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Atlantica trade zone talks spark 2nd day of protest
12-Jun-2006 CBC
Activists protested for a second day in New Brunswick on Saturday as business leaders met to discuss a proposed free-trade zone for the Maritimes, Quebec and northeastern United States.
Canada hopes to conclude free trade agreement with India
12-Jun-2006 New Kerala
Canada hopes to sign an investment promotion and protection agreement with India later this year that would encourage free trade between the two countries, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said.
Canada lags in global trade race: Emerson
8-Jun-2006
Canada has rested on its resource-boom laurels and has fallen behind in the global race to sign free-trade deals with other countries, Trade Minister David Emerson warns.
Agreement comes down to the wire
2-Jun-2006 Embassy Magazine
The Canadian government is facing demands to disclose a draft free trade agreement with four Central American nations currently in the final stages of deliberation behind closed doors.
Ecuador sends military to seized oil facilities
17-May-2006 Globe and Mail
Ecuadorean President Alfredo Palacio sent troops to guard oil facilities seized from Occidental Petroleum Corp. as they are transferred to state control, officials said Tuesday.
M’sia provides ideal base to penetrate Asean market
5-May-2006 Bernama
Bilateral and regional trade and investment liberalisation measures undertaken in the context of Asean complement the opportunities offered by Malaysia’s growing economy, thus providing an ideal base for companies to penetrate the Asean market, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said Thursday.
Beware Korea free trade deal: Chrysler Canada CEO
12-Apr-2006 Canadian Press
Trade negotiators are riding roughshod over the interests of Canada’s auto industry as they hurry to seal a free trade deal with South Korea, the president of DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc. said Tuesday.
Mexico, Canada have seen few benefits in US FTA, says report
10-Apr-2006
A state-run research center said Monday that some of the countries that signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States have lost their export competitiveness.
Joint study group to initiate Pakistan-Canada FTA
4-Apr-2006 Daily Times
Steps are under way to set up a Pak-Canada Joint Study Group for initiating Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, as the volume of two-way trade is not up to the mark in Pakistan and Canada.
Time is right for trade deals with Asia-Pacific
17-Mar-2006 Financial Post
With the world’s two big multi-country trade liberalization talks stumbling or moribund, Canada’s new government should fire up action on bilateral and smaller regional free-trade deals.
Pakistan, Canada to further enhance trade potentials
15-Mar-2006 Pakistan Times
Pakistan and Canada said they may soon start talks on a Free Trade Agreement.
Ottawa urged to make bilateral and regional free trade agreements a priority
7-Mar-2006
A coalition of Canadian agricultural commodity groups and companies is encouraging the federal government to put a higher priority on the establishment of bilateral and regional free trade agreements.
Ambassador describes DR-Canada free trade scenario
1-Mar-2006 Dominican Today
Dominican Republic can favorably negotiate the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that has been outlined with Canada, as long as the official and private sector representatives define a good negotiating strategy on time.
Korea wants rice out of FTA
13-Feb-2006 Korea Times
Improving the quality of locally grown agricultural products will be a key government goal this year as more imports are expected to be sold on the South Korean market, the country’s agriculture minister said Monday.
Obhrai wants free trade pact
9-Feb-2006 Indo-Asian News Service
Indo-Canadian MP Deepak Obhrai, newly named parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs, has said he will push for a free trade agreement between India and Canada.
Canada’s hidden free-trade deal
8-Feb-2006
In Central America, the CAFTA debate led to massive protests. Meanwhile, here in Canada, our government is quietly negotiating much the same sort of agreement which calls for the free flow of investment and presumably the removal of tariffs and agricultural safeguards.
Canada-China Investment Protection Agreement - A significant stepping stone to deeper economic co-operation
22-Dec-2005 Mondaq
The pieces of the Canada-China economic puzzle are starting to come together and the picture that emerges reveals a slowly developing but inevitably closer economic relationship between these two economies.v
Canadian and Japanese Business Leaders Meet to Advance Bilateral and Global Trade and Investment Talks
26-Nov-2005
Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE)/Nippon Keidanren Joint Statement
Dominican Republic and Canada to begin free trade agreement
7-Nov-2005 Pravda
The leaders of the Dominican Republic and Canada have agreed to begin negotiations for a free trade agreement between their nations, the Dominican government said Sunday.
S. Korea, Canada to hold second round of free trade talks
26-Sep-2005 Yonhap
South Korea and Canada will begin their second round of formal talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Monday.