bilaterals.org logo
bilaterals.org logo

Latest

Screen quota defenders rally for Unesco draft
20-Oct-2005     JoongAng Daily
The long-running dispute over Korea's screen quota system is moving onto new ground: the quota's supporters are rallying around the final draft of a Unesco convention that would exclude the cultural industries in all of the organization's member states from free trade agreements or World Trade Organization bylaws.
The dynamics of regional trading arrangements
20-Oct-2005     South Centre
There has been a spate of trade agreements signed between countries in recent years - from the same region and even beyond. And this may not necessarily have to do with the fact that it has been a tough going for the multilateral trading system. Regionalism may have its own dynamics.
Romanian lawyers won an USD 353m international arbitration case against an US investor
19-Oct-2005    
Romania has won at the International Court of Arbitration in Washington, the case brought by the American company Noble Ventures that contested the Romanian state actions in the privatization process of Resita Steel Plant (CSR).
Need for FTA between India, Bangladesh: High Commissioner
19-Oct-2005     Asia Pulse
Underscoring the need for a Free Trade Agreement between India and Bangladesh, Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Veena Sikri today said it was important to overcome a "negative" mindset to help boost trade between the two countries.
The global governance of foreign direct investment: madly off in all directions
19-Oct-2005     GURN
Notwithstanding substantial doubts that increased FDI and economic growth are not automatically linked and that investments agreements may be less important in attracting FDI than other economic and socio-political framework conditions, the proliferation of bilateral investments agreements (BITs) goes ahead unrestrained.
Social standards in bilateral and regional trade and investment agreements
19-Oct-2005     GURN
Is the stalemate over the incorporation of core labour standards at the multilateral WTO level being compensated for by progressive promotion of labour rights in bilateral and regional agreements?
Bilateral and regional trade agreements: Report of a GURN online discussion
19-Oct-2005     GURN
In order to increase and improve trade union participation in trade agreements an online discussion was organised in March 2005, over 4 weeks, which considered the involvement of trade unions in trade agreements, the role they play and the influence they have on the final outcome of trade agreements.
Real deal is in the fine print
19-Oct-2005     The Age
For Australian manufacturing companies the key concessions of any FTA with China are only half the battle - the devil is in the detail.
Japan, Chile to begin free trade talks: report
19-Oct-2005     Channel News Asia
Japan and Chile are likely to begin formal negotiations next year on an economic partnership centring on a free trade agreement (FTA), a newspaper said.
China-ASEAN FTA steps into implementation period
19-Oct-2005     People's Daily
With cooperation between China and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) deepening, the construction of a China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA) has entered a full-spectrum cooperation period, said Chong Quan, spokesman for China's Commerce Ministry.