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SKorea, China to start initial free trade talks
22-Oct-2007 AFP
South Korea and China will hold a third round of preliminary talks this week on a possible free trade agreement, the foreign ministry said Monday.
EU, Mediterranean nations renew commitment to establish free trade zone by 2010
22-Oct-2007 People’s Daily
Trade ministers of the European Union (EU) and the southern Mediterranean countries on Sunday renewed their commitment to establish a free trade area in the region by 2010 and to enhance bilateral ties.
When colonies come of age
22-Oct-2007 Fiji Times
As the deadline for a new trade deal with the European Union approaches, the question on people’s minds is: Are developing countries in the Pacific still willing to play?
Farmers get a shield in India-EU FTA
22-Oct-2007 Economic Times
The free trade agreement (FTA) component of the India-European Union comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (CECA) is likely to exclude nearly 150 farm products to shield Indian farmers from increased competition posed by subsidised goods.
Seoul not to link rewriting of US beef import rules to FTA: agriculture minister
21-Oct-2007 Hankyoreh
South Korea’s top agriculture policymaker said that there will be no linkage between plans to rewrite US beef import rules with the ratification of the free trade agreement that was signed in late June.
IBSA summit a "political endorsement" for future plans
21-Oct-2007 AllAfrica.com
Certain analysts were critical of the summit’s achievements, saying it failed to make real headway with matters central to trade between the three regional powers — such as tariffs.
Widening inequality: IMF acknowledges downsides of globalization
20-Oct-2007 Korea Times
Korean government officials are trying to downplay concerns by anti-globalization and anti-FTA protesters including farmers that the Korea-US trade deal may lead to subjugation of the Korean economy to the United States. But a recent IMF report says that technology and foreign investment are worsening income inequality around the world.
’No postponement of EPA deadline’ - EU
20-Oct-2007 AllAfrica.com
The European Union has rejected calls by West African states to postpone the end-of-year deadline for concluding a free trade agreement.
South Africa: trade talks
20-Oct-2007 AllAfrica.com
South Africa has been negotiating a slew of bilateral trade agreements for a long time. Yet we don’t seem to be able to dot the i’s and cross the t’s on any of these.
Joint declaration of second IBSA summit
20-Oct-2007 South Africa government
The declaration issued after the Tshwane India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Summit on 17 October 2007.
US trade negotiator says Japan not ready for free trade deal
19-Oct-2007 IHT
Japan is not yet ready to commit to economic reforms and other "bold steps" needed to launch negotiations for a free trade agreement with the United States, a senior American official said Friday.
Activists urge govt to stop unfair trade deal with EU
19-Oct-2007 Bernama
Activists held protests Friday and urged the South Korean government to stop "unfair" trade deals with the European Union, as the fourth round of talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the EU was due to end in Seoul.
EU says SKorea must do more for trade deal
19-Oct-2007 AFP
The European Union on Friday said it was disappointed with South Korea’s offer in talks on a free-trade agreement.
’EU undermining agriculture in Africa’
19-Oct-2007 IPS
Europe is undermining its own efforts to strengthen African agriculture by foisting free trade on the continent, a Ghanaian farm leader has complained.
India should not rush into FTA with China: FICCI
18-Oct-2007 PTI
India’s apex business chamber FICCI said India should not rush into a Free Trade Agreement with China, warning that ambitious tariff cuts can derail the growth momentum in bilateral trade.
Guatemala union heads killed despite US trade deal
18-Oct-2007 Reuters
Masked gunmen dumped a Guatemalan banana picker’s bullet-ridden corpse yards from fields of fruit bound for the United States, a grim reminder of the risks of organizing labor in the Central American country.
India, Brazil, South Africa aim for free trade, sign seven accords
18-Oct-2007 Earth Times
India, Brazil and South Africa cemented their trilateral cooperation by signing seven agreements here Wednesday and resolved to push for a free trade area, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calling for considerably enhancing trade among the three.
Free trade under fire in Canada
18-Oct-2007 Toward Freedom
Plans to deepen Canada’s embrace of trade liberalization and deregulation are running into new pockets of resistance. Following a flurry of news coverage and public debate around the Security and Prosperity Partnership, another wave of protest has risen over a new trade deal between British Columbia and Alberta: TILMA.
Free trade deal with Canada a priority for Dominican Republic’s new ambassador
18-Oct-2007 Embassy Magazine
"We have more and bigger FTAs than anyone in region."
Bayan and No Deal Movement hold picket against JPEPA at Japanese embassy
17-Oct-2007 Bulatlat
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and the No Deal! Movement Against Unequal Economic Agreements led a protest against the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) in front of the Japanese Embassy in Manila