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Impatient EU pushes for progress on EPA trade deal
23-Mar-2010     IPS
The European Commission is increasing pressure on the East African Community to sign a free trade agreement despite the revenue losses it would incur for the East African states.
Memo to US: only fools rush in
22-Mar-2010     Guardian
If negotiators aren't careful, a US-China investment treaty could prove as explosive as currency manipulation or climate change
Pakistan looks to British diplomatic help for EU free trade deal
22-Mar-2010     Telegraph
Pakistan is to appeal for free trade access to, and eventually a free trade agreement with, Europe during a landmark summit with EU leaders next month
US, India move to strengthen trade, investment ties
19-Mar-2010     Reuters
US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma signed a framework cooperation agreement on trade and investment on 17 March 2010
Now Thailand object to India-EU free trade agreement
19-Mar-2010     DNA
As informal talks have started between India and Europe on the free trade agreement (FTA) in New Delhi since Monday, apprehensions over provisions that could impact early access to generic medicines are being voiced in Thailand.
US Trade Rep looking to increase trade with Egypt
19-Mar-2010     Reuters
US Trade Representative Ron Kirk will travel to Egypt next week for talks with a key Arab ally that has long wanted a free trade agreement with the United States.
King, Brazil's Lula discuss means to boost bilateral ties
19-Mar-2010     Jordan Times
King Abdullah and the Brazilian president agreed to work intensively to wrap up talks towards the signing of a free trade agreement between Jordan and the Mercosur trade bloc, which comprises several Latin American countries, including Brazil.
ActionAid lauds Ghana for declining EPA
19-Mar-2010     GNA
ActionAid has lauded Ghana as it pledged its support to the nation for not signing the Economic Partnership Agreement, a trade partnership agreement between EU and African/Caribbean countries.
'Poison pill'
18-Mar-2010    
Korea's Ministry of Justice has recently proposed a revision of the commercial law provisions, including the introduction of a "poison pill," which is one of the common tools to enable local firms to defend themselves against hostile takeovers. How will this work in the context of Korea's FTAs?
Official signing of Korea-EU FTA postponed to May
18-Mar-2010     Arirang
The postponement is due to prolonged translation procedure by EU and does not mean changes in substance of pact or delay in implementation schedule (October 2010)
EU-India FTA: Impacts on women
18-Mar-2010     CENTAD
CENTAD, in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, have come out recently with 4 reports on trade and gender. The first is a backgrounder (literature review) while the other three are on the gender impact of the EU-India FTA in the fields of agriculture, services and health.
Palestinian BDS National Committee welcomes landmark EU court ruling
18-Mar-2010     Palestinian BNC
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign National Committee welcomes the long overdue ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union that Israeli products originating from Israel’s colonial settlements built on Occupied Palestinian Territory do not qualify for preferential customs treatment under the EC-Israel trade agreement
DPP rejects ECFA report as ‘false front’
18-Mar-2010    
A legislative committee meeting to hear a report on the government’s proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China was postponed again after Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers dismissed the report as a “false front.”
Korean, U.S. lawmakers to launch task force to promote KORUS FTA's ratification
18-Mar-2010    
A group of South Korean and U.S. lawmakers will launch a task force to expedite the ratification of the pending free trade deal, South Korean lawmakers said Wednesday.
Brazil readies free trade agreement with Palestine
18-Mar-2010     ANBA
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Development, Industry and Foreign Trade minister Miguel Jorge announced in the Middle East that Brazil and Argentina have already agreed to negotiate a free trade agreement between the Mercosur and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).