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Analysis on the PIC's draft text of Pacific EPA
This is a preliminary analysis of the Pacific Islands' draft text of the Pacific Economic Partnership Agreement and the EC's ‘non-paper' on services and investment.
India has its way on trade pact with EU
A deal which could deliver the mother of all FTAs between EU and India was sealed a few minutes before PM Manmohan Singh's summit with European leaders began.
India calls EU trade bluff
Adopting a 'take-it-or-leave-it' posture, India on Thursday turned down last-minute EU efforts to dilute a trade and investment agreement by introducing onerous non-tariff conditionalities.
Overview of bilateral free trade and investment agreements
A general overview of free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties that have been signed or are being negotiated all over the world. Organised by region, it provides a snapshot of the many processes currently under way, some of the controversies they raise and opposition movements against these agreements.
Europeans drop demands of equal treatment in Free Trade with Dominicans
As part of an important achievement for the Dominican Republic, the European Union (EU) will not demand from the Dominican Republic the same treatment that the Caribbean nation is compelled to grant to its partners in the Free Trade Agreement with Central America and the United States (DR-CAFTA).
Mandelson backs new EU-India trade and investment agreement
The EU Commissioner for Trade, Peter Mandelson, has today told Indian and EU Business leaders that EU and India should boost their bilateral trade and economic relationship with a new trade and investment agreement.
Iraq to sign trade agreement with EU, Foreign Minister says
Iraq Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari said that Iraq would shortly sign a trade agreement with the European Union (EU). The agreement would treat Iraq as a friendly country to the EU and give it priority in commercial exchanges, according to the Ministry.