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Bahrain-US trade doubles over FTA
19-Nov-2013    
Addressing a seminar at the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) in Sanabis yesterday, Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Hassan Fakhro said bilateral trade has grown from about $1.1 billion in 2006 to about $2bn last year, as Bahrain was given tariff-free access to the world's largest economy, reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication.
Jailbreaking and unlocking might be restricted in treaty pushed by Obama
19-Nov-2013     Ars Technica
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) treaty pushed by the Obama administration could complicate efforts to loosen restrictions on jailbreaking and unlocking smartphones, tablets, or other consumer electronics
Indonesia could stall trade negotiations
19-Nov-2013     ABC
There are fears Indonesia could stall the trade negotiations with Australia because of the diplomatic run-in between Jakarta and Canberra.
S'pore hopes for early ratification of EU-S'pore Free Trade Agreement
19-Nov-2013     CNA
Singapore is pushing for early ratification of the agreement so that it may come into force by 2015
TPP - draft IP chapter (30 Aug 2013)
19-Nov-2013     WikiLeaks
Cameroon to ratify economic partnership deal with EU amid doubts
19-Nov-2013     Xinhua
Cameroon will soon ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that it signed in 2009 with the European Union, despite reservations among regional African countries over the bloc's alleged attempt to keep its dominance on its African partners.
To stop misuse of free trade agreements, finance ministry plans text review
19-Nov-2013     Economic Times
India's finance ministry is pushing for a review of the model text for free trade agreements after recent misuse of bilateral pacts exposed many loopholes in the pacts India has entered into with its trading partners.
Mega EU-US trade talks moving ahead ‘step by step’
17-Nov-2013     AFP
A second round of EU-US talks to seal the world's largest free-trade accord concluded in Brussels on Friday while a third round is scheduled for December 16-20 in Washington
Now, India eyeing Mekong-India Economic Corridor
17-Nov-2013     Business Standard
The idea of a Mekong-India Economic Corridor -- a network of land and sea infrastructure connecting India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam -- is gaining traction with the upcoming signing of the India-ASEAN services and investment deal.
Tackling the trade law dimension of ‘land grabbing’
15-Nov-2013     IIED
As trade talks regain momentum, 'land grab' activists are scrutinising negotiations and pioneering new opportunities for public accountability
Ecuador: In search of EU trade agreement
15-Nov-2013     PanAm Post
Last Friday, from Paris, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa expressed his hopes for a conclusion to the long-awaited trade agreement in the first quarter of next year.
Canada signs free trade deal with Honduras amid pre-electoral repression
15-Nov-2013     Upside Down World
Canada and Honduras inked a bilateral free trade agreement on November 5, amid political repression, increasing militarization, and controversial Canadian investment in the Central American nation.
European food industry backs ‘comprehensive free trade’ between EU and Japan
15-Nov-2013     Food Navigator
Representatives of European food industry organisations have come out in support of a strong free trade agreement between the EU and Japan, ahead of talks in Tokyo next Tuesday.
The people can defeat the Trans-Pacific Partnership
15-Nov-2013     Counterpunch
Momentum is growing in the campaign to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the United States.
Broader access to investment 'key' in EU talks
15-Nov-2013     China Daily
The European Union sees broader access for investment in China as a key issue in negotiations on an agreement that will consolidate 27 bilateral pacts, the head of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China said.