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Indian farmers against Indo-Japan EPA
17-Sep-2010     Economic Times
A common platform of several farmers groups, the Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers Movements, has charged the Central government with complete lack of transparency on the implications of the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement or CEPA with Japan and the inclusion of agriculture on its agenda.
Namibia asks EU to ‘step back’
17-Sep-2010     The Namibian
Namibia has called on the European Union to “take a step backwards from the current excessive demands in the economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations to allow Africa the policy space which it requires to advance its development”.
US suspends talks on BIT with Pakistan
17-Sep-2010     Pak Tribune
The United Sates has suspended talks on bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with Pakistan, saying that it plans to change its template, a senior official of the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday.
Bring order to investment 'spaghetti bowl'
17-Sep-2010     Korea Times
At an UNCTAD workshop held in Xiamen earlier this month, Korea introduced its model for preventing investor-state disputes through aftercare services.
Black business battling to tap agreements
17-Sep-2010     The Times
South Africa's black business people are battling to benefit from the numerous bilateral agreements the country has entered into, National Empowerment Fund CEO Philisiwe Buthulezi said on Thursday
‘Call to action’ issued on trade accords
17-Sep-2010     WSJ
“There are 600 trade agreements being worked on right now around the world, and I think the US is focused on single digits–which gives you an idea of the market share we’re losing," says Jim McNerney, CEO of Boeing
Report: Free trade deals don’t increase exports
17-Sep-2010     AFL-CIO Now
A new report shows that the US has had better luck getting "Made in the USA" goods into countries other than its 17 FTA partners
EU agrees to South Korea free trade deal
17-Sep-2010     Bernama
The European Union's presidency said the 27-nation bloc has agreed to sign a free trade deal with South Korea after overcoming objections from Italy, which feared the pact would hurt its ailing auto industry, according to Yonhap news agency on Thursday.
Expanding US-Canada Security and Economic Partnership
16-Sep-2010     BeYourOwnLeader
In July, US-Canada agreed to work towards a more joint approach to border security aimed at addressing common threats and promoting economic cooperation.
3 FTAs to be finalised in 12 months
16-Sep-2010    
In a briefing before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday, the Commerce Ministry declared that three of its four ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations could be finalised in the next 12 months.