bilaterals.org logo
bilaterals.org logo

Latest

Pakistan, US to resume, broaden investment treaty talks
31-Jan-2011    
Pakistan and the United States have agreed to resume negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) through broad inclusion of stakeholders from both sides, said an official announcement.
'Vexed issues' delaying free trade talks
31-Jan-2011     LiveMint
Concerns over attacks on Indian students in Australia and Australia's refusal to supply uranium to India have delayed free trade talks between the two countries.
Malaysia and Gulf nations boost ties towards FTA
31-Jan-2011     The Star
Malaysia and the Gulf Cooperation Council signed a landmark framework agreement to boost economic, commercial, investment and technical cooperation between them.
COAG criticizes French Azura for selling Saharawi tomatoes
31-Jan-2011     WSRW
The Spanish agrarian organisation COAG is convinced that the impending EU-Moroccan agricultural trade liberalisation agreement could be illegal for implicitly including Western Sahara. COAG has now condemned French company Azura’s presence in the occupied territories.
Spate of trade deals move toward passage
30-Jan-2011     IPS
On the heels of US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday in which he focused squarely on resuscitating the economy, pressure is mounting in the nation's capital to move forward with free trade agreements (FTAs) whose passage would promote exports and create jobs.
CETA.mov
29-Jan-2011     YouTube
Maude Barlow explains why Canadians should oppose the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement otherwise known as CETA
Canada in for $12B windfall with EU deal: Van Loan
28-Jan-2011     Vancouver Sun
The Canadian government's assertion that a Canada-European Union trade deal will add $12 billion to Canada's annual wealth by 2014 is coming under criticism from analysts, with one describing it as a "sales pitch" that doesn't take into account the impact of Europe's debt crisis and the slide since 2008 in the euro currency.
Canada-Morocco trade talks key to durum sales: CWB
28-Jan-2011     Reuters
Canada and Morocco said on Thursday they will start talks on a free-trade agreement, a deal that the Canadian Wheat Board says is vital to maintaining its sales of durum wheat.
Quebec Premier Jean Charest defends setting conditions in EU free-trade talks
27-Jan-2011     The Canadian Press
Jean Charest fended off accusations of being a fairweather free-trader in talks with the European Union -- particularly when it comes to lucrative Hydro-Quebec contracts.
IPA concerned over PMO's efforts to destabilize India's IPR regime at the behest of EU
27-Jan-2011     PharmaBiz
The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, an association of leading Indian pharma companies, has raised alarm over the recent media reports that efforts are going on in the Prime Ministers Office to destabilize India's IPR regime at the behest of European Union which, the IPA cautioned the government, will have serious implications on the public health, access to medicines and the domestic generic industry.