ISDS Case Map
corporate interests
An international private-sector network lobbying for the protection of geographical indications is set to establish a compilation of all GIs currently protected in the world in what could seem like a response to the repeated failure of governments to agree on the establishment of a GIs register at the World Trade Organization.
The head of Business-Europe International Relations said Wednesday that a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur “would not destroy European agriculture” in spite of fears from farmers.
As Korea and the U.S. await the approval of their respective legislatures on a Free Trade Agreement, around 30 members of the US Dairy Export Council came to Korea to study and tap this promising market this week.
Kia spent $150,000 in the first quarter of this year to lobby members of the US House and Senate on matters that included the Korea-US free-trade agreement, according to federal lobbying records.
Ron Somers, the President of the US-India Business Council, reminded American leadership that India is implementing bilateral trade agreements with several countries, which would result in lost opportunities for US firms unless steps were taken.
Lobbyists for the alcohol industry are threatening to use New Zealand's free trade agreements against government proposals to restrict products targetting young drinkers
Expressing concern over a large number of free trade agreements signed by India, industry body Ficci on Tuesday said it would make the country's manufacturing sector "uncompetitive".
An aggressive lobbying and PR campaign aimed at defeating the proposed US free trade agreement with Korea, and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, has amounted to nothing.
The Mining Association of Canada today offered congratulations to the federal government on the formal entry into force of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement effective August 15 2011.
India's Department of Pharmaceuticals will take up issues with the Commerce Ministry regarding the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement which is likely to have adverse impact on the Indian pharma products, and other such Free Trade Agreements in the pipeline.
