TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (Sept11/06)
27 September 2011
Third World Network

Dear friends and colleagues,

We are pleased to share with you three new publications that are the output of a project on Free Trade Agreements and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India, a joint initiative by Traidcraft Exchange, TWN and Shramik Bharti. The project is developed in collaboration with and is supported by the Commonwealth Foundation, Network for Social Change, and the Heinrich Boell Foundation. The series is published for information dissemination and capacity building on issues related to the specific provisions in and likely impacts of FTAs on the MSME entrepreneurs and workers in India. 

Although the publications are focused on India we believe that they can contribute to similar awareness building and advocacy in other developing countries engaged in free trade agreements.

Part One:  “India’s Free Trade Agreements and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Provisions, Linkages and Possible Impact - A Toolkit for MSMEs” 

Part Two: “India’s Free  Trade Agreements and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises - A Primer for MSMEs

Part Three: “India’s Free Trade Agreements and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises - A Case Study of the Leather Industry”. 

Two more case studies on food processing and car parts will be published later.

Thank you. 

With best wishes,
Third World Network