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ACTA not linked to free-trade agreement, say officials
14-Apr-2010     ComputerWorld
Officials negotiating New Zealand’s position on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) intellectual-property treaty say they have no perspective on the separate negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. Nor would they be involved in any trade-off of ACTA concessions against broader free-trading rights.
The changing landscape of export credit agencies in the context of the global financial crisis
14-Apr-2010    
New study by Kavaljit Singh on the structure and role of export credit agencies, an integral part of trade finance and investment relations
Mercosur and EU trade negotiators must “deliver” before May summit
13-Apr-2010     MercoPress
Mercosur is waiting for “dialogue contributions” from the European Union to decide on negotiations for a political and commercial agreement with the EU. Brussels is expected to make its move at the end of April on time for a formal launching in May of the decade-long delayed talks.
Agricultural body raises concern about new CARICOM-Canada agreement
13-Apr-2010     Barbados Advocate
The Barbados Agricultural Society is closely watching the ongoing negotiations for the new Canada-CARICOM trade and development agreement, as it is concerned about the potential devastating impact that such an agreement can have on the regional and local pork industries.
Tokyo-Seoul FTA cornerstone of E. Asia community
13-Apr-2010     Asahi Shimbun
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has recently said that there are three key policy issues in the area of diplomacy that he intends to tackle while he is in office. One of them is signing a free trade agreement with South Korea.
Congo trade agreement creates opportunities for SA
12-Apr-2010     Daily Dispatch
President Jacob Zuma and the Republic of Congo’s President Denis Sassou-Nguesso signed a bilateral trade agreement in Pretoria on Thursday. In a statement released after their meeting, Zuma welcomed the long-term land lease agreement of over 200000 hectares of idle farmland to a consortium of South African farmers.
Canada misses its chance to join major Pacific free-trade deal
12-Apr-2010     Mail and Guardian
When asked in 2006 to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations that only recently got under way in Australia, the Harper government refused, largely to protect the Quebec and Ontario dairy industry from foreign competition.
Pakistan, GCC close to signing free trade pact
12-Apr-2010     Gulf Times
Talks of signing of FTA between Pakistan and GCC have been making the rounds for several years but both sides have only now reached at some concrete work to move ahead.
Thailand: June start eyed for FTA talks with EU
12-Apr-2010     Nation
The Thai government is accelerating the process of establishing preliminary guidelines and conducting public hearings in order to launch free-trade agreement (FTA) talks with the European Union by June, a move seen as necessary to ensure the Kingdom remains competitive with potential rivals who are also looking to ink a pact with the bloc.
Peru plans to close FTA negotiations with Japan by end of April
12-Apr-2010     Andina
"Japan insists on having more Peruvian fishing and agricultural products excluded from the agreement, but we insist on having less items out of the agreement," said Peru's minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Martín Pérez.