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Argentina scores second win in World Bank arbitration committee
3-Aug-2010     Dow Jones
The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or Icsid, dismissed the claims lodged by Enron Creditors Recovery Corp and Ponderosa Assets L.P. late Friday.
Mercosur bloc signs free-trade deal with Egypt
3-Aug-2010     Reuters
Mercosur, a South American trade bloc that groups big agricultural exporters Brazil and Argentina, signed a free-trade deal with Egypt on Monday, Argentina's industry minister said.
Syria, Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan sign quadripartite FTA
3-Aug-2010     TOBOC
Turkey will join an economic bloc comprising of the Middle Eastern states such as Syria, Lebanon and Jordan ahead of the protracted accession to the EU.
Trade talks with EU put drug manufacturers on edge
3-Aug-2010     IPS
There are already reports that India and the European Union will have a free-trade agreement ready by the end of August, causing more nervous chatter here in India
Taiwan diplomat calls for FTAs with EU
3-Aug-2010     CNA
Taiwan's top envoy to the European Union and Belgium called Monday for a free trade agreement between Taiwan and the EU, saying that the ground has already been laid with the recent signing of a trade pact with China.
Bitter pill for India-EU trade ties
3-Aug-2010     Mint
India’s ongoing negotiations with the European Union have seen differences over intellectual property rights
RP explores trade deals with US, EU
2-Aug-2010     PDI
“President Aquino will be flying to the US in September to explore an engagement with [Washington], whether a bilateral or a cluster free-trade agreement,” said the director of the Philippines' Bureau of International Trade Relations,
ICSID cancels another sentence against Argentina
2-Aug-2010     Buenos Aires Herald
A committee of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled in favour of Argentina and cancelled a decision by which it had been condemned to pay more than US$106 million to shareholding companies of the local Southern Gas Conveyor (TGS)
US plans trade complaint against Guatemala
31-Jul-2010     NY Times
The Obama administration announced Friday that it would file a complaint against Guatemala claiming labor law violations under the Central America Free Trade Agreement, the first time Washington has pursued such a case against a free-trade partner.
Indian milk protests could harm Free Trade deal
31-Jul-2010     3 News NZ
Shiv Shena protestors angry over their government’s dairy deal with NZ giant Fonterra drained valuable milk from a tanker and are threatening to torch a Fonterra shipment next month.