On August 26, 2008, Canada's Minister of International Trade announced that Canada had concluded free trade agreement negotiations with Jordan. In addition, Canada signed (1) a Labour Cooperation Agreement and (2) an...
The following article appeared in the August 15, 2008 edition of the Wall Street Journal. I am reproducing it because it asked an interesting question. I do not necessarily agree with the approach of the authors - but...
It is obvious that the global economic environment for the auto industry is not a healthy one. Auto companies and associations are concerned that the "suspension" of the WTO Doha Round will result in a further proliferation...
Canada's Minister of International Trade announced that Canada would pursue bilateral and regional trading agreements while waiting for multi-lateral discussions to restart. Minister Fortier stated:
"Despite the impasse,...
On July 24, 2008, the New Zealand - China Free Trade Agreement Bill passed third and final reading in the New Zealand Parliament. The New Zealand - china Free Trade Agreement Bill is New Zealand's domestic legislation that...
Alecks Pabico has posted an interesting report on The Daily PCIJ Blog hregarding a judgment of the Philippines Supreme Court (go to www.pcij.org/blog/) in which the majority ruled that the Philippines Government...
Wondering what is going on in China? Take a look at english.gov.cn, the official government website, which posts most of its articles in English.
I was in Seoul, South Korea last week with the American Bar Association ILEX trip and we learned first hand about the anti-U.S beef sentiment in Korea. This is a divisive issue in Korea and may stop the Korea - U.S. Free...
On its website, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has clearly articulated its trade priorities for the current fiscal year. In alphabetical order, they are:
1) Agriculture;
2) Antidumping and Countervailing...
On June 19, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency issued a new version of D-Memorandum 11-4-16 "Advance Rulings Under Free Trade Agreements". To obtain a copy of this D-Memorandum, please click on the following link -...
On June 20, 2008, I attended the the Economic Club of Canada luncheon featuring Senator John McCain, the presumptive Repulican nominee for the President of the United States. His message is a stark contrast to the messages...
On June 9, 2008, in Canada, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet signed a declaration covering five memorandums of understanding (MOUs). The MOUs build on the relationship between Canada and...
On June 4, 2008, the U.S. legislators took a dangerous turn when reaching a fork in the road. When presented with a choice of honoring the trade agreements that trading partners have negotiated in good faith, the U.S...
Recently, Brazil’s House of Representatives approved Provisional Executive Act 418, which promotes the use of export processing zones (ZPEs). It is suggested that the export processing zones are allowed states in the...
The Government of Canada has agreed to participate in exploratory discussions on the possibility of free trade agreement negotiations with Panama. The first exploratory meeting took place on May 6-7, 2008 in Ottawa. The second...
In the CAFTA, there are provisions which guarantee certain labor and environmental conditions. Specifically, CAFTA anticipates the member countries will require effective enforcement of labor rights, backed by significant fines....
