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Morales urges Latin American countries to kill FTA with US | 12-May-2006

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales on Thursday urged Colombia, Peru and Ecuador to kill their free trade agreements with the United States, so as to keep the Andean Community alive. Meanwhile, Peru’s President Alejandro Toledo said the Andean Community would now seek to launch trade talks with the EU, with or without Venezuela and Bolivia.


FTA summary to be reported to National Assembly next week | 12-May-2006

A summary of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to be presented by the Ministry of Finance and Economy to the National Assembly next week, while an exchange of agreement drafts with the US is expected on May 19.


Japan agrees to non-quota deployment of nurses—RP exec | 11-May-2006

Discussions on the labor component of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) finally moved forward after Japan agreed to a non-quota deployment of Filipino nurses and caregivers, a labor official said.


IVe sommet Union européenne-Amérique latine et Caraïbes à Vienne | 11-May-2006

Ce sommet allait niveler des obstacles dans la négociation ouverte il y a sept ans entre l’UE et le Mercosur et lancer la négociation d’accords d’association entre, d’une part, l’UE et la Communauté andine et, d’autre part, l’UE et les pays d’Amérique centrale. Mais les dissensions entre Latino-Américains freinent le rapprochement.


Morocco, Egypt to strengthen trade ties | 11-May-2006

Despite a free trade agreement between Morocco and Egypt, entered in force in 1999, trade exchanges remain meager between the two.


Divided Latin America arrives in Vienna summit | 11-May-2006

A deeply divided Latin America, in the midst of several growing conflicts, meets with the European Union 25 leaders in the framework of the two regions’ fourth summit.


Malaysia not bound to finalise FTA with US by 2007 | 11-May-2006

Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz cited the financial sector as one area that Malaysia cannot open up at a faster pace. She noted that it was the US — not Malaysia — which made the approach on the FTA.


No date set for next round of UAE-US free trade talks | 11-May-2006

The fifth round of free trade negotiations between the UAE and the United States ended in Abu Dhabi yesterday without agreement. The closely guarded negotiations, held amid a virtual media blackout, centred around two core issues: investment and labour laws.


Sonia’s letter on FTA: BJP demands PM’s resignation | 11-May-2006

Terming as “public humiliation” of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s letter to him on free trade agreements, BJP on Wednesday demanded his resignation and asked government to make public both the letters and the pacts signed so far.


Guatemalan orgs: No US FTA | 11-May-2006

The COS (Social Organizations Group) and the MISPEC (Guatemalan indigenous, farmer and popular movement) have joined the vigil Wednesday in front of the Guatemalan Constitutional Court to reject the free trade agreement with the United States.


Maroc-Egypte : la bataille agricole | 10-May-2006

La suppression des droits de douane sera au menu de la réunion de la Haute commission mixte maroco-égyptienne cette semaine. La partie marocaine exclut les produits agricoles. Les Egyptiens ne sont pas de cet avis.


Amérique du Sud : point d’inflexion dans l’intégration régionale | 10-May-2006

Le Marché commun du Cône Sud, Mercosur, est en crise ; la Communauté andine des nations, CAN, est menacée par la fragmentation ; l’Alternative bolivarienne pour les Amériques ALBA, n’est pas encore une alternative et la Communauté sud-américaine des nations, CSN, ne décolle pas. Nous vivons un moment d’inflexion dans le rapport de forces continental, mais les forces motrices d’une intégration alternative ne sont pas encore claires.


Colombia postpones signing FTA with US: official | 10-May-2006

Colombia will postpone signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United State because its English version was inconsistent with the original bilateral pact.


Singapore urges EU to forge trade deal | 10-May-2006

Singapore on Tuesday urged the European Union to negotiate a free trade agreement to strengthen their trade and investment ties.


Australia, Japan set to launch FTA talks | 10-May-2006

Australia and Japan expect to launch negotiations on a free trade deal late this year or early in 2007, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said.


TLC Colombia-EEUU (2006) | 10-May-2006

El texto preliminar negociado es publicado en su totalidad con sus respectivos anexos, incluyendo el capítulo de acceso a mercados, del cual hace parte el tema agropecuario; sólo quedaría pendiente el anexo agrícola


DR-CAFTA expected to compel curricula revisions in universities | 9-May-2006

Education minister suggested this Tuesday that universities in the country should be subject of a revision of their respective curricula in light of the upcoming Free Trade Agreement with the Central America and the United States.


Free trade agreements: complicated but unavoidable | 9-May-2006

The 16th Inter-Pacific Bar Association Conference, held in Sydney last week, provided a forum to illustrate the enormous impact FTAs have on the economic and social aspects of their respective countries and the legal issues underlying them.


Free trade pact not to hurt farmers | 9-May-2006

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured Congress president Sonia Gandhi that the proposed Indo-Asean free trade agreement (FTA) would not affect Indian farmers.


FTA clears last hurdle with Shura go-ahead | 9-May-2006

Six laws that should allow Bahrain’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US to be activated cleared their final hurdle yesterday.


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