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Cho Seong Dae, chief researcher at the FTA & Industry Research Office Institute for International Trade, part of the Korea International Trade Association, comments on the impact of a free-trade agreement with the European Union on South Korean petrochemical companies.
Emphasizing the importance of trade to the nation's economy and the need to prevent the loss of existing export markets, agricultural leaders converged on Capitol Hill to urge for immediate passage of three outstanding trade agreements.
Leaders of South Korea's largest business groups urged the nation's parliament Thursday to quickly ratify a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States signed four years ago.
Business circles are increasingly worried a delay in Japan's entry into the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact would exacerbate the hollowing out of domestic industries.
A group of 28 US Senators has written President Obama urging his administration to include “the highest level of IP protections” in the Trans Pacific Partnership.
Recent documents obtained by the National Security Archive at George Washington University from the US Justice Department show that Chiquita Brands International, in direct contradiction of the claims of both Chiquita and the US government for many years, made illegal payments to both guerrilla groups and then AUC death squads over the course of about 14 years in return for security from these groups.
Business lobbies of Japan and the European Union have jointly called on their leaders to agree to launch negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement during a summit meeting scheduled for later this month in Brussels.
US pharmaceutical industry association the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America is calling on the US Trade Representative to include strong intellectual property provisions, such as 12-year data protection for follow-on biologics, in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
Free-trade agreements with India and Japan could undermine the UK’s automotive industry, which employs 700,000 and accounts for more than 10 per cent of exports, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders is warning.
A new U.S. deal with Colombia to address longstanding labor concerns should clear the way for Congress to pass three long-stalled free trade agreements by July, industry officials said on Friday.
