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In India, Japanese are the rivals
4-Apr-2011     Yonhap
Korean companies should be prepared for fierce competition with Japanese rivals in India following New Delhi’s signing of a free trade agreement with Tokyo, a local trade body said yesterday.
Mexico on verge of ratifying expanded FTA with Colombia
4-Apr-2011     EFE
Mexico is close to ratifying an expanded free-trade deal with Colombia after three Senate committees gave the green light for the agreement, while progress is also being made in negotiations on a separate free-trade accord with Peru, Economy Secretary Bruno Ferrari said.
Investment treaty proposals will cost EU taxpayers, report warns
2-Apr-2011     CEO
Under the new rules, which will be voted on in Parliament next week, investors from China, India or elsewhere could sue EU member states if they find that a law in the area of public health, environmental protection or social policy interferes with their profits.
Central America: Big fish eat the small fish
31-Mar-2011     IPS
Thousands of small-scale fishers in Central America are fighting for survival in the face of free trade deals, transnational corporations, mega tourism projects and pollution that is harming marine life.
Firsthand look at FTA’s
31-Mar-2011     Line on Agriculture
A group of farmers and ranchers from the US’s largest farm organization will be heading to South and Central America to show support for pending free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama.
Caterpillar CEO urges Congress to enact FTAs with Panama, South Korea, Colombia
31-Mar-2011     RTT News
Oberhelman noted that since the FTAs with Mexico, Chile, Central America, the Dominican Republic and Peru went into effect, Caterpillar exports have increased substantially to those regions of the world, with exports up fivefold to Mexico, threefold to Chile and up by more than 60 percent to Peru.
US trade demands a real sore point
30-Mar-2011    
What the United States is seeking on intellectual property in the transpacific trade talks has been leaked. Some of it looks downright sinister.
Seal on TIFA deal by mid-April
30-Mar-2011     Republica
Nepal and the United States are set to sign a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in mid-April.
India will not provide data exclusivity: Anand Sharma
30-Mar-2011     Business Standard
The government on Tuesday took a firm stand on protection of intellectual property rights and the aspect of data exclusivity for drug manufacturers saying that the country would not extend data exclusivity that would hamper the domestic pharma industry.
Why only the US-Colombia FTA gets so much press
30-Mar-2011     Colombia Reports
The FTA is seen as a prize to be won for Colombia -- a favor from the US government.