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The EU-India FTA: Critical considerations in a time of crisis
4-Jun-2009     CENTAD
The paper broadly examines the core trade interests of the EU and India, the content of the negotiations and outlines some key concerns of a potential deal for India in the areas of goods, services and investments, intellectual property rights and government procurement.
Unequal partners
4-Jun-2009     Women on Air
Conversations on the EU-India FTA
Canada meat, grain sectors eye EU trade
4-Jun-2009     Reuters
Canada's agriculture industry is eyeing free-trade talks with the European Union as a rare chance to open a big high-income market, but for the beef sector a major production shift may also be at stake.
Research on Asean-EU FTA impacts kicked off
4-Jun-2009     The Nation
The Kenan Institute Asia has begun a 16-month research and communication project to assess the possible impacts in Thailand of the proposed ASEAN-European Union free trade agreement and to provide a factual basis for the public, business and government to discuss ways to mitigate any adverse impacts.
Colombia FTA to become reality: US Chamber of Commerce
4-Jun-2009     Colombia News
A free trade agreement between Colombia and the United States will become a reality and is just a matter of time, the President of the US Chamber of Commerce, Thomas J. Donahue, said.
India keen on fast conclusion of FTA with EU
4-Jun-2009     Live Mint
India on Wednesday said it is committed to expeditiously conclude a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) and is expecting some headway when the next round of talks take place here in July.
GCC to sign EFTA trade deal
4-Jun-2009     Tax-News
GCC Secretary-General Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah has announced that the Gulf Cooperation Council will sign a joint free trade agreement with the EFTA states, Switzerland Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein later this month. Both parties agreed the text of the agreement on April 24, 2008 and have now signalled they wish the agreement to enter into force.
Inconvenient truths about the US-Israel free trade agreement
4-Jun-2009     Cleveland Indymedia
The US-Israel Free Trade Area became law in 1985, but ongoing violations of American intellectual property rights and trade laws are fueling heavy losses of American jobs. As the US economy declines many are trying to separate myths from facts about America's first bilateral trade agreement.
Accord de libre échange entre le Maroc et le Canada
4-Jun-2009     Biladi
Le Canada et le Maroc ont tenu, à Ottawa du 1er au 03 juin, la seconde session des discussions exploratoires sur la possibilité de négocier un accord de libre échange entre les deux pays.
Morocco, Canada mull free trade agreement
4-Jun-2009     Maghreb Arab Presse
Canada and Morocco held in Ottawa June 1-3 the second session of exploratory discussions on the possibility to negotiate a free trade agreement between the two countries.