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NZ and Russia talk FTA
1-Nov-2010     NZ Herald
New Zealand and Russia have had basic initial talks about a possible free trade agreement (FTA), Prime Minister John Key says.
Mexico: Drug wars fuelled by free trade
1-Nov-2010     GLW
In Mexico, a war involving rival drug gangs, law enforcement agencies and the national army has officially claimed 23,000 lives since 2006. The violence can be directly attributed to the corrosive impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
European trade agreement could impact Canadian agriculture
29-Oct-2010     The Post
Not many farmers may know that there are trade negotiations under way with the European Union that may severely impact agriculture in Canada. Items such as food inspection, supply management, local food, Canadian Wheat Board and Plant Breeders Rights are all on the negotiating table.
EAC likely to miss November EU trade deadline
29-Oct-2010     Reuters
The five-nation East African Community will likely miss a November deadline to sign a trade deal with the European Union, the economic bloc's secretary general said on Thursday.
India to negotiate free trade agreements with Indonesia, Thailand soon
29-Oct-2010     ANI
In a move that can change the dynamics of trade in East Asia and also throw a challenge to China's economic dominance in its own backyard, India is looking forward to negotiate comprehensive free trade agreements with Indonesia and Thailand.
FTA with Australia possible by mid-2011
29-Oct-2010     The Star
The free trade agreement (FTA) talks between Australia and Malaysia are likely to be concluded by mid-2011.
Farm leader opposed to Japan participating in trans-pacific FTA
29-Oct-2010     Mainichi
Mamoru Moteki, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives, told a press conference that government subsidies to farming families alone cannot prompt farmers to accept Japan's participation in the FTA.
Trade deal would include increased protection for brand-name drugs
28-Oct-2010     National Post
Canada’s pharmaceutical industry and the European Union have been quietly lobbying for changes that could give brand-name drugs several years more patent protection here — and potentially add hundreds of millions of dollars to Canadian medication costs annually.
No clarity on proposed India-EU trade pact yet
28-Oct-2010     Economic Times
The proposed India-EU free trade agreement continues to hang in balance as there is still no clarity on whether the European Parliament will ratify it without inclusion of non-trade issues such as child labour and environment.
US demands complicate Japan's plans for regional trade pact
28-Oct-2010     Asahi Shimbun
Concerns and demands from Japan's closest trade partner, the United States, have complicated Tokyo's increasingly contentious plan to enter negotiations for the creation of an Asia-Pacific free trade zone.