corporate positions (texts of)
Statements, letters and position papers from business associations, corporate lobby groups and individual firms
21-Sep-2007
From the Korea FTA Industry Alliance and BUSINESSEUROPE
25-Jul-2007
BUSINESSEUROPE would like to see an agreement based on full coverage, full reciprocity and effective market access for industrial goods, ambitious services liberalisation of as many sectors as possible, strong rules to foster and protect investments, and strong rules on trade facilitation, competition and public procurement.
4-Jun-2007
In testimony given Wednesday, May 16, before the United States International Trade Commission in Washington D.C., the Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) vice president with responsibility for Latin America emphasized why a Panama Trade Promotion Agreement will be remarkably beneficial for the U.S., Panama and the region.
17-Apr-2007
BIO
BIO congratulates US Chief Agricultural Negotiator Richard Crowder and his staff for negotiating a separate understanding on several agricultural biotechnology issues. The FTA will go a long way in providing additional market access opportunities in Korea for US biotechnology companies.
27-Feb-2007
Business Europe
Past EU bilateral and regional agreements have been strongly influenced by political concerns. The new generation of FTAs must be based on economic criteria: where the EU's current and future markets lie.
20-Jan-2007
US Business Roundtable
Business Roundtable and the Nippon Keidanren believe that a United States-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) holds tremendous potential for the US, Japanese, and world economies, and urge their governments to begin discussion toward a framework for negotiation of such an agreement as soon as possible.
18-Jan-2007
BUSINESSEUROPE
At a meeting in Bangalore, on 17 January 2007, BUSINESSEUROPE and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) adopted a joint statement supporting the rapid launch of the negotiations of an ambitious EU-India trade and investment agreement.
26-Sep-2006
CSI is comprised of US service companies and trade associations seeking to achieve market access in all modes of supply in all negotiating forums.
26-Sep-2006
June 2006 US Business Roundtable White Paper on US-Korea FTA
26-Sep-2006
Notice of intent to testify and summary of testimony from IIPA to Trade Policy Staff Committee, US Trade Representative's Office on proposed free trade agreement with Malaysia