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EPA the biggest threat to African integration, Keet
20-Aug-2010 Informante
Speaking at a Civil Society gathering code named ‘The Southern African People’s Solidarity Network’ a trade and justice activist in the region, Dot Keet, said EPA has the potential to derail efforts to unite both SADC and Africa’s goals of integration.
Right to health, medicine to be protected at all cost: Scindia
19-Aug-2010
India has said that it will not compromise on issues related to health and people’s right to medicine in the bilateral trade and investment agreement being negotiated with the European Union.
US beef exports to Korea more than doubled in 1st half: USMEF
19-Aug-2010 Yonhap
US beef exports to South Korea rose sharply during the first six months of the year, industry sources said Monday, with some politicians demanding the restricted shipment of beef be addressed before the ratification of the pending free trade deal with South Korea.
Mexico slaps tariff on US products in truck dispute
19-Aug-2010 NPR
Mexico slapped new tariffs on some US pork and cheese products on Wednesday, the latest in a long-running spat between the two nations over US refusal to permit Mexican truckers to cross the border.
Canada-Europe free trade talks prompt Turkey to jump on board
18-Aug-2010
As momentum grows towards a successful Canada-European Union free trade deal, Turkey—an EU candidate linked by strong economic ties to the 27-member bloc—is now also seeking a free trade deal with Canada so its goods and companies aren’t put at a disadvantage.
MINICOM sensitizes on Economic Partnership Agreements
18-Aug-2010
The Ministry of Trade and industry has started a sensitization campaign on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) in all sectors of economy.
Inverted duty structures in FTAs not good: ACMA
18-Aug-2010
Automotive Component Manufacturer Association of India (ACMA) Wednesday urged the government to look into the inverted duty structures in free trade agreements (FTAs) which it intends to sign.
Association says EPA negotiations promote economic integration in West Africa
18-Aug-2010
National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) on Monday said the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations had created some reliefs that could promote regional economic integration in the ECOWAS sub-region.
Korean ambassador to talk free trade with Ford, Chrysler
18-Aug-2010
The South Korean ambassador to the United States will meet with top executives at Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC on Wednesday during a day-long visit to Detroit to discuss a contentious free trade agreement.
Peru, Mexico to close FTA negotiations within next two months
18-Aug-2010
Peru and Mexico administrations plan to close FTA negotiations within next two months, Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Martin Perez reported.
Not-so-free trade agreements
18-Aug-2010
The flavour of protectionism is spreading in the US sometimes at the cost of impeding market access for trade partners. The recent law signed by US President Barack Obama to raise work visa fees will hit Indian companies immediately and US companies with global operations in the medium and long term.
India, SA trade agreement on track
18-Aug-2010
India’s government hopes to “wrap up very quickly” negotiations around a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Africa.
FTA with EU to be completed soon
18-Aug-2010
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade signaled yesterday that the free trade agreement between Korea and the European Union could be signed soon.
India, SA trade agreement on track
18-Aug-2010 Daily Dispatch
India’s government hopes to “wrap up very quickly” negotiations around a free trade agreement with South Africa.
CIS may have its free trade deal by the end of 2010
17-Aug-2010 The Voice of Russia
A free trade agreement between the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) may be signed by the end of the current year, Executive Secretary of the CIS, Sergey Lebedev, told journalists Tuesday.
Japan, India to agree on FTA by year-end: sources
17-Aug-2010
Japan and India are expected to reach a bilateral free trade agreement by the end of this year, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
FTA, Customs Union SADC priorities - Salomao
17-Aug-2010
Consolidation of the Free Trade Area and preparations towards a Customs Union remain SADC’s priorities in order to deepen regional integration, SADC Executive Secretary Dr Tomaz Salomao said in remarks at the 30th anniversary jubilee summit of Heads of State and Government, in Windhoek, Namibia yesterday.
Uruguay calls for a Mercosur with “open regionalism” for smaller members
17-Aug-2010
Uruguay called on Brazil and Argentina to allow Mercosur junior members to reach unilateral trade agreements with third countries helping to boost the group’s dynamism.
English version of trade pact with China to be posted online
17-Aug-2010
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs decided Monday to make a virtue of necessity by granting a request by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party to make public the English version of Taiwan’s economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China.
South Korean ambassador touts free trade pact
17-Aug-2010
South Korea’s ambassador to the United States said ratification of a free trade agreement between this country and his would benefit both countries, including an increase in U.S. jobs.