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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.
Research on Asean-EU FTA impacts kicked off
4-Jun-2009 The Nation
The Kenan Institute Asia has begun a 16-month research and communication project to assess the possible impacts in Thailand of the proposed ASEAN-European Union free trade agreement and to provide a factual basis for the public, business and government to discuss ways to mitigate any adverse impacts.
Colombia FTA to become reality: US Chamber of Commerce
4-Jun-2009 Colombia News
A free trade agreement between Colombia and the United States will become a reality and is just a matter of time, the President of the US Chamber of Commerce, Thomas J. Donahue, said.
India keen on fast conclusion of FTA with EU
4-Jun-2009 Live Mint
India on Wednesday said it is committed to expeditiously conclude a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) and is expecting some headway when the next round of talks take place here in July.
GCC to sign EFTA trade deal
4-Jun-2009 Tax-News
GCC Secretary-General Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah has announced that the Gulf Cooperation Council will sign a joint free trade agreement with the EFTA states, Switzerland Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein later this month. Both parties agreed the text of the agreement on April 24, 2008 and have now signalled they wish the agreement to enter into force.
Inconvenient truths about the US-Israel free trade agreement
4-Jun-2009 Cleveland Indymedia
The US-Israel Free Trade Area became law in 1985, but ongoing violations of American intellectual property rights and trade laws are fueling heavy losses of American jobs. As the US economy declines many are trying to separate myths from facts about America’s first bilateral trade agreement.
Accord de libre échange entre le Maroc et le Canada
4-Jun-2009 Biladi
Le Canada et le Maroc ont tenu, à Ottawa du 1er au 03 juin, la seconde session des discussions exploratoires sur la possibilité de négocier un accord de libre échange entre les deux pays.
Morocco, Canada mull free trade agreement
4-Jun-2009 Maghreb Arab Presse
Canada and Morocco held in Ottawa June 1-3 the second session of exploratory discussions on the possibility to negotiate a free trade agreement between the two countries.
China + ASEAN + FTA = East Asian Unification? Not Quite Part II
4-Jun-2009 Brooks Foreign Policy Review
While the United States is generally supportive of ASEAN, it is not in the strategic interest of the U.S. for it to be outside of an Asian economic bloc, especially one that will aid in cementing a strong Chinese leadership position in Southeast Asia.
Put the brakes on the EU-Central America trade deal!
3-Jun-2009 WDM
Right now, the EU-Central America Association Agreement is being actively negotiated and the European Commission is desperate to get it finalised by July. Yet, there are many concerns from civil society in both Central America and the European Union about the pace and content of these trade negotiations. Concerns are being voiced by some Central American governments too.
Serbia, Turkey sign free trade agreement
2-Jun-2009 Servian Gvt
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development Mladjan Dinkic and Turkish Minister for Foreign Trade Zafer Caglayan today signed a free trade agreement between the two countries, which will be implemented from January 1, 2010.
Mexican truckers sue U.S. for $6 billion
2-Jun-2009 LA Times
Mexican truckers are seeking $6 billion in compensation from the US, alleging that its northern neighbor isn’t complying with a cross-border trucking plan under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Asean-Korea FTA on Investment signed
2-Jun-2009 Bernama
ASEAN and South Korea completed their Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation with the signing of the ASEAN-Korea Investment Agreement in Jeju Island, Tuesday.
NZ, M’sia agree FTA
2-Jun-2009 Straits Times
New Zealand and Malaysia have agreed a free trade agreement, New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser said on Tuesday.
Namibia: ’You Can’t Smoke Cigars in Brussels and Bulldoze Us’
2-Jun-2009 IPS
Namibia will sign an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) when the outstanding contentious issues have been resolved through new wording in the texts of the interim EPA, says the country’s trade and industry minister Hage Geingob.