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Namibia Dairies wants milk import restrictions
16-Jul-2013    
Namibia Dairies has applied to the Ministry of Trade and Industry for the introduction of 'Quantitive Restrictions'; a move that will limit the amount of imported dairy products into Namibia.
Customs regime: Is it vital for Zambia?
16-Jul-2013    
The history of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) began in December 1994, when it was formed to replace the Preferential Trade Area (PTA), which had existed from the earlier days of 1981.
The challenges of the Pacific Alliance: Regional sovereignty in Latin America or a pampered periphery
16-Jul-2013     Upside Down World
Two projects of regional association are facing off in South America: the Pacific Alliance and UNASUR.
TPP talks kick off in Malaysia; Japan waits
16-Jul-2013     Kyodo
The 18th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations began Monday in Malaysia as Japan prepares to make its debut near the end of the 11-day conference.
‘Promotion of SAARC trade top priority’
15-Jul-2013    
Promotion of trade among SAARC countries is one of the top priorities of the government, said Federal Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar talking to Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody High Commissioner of Sri Lanka.
The US-EU trade deal: don't buy the hype
15-Jul-2013     The Guardian
There has been a big push out of Washington to convince the public that an economic bonanza awaits us if we can just complete a trade deal with the European Union. This is complete nonsense, unless we define down bonanza to mean finding a quarter on the street.
Moves to fast-track China trade deal
15-Jul-2013    
Kevin Rudd will accelerate efforts to stitch up a fresh trade deal with China ahead of the election and plans to send new Trade Minister Richard Marles to hold top-level talks in Beijing next week.
Government likely to review bilateral trade pacts, FTAs to reassess gains
15-Jul-2013    
The government may review India's bilateral trade pacts including free trade agreements (FTAs) amid increasing clamour from the industry against conceding foreign trading partners more access to the country's market without extracting significant gains in return.
A cautionary tale: Laos violates another Sanum agreement
15-Jul-2013    
Sanum Investments Limited ("Sanum") had seemingly found a winning formula with its hospitality and entertainment enterprises in Lao PDR, until the Government arbitrarily revoked licences, cancelled concessions, imposed wrongful tax penalties and, most significantly, forcibly took control of its highly lucrative Thanaleng Slot Club.
Vice economics minister calls for new procedures in FTA talks
15-Jul-2013    
Vice Economic Affairs Minister Cho Shih-chao agreed Monday with suggestions that a set of standard operating procedures be established in negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) to strike a balance between confidentiality and open information.
Japanese farmers struggle to make election choices over TPP
15-Jul-2013     Mainichi
With upper house elections approaching, Japanese farmers are skeptical about the Liberal Democratic Party after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his intention to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.
US activists praise Europe's ways in trade talks
15-Jul-2013     AP
American activists urged European trade negotiators on Wednesday not to weaken environmental and food standards as they begin talks in Washington on a trans-Atlantic free trade agreement.
Cargill flouts law to secretly build land bank in Colombia
15-Jul-2013     Corpwatch
Investors started arriving in droves when Colombia and the US negotiated and signed a free trade agreement in May 2012 and they are now looking to acquire land.
India agrees to negotiate bilateral investment treaty with US
15-Jul-2013     Hindustan Times
India told the US on Friday it was ready to negotiate a Bilateral Investment Treaty, knocking down yet another irritant bedeviling business ties between the two countries.
EU-India free trade agreement: Is it a corporate-driven agenda?
15-Jul-2013     Deccan Herald
Although there are serious impacts on food security and the livelihood security of millions of farmers and small retailers, farmers haven't even been informed nor consulted about the FTA.