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Libre échange Canada-Europe: un traité qui ira plus loin que l'ALENA
Contrairement à l'ALENA, l'entente avec l'UE pourrait englober l'accès aux appels d'offres des provinces et des municipalités, la mobilité de la main d'oeuvre, les services financiers, la reconnaissance des titres de compétence, entre autres.
Agreement with Thailand to take effect in 2011
The Early Harvest Protocol of the Partial Agreement for Bilateral Preferences negotiated with Thailand will take full effect in the first half of next year, according to Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur).
Regional trade pacts take Pacific spotlight ahead of APEC summit
In less than two months, Pacific Rim countries are expected to present a clear picture on how they will pursue their long-term vision of creating a regionwide free-trade zone.
EU confident of an early Mercosur free trade deal
Spurred on by its recent trade deal with South Korea, the European Union is pursuing an early conclusion of talks with Latin America's Mercosur trade bloc as part of its strategy to expand its economic prospects.
Maehara, Britain's Hague agree to work toward Japan-EU FTA
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara and his British counterpart William Hague agreed Friday that their countries will work toward the launch of negotiations on signing a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union, a Japanese official said.
India, Canada trying to resolve issues of FIPPA: Sharma
India and Canada are trying to resolve differences over the proposed investment protection agreement while negotiations on a trade opening pact are underway, visiting Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said.
Peru-Thailand trade agreement comes into force in first half 2011
Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) announced that the Early Harvest Protocol signed by Peru and Thailand in 2005 would enter into force in the first half of next year.
Canada, India back the start of talks on trade deal
TORONTO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Canada and India said on Friday they have endorsed the findings of a joint study calling for negotiations to begin on reaching a "substantive and ambitious" bilateral free trade agreement.
India, EU take another step towards FTA
Negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union, the world’s largest economy, and India, one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, took one more step towards completion today, with chief negotiators concluding 2-day talks in Brussels.
L'Europe approuve un vaste accord de libre-échange avec la Corée du Sud
L'Union européenne a donné jeudi son feu vert à un accord de libre-échange d'une ampleur sans précédent avec la Corée du Sud, l'Italie ayant levé un veto qu'elle brandissait du fait d'inquiétudes pour son industrie automobile, a annoncé la présidence belge de l'UE.