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Zimbabwe delays summit on African free trade deal
13-Nov-2008
Zimbabwe has postponed a summit of Africa’s largest trading block COMESA, which had been scheduled to launch a regional customs union in December, the trade minister said Thursday.
Manmohan pitches for early conclusion of BIMSTEC trade pact
13-Nov-2008
Pitching for early conclusion of the BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said countries in Asia should give a new strategic thrust to the cooperation in the backdrop of global financial crisis.
M’sia Exploring Cooperation In Trade & Investment With EFTA
13-Nov-2008
Malaysia is exploring a framework for cooperation in trade and investment with the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today.
M’sia Firm To Leave Rice Out Of FTA List In Negotiation With US
13-Nov-2008
The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry has assured that it would stick to its decision not to liberalise the markets for padi and rice in negotiating the free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.
Bimstec Free Trade Agreement on anvil
13-Nov-2008
A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) amongst Bimstec region is in the pipeline, according to Mr Yogendra Kumar, additional secretary, ministry of external affairs.
RP nurses given options to work in Japan as JPEPA takes effect on December 11
13-Nov-2008
The Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) will be in force from December 11 this year, with the swapping last Friday of a diplomatic note between Manila and Tokyo for its implementation.
Ending 4-year battle, Costa Rica approves CAFTA
12-Nov-2008
Costa Rica is finally ready to join the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
China, Peru to ink trade deal as Hu visits Americas
12-Nov-2008
China and Peru are poised to sign a free trade agreement when the Chinese president visits Latin America this month, a sign of the growing ties between the Asian economic giant and the resource-rich countries whose exports it needs.
Colombia-US: Will Democrats Bury Free Trade Deal?
12-Nov-2008
Ratification by the United States Congress of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia appears to be further away than ever, due to the victory of president-elect Barack Obama, who has declared his opposition to the treaty, and to the effects of the financial crisis.
Roh Shifts Stance on Korea-US FTA
12-Nov-2008
The governing Grand National Party (GNP) Wednesday accused former President Roh Moo-hyun, who called on the government to prepare for renegotiations of the free trade agreement with the United States which was clinched under his presidency, of reversing his stance.
Trade talks derail between EU, Andean bloc
12-Nov-2008 Dow Jones News
Talks for a trade agreement between the European Union and the Andean Community trade bloc have derailed, a top European Commission official said Tuesday.
JPEPA to take effect December 11
11-Nov-2008 ABS-CBN
Japan and the Philippines exchanged diplomatic notes Friday in Manila to implement a free trade agreement (FTA) signed between the two sides in 2006, setting December 11 as the date it will enter into force.
Fair Trade?
11-Nov-2008
The alarm clock squawks you awake and you reach for your asthma inhaler to start the day. Damn, nearly empty. That’s another whack off the weekly budget. Drugs have got so much more expensive since the 2011 free trade deal forced changes to Pharmac’s bargain basement pricing scheme.
India clinches FTA deal with S Korea
11-Nov-2008
India is closer to signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, giving the country an opportunity to aggressively engage within Asia when the US and European economies are in turmoil.
India-Gulf free trade pact likely by 2009
11-Nov-2008
A free trade agreement between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is likely to be signed as early as 2009, official sources said.
Rahm Emanuel Makes the Right Move on Colombia Trade Deal
11-Nov-2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/106426/
This column has expressed plenty of concern about the selection of Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel to serve as President-elect Barack Obama’s chief of staff. Emanuel, whose record and reputation are those of a rigid "New Democrat," was the pointman for the Clinton White House’s free-trade agenda. And, in Congress, he has been a reasonably steady supporter of the Bush administration’s trade policies.
Beef import takes precedent over other U.S.-Taiwan issues: MOFA
11-Nov-2008
The promotion of bilateral economic and trade talks between Taiwan and the United States will be hampered if the issue of a comprehensive opening of the Taiwan market to U.S. beef is not resolved, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday.
South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement: Back to square one
11-Nov-2008
The administration and ruling party are pushing to have the National Assembly ratify the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement and the Democratic and other parties are calling for a renegotiation of the agreement. Those who argue for renegotiation say that regardless of whether Korea ratifies the document, the United States is going to call for renegotiation anyway, so the country should use the opportunity to increase its own interests in that process.
Africans Should Confront ’’Blind Governments’’ on EPAs
11-Nov-2008
African governments came under fire for ‘‘blindly’’ negotiating the controversial economic partnership agreements (EPAs) and not making an effort to educate ‘‘ordinary people’’ on what they were negotiating.
Japan, Peru Reach Deal on Investment Treaty
11-Nov-2008
Japan and Peru on Nov. 10 reached a basic agreement on a treaty to encourage mutual investment after several months of negotiations, a foreign ministry official said.