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EU signs interim trade deal with 3 S African countries
8-Jun-2009 Xinhua
The European Union signed an interim trade deal on Thursday with the Southern African countries of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.
Canada interested in new US free trade deal
8-Jun-2009 AP
Canada is interested in a free trade deal with the United States that would open up local government procurements to both countries. The interest comes as Canadian companies continue to report difficulties in winning government contracts in US cities because of "Buy American" provisions in President Barack Obama’s stimulus bill.
Striking a proper match: Strategies to link trade agreements and real labor rights improvements
8-Jun-2009 Atlantic Community
This article makes recommendations for a template for linking trade and labor rights.
Police hostages die in Peru protest
8-Jun-2009 Al Jazeera
At the heart of the dispute are laws passed last year as Garcia sought to bring Peru’s regulatory framework into compliance with a free-trade agreement with the US. "This has to be seen as one more chapter in the national struggle against the FTA," Mirko Lauer, a political commentator at Peru’s La Republica newspaper, told Al Jazeera.
United States reviews its model bilateral investment treaty
8-Jun-2009 ITN
The United States has embarked on a review of its model bilateral investment treaty (BIT). Last updated in 2004, the US closely adheres to the model in its BIT negotiations with other countries.
Fatal clashes erupt in Peru at roadblock
6-Jun-2009 NY Times
The indigenous groups in Peru have surprised the authorities with their sudden strength and organization and are now threatening to blunt President Alan García’s efforts to lure foreign investment to the region.
India to sign FTA with ASEAN in August
6-Jun-2009 The Hindu
The proposed ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement is likely to be signed at the ASEAN Economic Conference in Thailand in August
EU targets free trade deals under Swedish presidency
6-Jun-2009 Tax-News
The first trade priority for the upcoming Swedish presidency of the European Union is to close the free trade agreement with South Korea
Stalled but not dead: Update on the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
5-Jun-2009 rabble
The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) was withdrawn from the table while being debated for its second reading in Canadian Parliament on May 27, 2009. Stalled for now, the CCFTA will certainly be back: it has not been defeated, and its proponents (the Conservatives and some of the Liberals) await an opportunity to bring it back.
Upgrading of relations EU-Israel
5-Jun-2009 Palestine Free Voice
Open letter from Hiyam Noir, editor of Palestine Free Voice, to EU-Isral Association Council
Correa backpedals from EU trade agreement
5-Jun-2009 LatinAmerican Press
President says agreement threatens social advances
US Trade Rep promises transparency... but actions speak louder than websites
5-Jun-2009 TechDirt
The US Trade Representative has finally finished the long overdue task of relaunching its website.
Barbados and BLEU sign investment treaty
5-Jun-2009 Caribbean Net News
Barbados and the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU) now have a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).
Europe’s abusive EPA condemned as it tears Africa apart
5-Jun-2009 Afrik.com
Now, Africans are hitting back at Europe
US pulls the plug on Sacu deal
5-Jun-2009 Business Day
There has long been talk that the US was preparing to walk away from talks on the proposed agreement, and the speculation finally ended last month when the US government announced that it would not revive negotiations.
Economic Partnership Agreements: EU and Southern African countries sign interim deal
5-Jun-2009 Europa
The European Union signed an interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on 4 June 2009 with Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. Mozambique has signalled its intention to sign this agreement in the near future, but its trade minister was unable to come to Brussels today.
Canada’s Lower House approved FTA with Peru
5-Jun-2009 Andina
The Lower House of Canada Congress approved this week the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed with Peru, which shall come into force in July this year
The EU-India FTA: Critical considerations in a time of crisis
4-Jun-2009 CENTAD
The paper broadly examines the core trade interests of the EU and India, the content of the negotiations and outlines some key concerns of a potential deal for India in the areas of goods, services and investments, intellectual property rights and government procurement.
Unequal partners
4-Jun-2009 Women on Air
Conversations on the EU-India FTA
Canada meat, grain sectors eye EU trade
4-Jun-2009 Reuters
Canada’s agriculture industry is eyeing free-trade talks with the European Union as a rare chance to open a big high-income market, but for the beef sector a major production shift may also be at stake.