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Official signing of Korea-EU FTA postponed to May
18-Mar-2010     Arirang
The postponement is due to prolonged translation procedure by EU and does not mean changes in substance of pact or delay in implementation schedule (October 2010)
EU-India FTA: Impacts on women
18-Mar-2010     CENTAD
CENTAD, in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, have come out recently with 4 reports on trade and gender. The first is a backgrounder (literature review) while the other three are on the gender impact of the EU-India FTA in the fields of agriculture, services and health.
Palestinian BDS National Committee welcomes landmark EU court ruling
18-Mar-2010     Palestinian BNC
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign National Committee welcomes the long overdue ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union that Israeli products originating from Israel’s colonial settlements built on Occupied Palestinian Territory do not qualify for preferential customs treatment under the EC-Israel trade agreement
DPP rejects ECFA report as ‘false front’
18-Mar-2010    
A legislative committee meeting to hear a report on the government’s proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China was postponed again after Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers dismissed the report as a “false front.”
Korean, U.S. lawmakers to launch task force to promote KORUS FTA's ratification
18-Mar-2010    
A group of South Korean and U.S. lawmakers will launch a task force to expedite the ratification of the pending free trade deal, South Korean lawmakers said Wednesday.
Brazil readies free trade agreement with Palestine
18-Mar-2010     ANBA
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Development, Industry and Foreign Trade minister Miguel Jorge announced in the Middle East that Brazil and Argentina have already agreed to negotiate a free trade agreement between the Mercosur and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).
South Asia Agreement on Trade: 7 countries to ehance trade in services
17-Mar-2010    
South Asia Agreement on Trade in Services among seven South Asian countries including Pakistan and India is expected to end by the end of 2010, official sources informed Daily Times on Monday.
Feasibility study on Indo-Australian FTA to be finalised by April
17-Mar-2010    
The feasibility study on the Indo-Australian Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be finalised by April this year with both governments expected to begin negotiations soon, according to a top Australian official.
The global investment agenda - an OECD perspective
17-Mar-2010     OECD
According to the OECD, there are 3000 bilateral and regional investment agreements in existence today yet a reluctance to enforce investor-state arbitral awards. OECD wants to draw up a "Model Investment Treaty" to harmonise things.
Syria: timing of accord depends on EU 'flexibility'
17-Mar-2010     AFP
Syria said on Tuesday it will soon restart talks with the European Union on a stalled partnership agreement, but that its timing will depend on the flexibility shown to Damascus over certain points.