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1-Sep-2006
Japan to set upper limit in accepting Philippine nurses under FTA
31-Aug-2006 Kyodo
Japan has agreed with the Philippines to set an upper limit on the number of Philippine nurses and caregivers — 400 to 500 annually — it will accept under a bilateral free trade agreement which is scheduled to be signed by leaders of the two countries on Sept. 9, government sources said Thursday.
Eli Lilly’s CEO calls for Japan-US Economic Integration Agreement
31-Aug-2006 Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company chairman and CEO, Sidney Taurel, today made the case for a Japan-US Economic Integration Agreement, and urged private groups to help lay the groundwork for such a free-trade deal. He also expressed optimism regarding a favorable conclusion of the US-Korea negotiations over a free-trade agreement, arguing that "both sides understand the symbolic as well as the practical benefits of what they are trying to accomplish."
Free trade deal stalled
31-Aug-2006 Hartford Courant
Ratification of the US-Colombia FTA has been held up by the White House’s refusal to notify the US Congress, perhaps fearing that another highly politicized trade deal could hurt the re-election chances of Republican incumbents.
Express fear on doorstep of Free Trade
31-Aug-2006
The Newscasters and Radio and TV Producers guild considered that the Free Trade Agreement signed by the country with Central America and the United States will jeopardize the sector and will affect the population’s possibility to receiving reliable information.
Australia gives China deadline for access
31-Aug-2006
Australia told Beijing today it wanted access to China’s services market by the end of the year, saying it needed to see real progress as the sixth round of free trade talks begin.
Another FTA issue looms: state-assisted banks
31-Aug-2006
The third round of South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) talks will begin September 6 in Seattle, and observers expect Washington to demand that Seoul cease giving aid to certain financial institutions, including government-run banks.
India seeks free trade accord with European Union: report
31-Aug-2006 AFP
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during a European summit in Finland in October, will call for the start of negotiations on an Indian-EU free trade agreement.
Mexico’s corn farmers see their livelihoods wither away
31-Aug-2006 San Francisco Chronicle
An estimated 1.5 million agricultural jobs have been lost since NAFTA went into effect in 1994.
FTA, KORUS FTA and challenges of the labor movement
31-Aug-2006 KCTU
I am going to provide in this writing laborers’ perspectives towards the KORUS FTA; what lies in its core, why it is so problematic, and what kinds of consequences it will bring about. In addition, although not perfect, I am going to show how the Korean labor movement should respond to the KORUS FTA and deal with its challenges.
Under RP-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement local settlement of disputes agreed on
30-Aug-2006
The Philippines and Japan have agreed to settle all disputes domestically under the proposed Economic Partnership Agreement unless the Secretaries of Trade of both countries agree to bring the dispute to an international arbitration court.
Building on AGOA for African agricultural trade expansion
30-Aug-2006 AllAfrica.com
On the final day of the annual forum on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) last month, the United States and Rwanda signed a bilateral agreement aimed at increasing trade flow between the two countries.
Report on future Korean trade deal under fire
30-Aug-2006 Embassy
Two months after voting for its release, opposition MPs are still waiting for an Industry Canada study outlining the impacts a proposed free trade agreement with the Asian nation would have on Canada’s car manufacturing and ship-building industries.
RP proposes phased-in bilateral FTA with US
30-Aug-2006 Manila Bulletin
The Philippines has formally proposed to the US for a phased-in bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) starting out with the garment and textile sector in an effort to protect the country’s advantages in this sector in the US market, which accounts for over 70 percent of the country’s total garment exports.
Farmers plan FTA protests in Seattle
30-Aug-2006 Korea Times
More than 100 South Korean farmers and activists will go to Seattle next week to stage rallies against a free trade agreement (FTA) between Seoul and Washington, a chief organizer told Yonhap News Agency yesterday.
September 10: La Via Campesina calls for mobilisations against neoliberalism all around the world
30-Aug-2006
The deadlock of the WTO is good news for the people and the movements that have been opposing its policies for years and an opportunity to put forward our alternative agenda. At the same time we have to give more attention to the Free Trade Agreements negotiated between countries or regions.
Market opening to hit local fund managers
29-Aug-2006
Local asset management companies are closely monitoring the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) talks between South Korea and the United States, wary of the latter’s demand for easier access to the domestic fund market.
East Africa: COMESA wants Tanzania out of SADC
29-Aug-2006
With government seemingly in no hurry to entertain the business community advocating for the country to re-join the COMESA trade bloc, the group does not want to let go.
Safta & Pak: LDCs may bolster India’s stand
29-Aug-2006
India is likely to get the support of least developed country (LDC) members of the Safta in its fight against Pakistan’s refusal to implement the agreement in its letter and spirit.
Officials at odds over US trade deal
29-Aug-2006 Manila Times
Local leaders expressed differing views on whether the Philippines has the capacity to enter into a bilateral free-trade agreement (FTA) with the United States or be lumped together with its Asean neighbors in a region-wide FTA agreement.