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7-Jan-2013 Daily Yomiuri
’TPP’ keyword in cyber-attack? / Culprit appears to have searched for term-specific information
A cyber-attacker suspected of stealing more than 3,000 documents from Japan’s Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry looked for specific information through a keyword search, according to government sources. -
7-Jan-2013 MercoPress
EU expects to advance trade talks with Mercosur late this month in Chile
The European Union expects to advance cooperation and trade discussions with Mercosur late this month in Chile in the sidelines of the EU/Celac (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), said EU ambassador in Chile, Rafael Dochao Moreno. -
7-Jan-2013 Financial Express
Dhaka to re-assess benefits of FTA accord with Ankara
Bangladesh has decided to re-assess the necessity and possible benefits of signing a Free Trade Area accord with Turkey, official sources said. -
7-Jan-2013 CNA
Singapore keen to start exploratory talks on FTA with Turkey
Singapore is keen to begin exploratory talks on a Free Trade Agreement with Turkey. -
6-Jan-2013 Korea Times
Korea-China free trade deal
On Thursday, a group of farmers, fishermen and livestock raisers staged performances in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade building in central Seoul, condemning the official start of free trade negotiations between Korea and China. -
4-Jan-2013 Jakarta Globe
Trade with Africa, South America key to maintain growth, minister says
Indonesia Trade Minister Gita also said that his government was making positive progress in Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) talks with South Korea. He predicted that the free-trade agreement could be materialized by August. -
4-Jan-2013 CNBC
India-Thailand FTA deal may be delayed
There will be no signing or conclusion of the FTA by January end, and if it happens it could only happen by mid or late 2013. -
3-Jan-2013 Woodrow Wilson Centre
Negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Backgrounder on the TPP talks from the US-based Woodrow Wilson Centre -
3-Jan-2013 Business Reporter
Zimbabwe admits Word Bank ruling on farm invasions
After 3 years and 8 months, Zimbabwe has admitted financial liability on illegal farm invasions and forthwith issued a statement that they are ceasing all farm invasions on properties protected by bilateral investment treaties. -
3-Jan-2013 IPS
Bolivia takes the leap into the big pond of Mercosur
Mercosur membership, the path chosen by the government of leftist President Evo Morales, could open up new prospects for Bolivian business owners “especially those involved in big agribusiness in eastern Bolivia,” Tullo Vigévani, a professor at Paulista State University in Brazil, told IPS. -
3-Jan-2013 Hueiyen News Service
Farmers against Indo-EU FTA
Objecting to Indo-EU Free Trade Agreement which has been signed between Government of India and European Union in 2009, farmers in Manipur have decided to prevent implementation of the agreement and sent a memorandum to Central Government in this regard after a consultative meeting on Monday. -
3-Jan-2013 Daily Times
KCCI urges signing of FTA with Mauritius
Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry urged to pave way forward to sign Free Trade Agreement between Pakistan and Mauritius. -
2-Jan-2013 The Guardian
David Cameron sets free trade agreement as his G8 priority
David Cameron has made the establishment of a free trade agreement between Europe and the US a key priority during the UK’s leadership of the G8 group of richest nations this year. -
2-Jan-2013 ZIK
EU OKs signing association agreement with Ukraine
The European Union passed a strategic decision to sign the agreement on association with Kyiv, Ukraine ambassador to EU Kostyantyn Yeliseyev says, ZN.UA reports Dec. 28. -
2-Jan-2013 Asahi Shimbun
Keidanren to push free trade deals, improved China ties in 2013
Japan’s largest business organization, Keidanren, plans to lead the way for the government to conclude free trade agreements and also help restore relations with China, its chairman said, as part of his ambitious goals for 2013. -
2-Jan-2013 Arirang
Korea: Expectations for free trade talks in 2013
In the new year, it seems the controversial Investor-State Dispute clause will become the biggest issue for the Korea-US FTA. -
30-Dec-2012 IPS
Thai-EU FTA raises alarm for people with AIDS
Days before leaders of the European Union arrived in Norway to collect this year’s Nobel Peace prize, Thai public health activists sent a letter to the northern powerhouse, warning that the EU’s 2012 accolades face a credibility test in this Southeast Asian country. -
28-Dec-2012 Public Citizen
Renco uses U.S. - Peru FTA to evade justice for La Oroya pollution
U.S.-based Renco Group Inc. is trying to use the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to evade justice. -
27-Dec-2012 NY Times
Mexico finds unlikely allies in trade fight
As tomato growers in Florida and some other states fight a 16-year-old agreement that they contend allows farmers in Mexico to export tomatoes at a price below their costs, the Mexican farmers are finding allies in the United States. -
24-Dec-2012
Investment protection clause: India can’t do a Maldives without paying a price
Recent disputes, including the GMR-Maldives government row and the clash between foreign telecom firms Telenor, Sistema, Etisalat and Vodafone and the Indian government, have exposed India’s vulnerable position in investment agreements. While the foreign telecom companies can use a potent weapon - the ’investment protection’ clause in bilateral treaties - against India, GMR cannot do the same with Maldives.