bilateral economic relations” was reached in Kuala Lumpur at the first ever meeting of the Pakistan Malaysia Joint Committee on Review of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
Argentina joins regional free trade pact with Israel
12-Sep-2011    
Argentina became the last of five South American countries to sign onto a regional free trade agreement with Israel.
India-EU free trade talks resume today
12-Sep-2011    
India and the European Union (EU) are resuming talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) from tomorrow.
The false promise of Obama's trade deals
9-Sep-2011     The Guardian
US proposals for the TPP hardly break from the Nafta mold, and many weaken or eliminate the few important advances we've seen since Nafta in US trade proposals, write Kevin Gallagher and Timothy Wise in The Guardian
Japan, Australia diplomats agree to work toward restart of FTA talks
9-Sep-2011     Mainichi
Japan's new Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd agreed Thursday that the two countries will work toward restarting talks on a bilateral free trade agreement
The pending US-Colombia free trade agreement: False claims versus hard realities
9-Sep-2011     Upside Down World
Corporate leaders and US and Colombian government officials with their public relations operatives are peddling lie after lie to justify passage of the US-Colombia FTA. This guide will help people counter the falsehoods in the coming weeks.
A critical look at pending free trade agreements
9-Sep-2011     WBEZ
We sift through the facts and myths of free trade agreements with Laura Carlsen, director of the Americas Program of the Center for International Policy and a columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus.