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A Passage to India-Pakistan Peace
Publication — The Wall Street Journal Author — By Michael Boskin Date — April 15, 2012 Website — http://online.wsj.com With their sizable nuclear arsenals and tensions over territory, water and terrorism, India and Pakistan pose staggering risks to South Asia. But they also offer outsize economic potential for their citizens, the region and the world. [...]
U.S.-Colombia Trade Pact Is Set
Publication — The Wall Street Journal Author — By Laura Meckler Date — April 15, 2012 Website — http://online.wsj.com CARTAGENA, Colombia—U.S. officials said Sunday that a free-trade agreement with Colombia will go into effect on May 15, boosting the prospect of U.S. exports to this Andean nation. “Colombia has passed those laws and regulations necessary [...]
Mr. President: It’s Time to Ask For (and Receive) Trade Promotion Authority
In its just-released 2012 Trade Policy Agenda, the Obama administration took credit for recent accomplishments, such as completing a free-trade agreement with South Korea, which went into force last week. It also looked forward to future possibilities, such as finishing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a pact that would improve the economic ties of the Pacific [...]
On Eve of Trade Deal, Seoul Awaits Cheaper Fish, Cars
Publication — The Wall Street Journal Author — By Evan Ramstad Date — March 14, 2012 Website — http://online.wsj.com SEOUL—South Korea and the U.S. on Thursday will eliminate duties on thousands of goods as they implement a free-trade agreement that took one year to negotiate and an additional four years of political battling to complete. [...]
Brazil, Mexico and trade: Two ways to make a car
Publication — The Economist Date — March 10, 2012 Website — www.economist.com OFFICIALS from Brazil and Mexico are arguing over the future of a 2002 agreement that allows free trade in cars between them. For a decade it worked as it was meant to, and to Brazil’s advantage, by encouraging carmakers in Mexico to specialise [...]
Australia, India to jointly develop new strains of bananas
Publication — The Economic Times (India) Date — March 9, 2012 Website — http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com MELBOURNE: Australia’s Queensland University of Technology has inked an agreement with India’sDepartment of Biotechnology for developing new strains of bananas that will help counter iron-deficiency anaemia in India. The agreement, signed by QUT Vice-Chancellor Peter Coaldrake and Renu Swarup of the DoB yesterday, will see the Indian government [...]
Words Matter: Biotechnology Does Not Contaminate
Sometimes you just have to pay attention. I do not grow organic crops on my farm and often do not listen to discussions about organic rules and regulations. That is a mistake, because some pretty obscure language from the United States Department of Agriculture is important to me and other farmers that plant biotech seeds. [...]
As Xi Charms Iowa, China Hedges Corn Ties With U.S.
The Wall Street Journal February 16, 2012 While Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping’s visit to Iowa this week pushed U.S. farms to the forefront of the bilateral agenda, a separate Chinese visit farther south could end up delivering a blow to the U.S. farmers who have been praising the jobs that China helped them create. [...]
Brazil and Germany committed to achieve the EU/Mercosur trade agreement
MercoPress February 15, 2012 ”We count on the Brazilian presidency (of Mercosur) in the second half of the year“ to make progress, Westerwelle told a press conference with Patriota at his side. Negotiations over a free trade agreement have stumbled so far over differences on agriculture — notably Europe’s subsidies to its farmers, which undermine [...]
Canada, Hampered in U.S., Turns to the East
The Wall Street Journal February 9, 2012 By Brian Spegele BEIJING—Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada pledged closer trade ties with China during a meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday, even as he pressed Beijing over its recent decision to block a United Nations Security Council resolution against Syria’s government. The trip is part [...]
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