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EU firm on strong IP provision in free trade
8-Jun-2010    
A key provision in the draft of the India-European Union (EU) free trade agreement (FTA) may have implications on the affordability of medicines, while also hurting the negotiations between the two trading blocs.
Taiwan to seek investment pacts before FTAs: minister
8-Jun-2010    
Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said Monday that Taiwan will adopt a "building blocks" approach to promote free trade agreements (FTAs) with other countries, beginning with investment guarantee pacts.
GCC Chief Says FTA Talks With South Korea Making Significant Progress
8-Jun-2010    
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and South Korea have taken big strides toward concluding free trade negotiations, although there are some remaining issues to be resolved, Yonhap News Agency reported the council's visiting secretary general as saying Monday.
RP, EU conclude PCA after 2 years
7-Jun-2010     Business Mirror
After two years of intense negotiations, the Philippines and the European Union have concluded the Partnership Cooperation Agreement (PCA) that covers political issues, counterterrorism, human rights, trade and migration cooperation.
EU says Pakistan must wait for trade breaks
7-Jun-2010     Reuters
The European Union told Pakistan on Friday it could gain increased access to EU markets in one to three years but ruled out immediately granting Islamabad new trade concessions.
Asia Pacific ministers claim progress in free trade goals
7-Jun-2010     AFP
Ministers from the Asia Pacific nations said on Sunday they had made "significant progress" toward free-trade goals set in 1994 as they closed a two-day APEC meeting in Japan.
Bolivia abandons trade agreement
7-Jun-2010     Poder 360º
Beginning June 7, Bolivia will terminate its free trade agreement with Mexico which has existed since 1994. No reason was given for why the Andean nation is taking this step.
Taiwan says as WTO member, it has FTA rights
7-Jun-2010     Reuters
Taiwan's economics minister said on Saturday that as a World Trade Organization member, Taiwan has the right to seek free trade deals with many partners, a move China opposes as the two work on a trade pact.
Aquino pressed to review Manila-Tokyo trade deal
7-Jun-2010     AllVoices.com
Pamalakaya national chair Fernando Hicap said the review and possible abrogation of the bilateral trade pact between the Philippines and Japan could happen in the first 100 days of the Aquino administration.
Taiwan president faces hurdles in key China deal
4-Jun-2010     AP
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is facing domestic and Chinese hurdles in his pursuit of a key China trade pact that could bring about the closest relations between the longtime rivals since their split amid civil war in 1949.