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Letter from Colombian unions to US Congress
28-Nov-2007 Mingas
In the framework of the debate in the respective congresses around the ratification of the Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and the United States, the Administration of Alvaro Uribe Vélez has spread the idea in governmental circles in the United States that the Colombian union movement is divided and that "a majority" sector supports the TLC. In this document, we will demonstrate that this idea does not reflect the reality of the Colombian union movement.
Malaysia’s racial policies draw international scrutiny
28-Nov-2007 Asia Sentinel
Malaysia’s racial policies look as though they could become an international issue rather than a purely domestic one. A Free Trade Agreement with the US is stalled partly on the issue of racial preferences. And if the much vaunted ASEAN Free Trade Area is to allow free movement of capital and skilled labor, Malays cannot be shielded from competition with ASEAN’s 400 million people.
Mexico to protest NAFTA enforcement
28-Nov-2007 Prensa Latina
Imminent opening of the Mexican market to tax-free imports from the US and Canada is source of protests 34 days short of enforcing the North American Free Trade Agreement.
EU and Iraq in third round talks for trade and cooperation agreement
28-Nov-2007 BI-ME
The European Union and Iraq are holding the third round of negotiations for a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) in Brussels from 27-29 November.
Consultations held on India-EU trade pact
28-Nov-2007 The Hindu
Fishermen want 40 varieties in the negative list
Asean FTA: Time to introspect on domestic oilseed cultivation
28-Nov-2007 Hindu Business Line
In the absence of a clear strategy to put our own house in order, the India-ASEAN FTA negotiations appear to be farcical. Negotiations are conducted between equals and in a level playing field. But here is a situation where everyone knows India is vulnerable.
Israel-S. America trade deal imminent
28-Nov-2007 Jerusalem Post
Mercosur, South America’s four-nation trading bloc, is poised to clinch a historic free-trade pact with Israel, officials said Wednesday.
Free trade with Colombia is the wrong deal with the wrong country
28-Nov-2007 Embassy
Not even the fact that the United Nations has called Colombia the worst humanitarian disaster in the Western hemisphere because of targeted killings of civilians by that country’s security forces that have risen sharply in the last five years, seems to matter as the Canada-Colombia FTA negotiations move forward at break-neck speed.
SADC, EU reach agreement on EPA
28-Nov-2007
Southern African Development Community (SADC) and European Union (EU) negotiators have concluded the first phase of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
Legislators pass first CAFTA law
28-Nov-2007
The law, one of the least controversial of the 12, regulates the relationship between foreign companies and their representatives in Costa Rica.
US labor activists petition to stop free trade push
28-Nov-2007 OneWorld US
Labor rights activists in the United States are trying to organize a nationwide campaign to push Congress to oppose the Bush administration’s plans to promote new free trade agreements.
Fiji, PNG mum on EPA signing
28-Nov-2007 Fiji Times
Fiji and Papua New Guinea are silent on reports they were pressured into signing an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union.
Big gains seen from US-Japan free trade pact
28-Nov-2007 Reuters
A free trade pact between the United States and Japan would generate hundreds of billions of dollars in economic gains for both countries, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Pakistan and Mauritius sign Preferential Trade Agreement
28-Nov-2007 Daily Times
Pakistan and Mauritius have decided to accord each other preferential status effective November 30, 2007, under the bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement.
Taiwan concerned about exclusion from Thai FTA
28-Nov-2007 Taipei Times
Taiwan expressed concerns on Monday over the possible impact on the country resulting from its exclusion from Thailand’s free trade agreement (FTA) network.
Thai Constitution could complicate Asean-EU FTA talks
28-Nov-2007 Nation
The process of Asean-EU free trade talks may be complicated by the newly-enacted the Constitution which requires the government to seek the parliamental approval, said Pramon Sutivong, chairman of the Board of Trade of Thailand.
Suggestions mooted for items in negative list for Indo-EU FTA
27-Nov-2007
About 40 varieties of fish, cashew kernels and salted and roasted cashew are among the products which should be included in the negative list of items for India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), a meeting of stakeholders here has suggested.
Ontario, Quebec seal free trade
27-Nov-2007 Canada.com
Quebec Premier Jean Charest and his Ontario counterpart, Premier Dalton McGuinty, announced a plan yesterday to negotiate an interprovincial free-trade agreement.
Philippine fisherfolks seek international support against Philippine-Japan trade deal
27-Nov-2007 AHN
An alliance of Philippines fishermen is trying to protect itself and Philippine waters from being over fished by huge Japanese factory fishing ships.
EU, Vietnam launch talks on new bilateral pact
27-Nov-2007 AFP
The new Vietnam-EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, which would replace a 1995 pact, will "facilitate deeper economic and commercial integration between the European Union and Vietnam preceding a future Free Trade Agreement between the EU and countries of ASEAN."