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Procurement a sticking point in FTA talks
26-Aug-2011     Livemint
India has convinced both New Zealand and Australia not to include the subject in the ongoing negotiations
EU FTA red tape keeps Korean wine market tied up
26-Aug-2011     Yonhap
Years before the FTA, in Europe, wine grower associations and media emphasized the importance of the FTA and focused on how the new deal would increase sales. But nearly two months later, confusion still reigns.
The US whitewashes Panama’s fatal flaws to champion FTA
26-Aug-2011     Scoop
US policymakers would be wise to re-evaluate the TPA, carefully separating the pros from the cons.
Signing EPA will be suicidal - CSOs
26-Aug-2011     Myjoyonline.com
A number of Civil Society Organisations in Ghana have painted a bleak picture about the Economic Partnership Agreement, warning the government will be consigning the economy to irretrievable doom, if it signs the pact with the EU.
World-first plain packaging for tobacco products becomes law in Australia
25-Aug-2011     The Conversation
Legislation requiring tobacco products to be in plain packaging was passed by Australia's House of Representatives last night. This is the first such measure in the world to become law.
Homework for trade talks with India, US begins
24-Aug-2011     Republica
The government of Nepal has initiated preparation for trade talks with the country's two crucial trade partners -- India and the US.
Large number of FTAs to impact manufacturing sector: Ficci
24-Aug-2011     PTI
Expressing concern over a large number of free trade agreements signed by India, industry body Ficci on Tuesday said it would make the country's manufacturing sector "uncompetitive".
Korea, China, Japan to hold 6th study meeting on FTA
24-Aug-2011     Bernama
South Korea, China and Japan will hold their sixth joint study meeting next week on the feasibility of a free trade agreement (FTA) among the three Northeast Asian countries, trade ministry said on Wednesday.
Chandel people protest against EU-India free trade agreement
23-Aug-2011     Imphal Free Press
Various social organizations held sit-in-protest against European Union-India free trade agreement at Zaphou in Chandel district (Manipur, India) today.
The alarmingly uneven deal of the India-EU FTA
22-Aug-2011    
For over four years now, India has been negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) - the largest trade and investment deal the country has ever embarked on. As much as New Delhi expects to lure the European market and investments closer to India, the actual consequences for the country’s economy could be dire: the open up of public procurement, the deregulation of the banking, automobile, retail and mining industries plus the adverse impact the deal will have in small-scale farmers make of this FTA a counter-productive undertaking.