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78 pct of Taiwanese still don't understand ECFA, says DPP
5-Apr-2010     Taiwan News
An estimated 78 percent of Taiwanese still did not understand what the planned Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China was about, an opposition Democratic Progressive Party poll showed yesterday.
China offers to accelerate trade talks with India
5-Apr-2010     FT
China has offered to accelerate talks with India aimed at negotiating a bilateral trade agreement in a bid to balance a burgeoning commercial relationship between two of Asia's largest economies that is now heavily skewed in Beijing's favour.
China promises Indonesia $2b in loans for infrastructure projects as part of ACFTA
5-Apr-2010     Jakarta Globe
China will provide Indonesida with $1.8 billion in export credits to finance the import of Chinese goods for infrastructure projects such as toll roads, bridges and coal-fired power plants.
Will ASEAN-China FTA boost Indonesia's agricultural export?
5-Apr-2010     Jakarta Post
Tariff elimination under the ACFTA will not automatically boost Indonesia's agricultural export but is an entry point to increase market share in China
GTPI petition against the FTA between European Union and India
2-Apr-2010    
In light of the meeting with members of the International Trade Commission of the European Parliament, scheduled for April 9th at the office of the Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association, the Working Group of Intellectual Property (GTPI) decided to promote a on-line petition (in Portuguese and English) as form of protest against the negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and European Union.
Advancing the Transatlantic Agenda
1-Apr-2010     Online Journal
A Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement would further deepen transatlantic economic integration and could later include the U.S., as well as Mexico.
Chevron wins US$700m arbitration case against Ecuador
31-Mar-2010     AFP
Chevron has won a $US700 million arbitration battle against Ecuador, a case unrelated to a massive environmental damage claim Quito has filed against the US-based oil giant.
Canadian industry wants India to expedite trade agreement
31-Mar-2010     Live Mint
The Canadian government is putting pressure on India to fast-track a bilateral trade deal at a time when both countries are negotiating a nuclear deal.
Taiwan expects to sign ECFA with China in June: economics minister
31-Mar-2010     CNA
With the approach of the second round of cross-Taiwan Strait talks on a proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA), Taiwan is expecting the pact to be signed in June, Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said Tuesday.
Japan, Papua New Guinea to start talks on bilateral investment treaty
30-Mar-2010     Kyodo News
Japan and Papua New Guinea agreed Monday to launch negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty, Japanese government officials said.
NZ-Hong Kong FTA (2010)
30-Mar-2010     MFAT
As signed on 29 March 2010
HK, NZ sign economic partnership pact
30-Mar-2010     Gvt of Hong Kong
Hong Kong and New Zealand have signed a closer economic partnership agreement -- Hong Kong's first free trade pact with a foreign economy.
KEI on leaked EU Canada trade agreement IPR Chapter
30-Mar-2010     KEI
Michael Geist has leaked the lasted draft of the intellectual property chapter of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement. These are some brief comments on the new document.
Nepal: Experts look askance at TIFA draft
29-Mar-2010     Himalayan Times
Experts today suggested some changes in the draft of the Nepal-US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). “The TIFA draft has not mentioned a word about preferential market access or reducing tariff, each of which is a key to the Nepali export sector,” they said.
Democracy a loser in trade free-for-all
29-Mar-2010     The Age
As the assault on national sovereignty continues, the question is whether the ’’market system’’ can fill the vacuum as the power of the state withers away.