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Mexico interested in signing FTA with Peru, says Foreign Minister
9-Jun-2010     Andina
Mexico is interested in signing a Free Trade Agreement with Peru and maintain a fluent political dialogue between both countries, Mexico’s foreign minister Patricia Espinoza announced Tuesday, after holding a bilateral meeting with her Peruvian counterpart, José García Belaunde.
Where does Korea-EU FTA stand?
9-Jun-2010     Korea Herald
The more than 1,000-page text needed to be translated into 23 languages and is now undergoing legal verification.
East Africa, EU trade talks suffer fresh setback
9-Jun-2010     Business Daily
East Africa’s long running negotiations with Europe over the signing of a new trading agreement appeared headed for the rocks after the parties returned to Dar es Salaam with the old arguments that have stalled the talks for nearly two years.
Govt wants to cap Temasek, GIC joint holding in Indian companies at 10%
9-Jun-2010     Financial Express
The government of India wants a change in the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Ceca), to explicitly bar the city state’s investment companies Temasek and GIC from having a combined equity stake of more than 10% in any Indian listed company.
CSOs insist govt should re-think EPAs
8-Jun-2010    
As the East African Community Ministers converge in the Tanzanian capital of Dar-es-Salaam with a possibility of signing the long awaited Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), Civil Society Organisations are still thinking otherwise.
Group calls for FTA moratorium
8-Jun-2010    
Civil society is asking the incoming administration for a moratorium on all pending trade agreements pending thorough consultation and study.
RP-EU partnership deal inked this year?
8-Jun-2010     Business World
A framework agreement that will govern relations between the Philippines and the European Union is likely to be signed in October and could pave the way for a bilateral trade deal, a Cabinet official yesterday said.
EAC legislators set terms for new trade deal with Europe
8-Jun-2010    
The East African Legislative Assembly wants member states to delay the signing of new economic partnership deals with Europe until outstanding issues are resolved.
The untold story of Pakistan China trade
8-Jun-2010    
Pakistan and China have increased bilateral trade agreements with the help of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which was signed between the two countries in 2005.
Taiwan claims right to sign FTAs as WTO member
8-Jun-2010    
Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said yesterday that Taiwan, as a WTO member, has the right to seek free trade deals with as many countries as it chooses, a move recently strongly opposed by China.