There is barely a corner of the world where the negotiators from the European Union - the largest trading bloc - are not trying to deepen trade ties, and talks with 80 countries are under way, from Canada to Cape Verde.
Mauritius says it is willing to walk the extra mile to address concerns of Indian tax authorities including reassessing the bilateral tax treaty with India to ensure it isn't misused.
The EU Parliament has rejected the controversial global Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The decision is a victory for thousands of Europeans who took to the streets in furious protest against ACTA.
When it comes to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP), Canada may have been invited to the party, but we are not yet part of the club.
Negotiations between Japan and the European Union over crafting a free-trade agreement will not begin until this fall or later due to persistent reluctance among the European auto industry, according to senior officials at the Foreign Ministry.
A coalition of groups affiliated with the Occupy San Diego movement and organized labor will protest outside the 13th round of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The Philippines may start fresh talks with the European Union in the third quarter to iron out a proposed bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), according to the country’s chief trade negotiator.
Just as Friday’s convention photo showed a lame Mercosur — with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Dilma Rousseff and José Mujica, but without the Presidents of Paraguay (suspended) and Venezuela (convalescent) — Brazilian and Argentine political lobbyists, along with some Bolivarian middlemen are frantically working for an expanded Mercosur photo, in which four new members would be joining the club. After Venezuela’s hurried entrance into the group last week, the door is now wide open for more partners.
Canada is in a position where it's likely going to have to either sign on the dotted line or walk away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership entirely, said former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has warned Zimbabwe that opening its domestic markets to the European Union under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPAs), exposes local industries to unfair competition.
President Susilo Bambang Yu-dhoyono is telling his ministers to prepare for the worst after the government recently entered into arbitration with an international mining company.
The Philippines may start fresh talks with the European Union in the third quarter to iron out a proposed bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), according to the country’s chief trade negotiator.
