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Taiwan, Japan negotiating investment guarantee pact: minister
8-Sep-2010     Focus Taiwan
Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang confirmed Tuesday that Taiwan and Japan have started negotiations on a bilateral investment guarantee agreement to step up economic exchanges between the two countries.
Treaty negotiators turn to “ACTA lite” in hopes of closure
8-Sep-2010     IP Watch
Everyone you ask this week about the Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (ACTA) tells you that they’re just about to work their way through the new draft version to understand the implications of changes made during the recent negotiation round in Washington, DC. Massive changes to the text have been revealed by yet another leak of the draft treaty text being negotiated by 10 countries and the EU 27 member states.
Italy to veto EU-South Korea free-trade deal: minister
8-Sep-2010     AFP
Italy will veto a free-trade deal between the European Union and South Korea unless changes are made or the implementation of the agreement is pushed back a year, the junior minister for foreign trade warned on Tuesday.
Trade agreement backed by MEPs
8-Sep-2010     BBC
MEPs have broadly welcomed new safeguard measures being brought in as part of a free trade agreement between the EU and South Korea.
Details of China-Taiwan Economic Cooperation Agreement released
7-Sep-2010     Asia Briefing
More information has come through recently regarding the specific goods and services that will likely be affected by the China-Taiwan Cross Straights Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) which was signed back on June 29 in Chongqing, China.
ECOWAS lawmakers caution on EU trade pact
7-Sep-2010     234Next.com
West African lawmakers have cautioned against any decision to open up the region’s market “too wide and hastily” to the European Union as part of the concession for reaching a trade agreement between the two regions.
Rules of Origin under US trade agreements with Arab countries: Are they helping and hindering free trade?
6-Sep-2010    
This article analyzes in details rules of origin in the US-Arab countries FTAs.
India, Mercosur countries to discuss expansion of agreement
5-Sep-2010    
India will soon undertake negotiations to discuss the possibility of expanding an agreement on tariffs with South American bloc Mercosur countries in November.
Shift of power to conclude bilateral investment treaties (BITs) from member states to EU
5-Sep-2010     Lexology
China, Russia and India considered candidates for the first stand-alone EU-wide BITs.
India asks Ghana to ink bilateral investment safety treaty
5-Sep-2010     Economic Times
India Friday urged Ghana to sign at the earliest a bilateral treaty aimed at protecting and promoting their investments in each other's territories.