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S. Korean cattle breeders protest US beef
20-Sep-2007 Cattle Network
Some 7,000 South Korean cattle farmers converged near the National Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday to protest the government’s pending free-trade agreement with the United States.
China to lend Congo $5 billion in latest Africa foray
20-Sep-2007 Reuters
The draft accord signed on Monday foresees Chinese companies gaining copper/cobalt, gold and nickel concessions under repayment deals that would also include toll revenues from the roads and railways to be constructed.
Flower industry may wilt if EPA deadline is missed
20-Sep-2007 AllAfrica.com
Kenya faces tariff increases of between two and 24 percent on its exports to the European Union if it fails to conclude an Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU by the end of the year.
EU hardens stance in trade talks with Korea
20-Sep-2007 Chosun Ilbo
Free trade talks between Korea and the EU have hit an unexpected snag after the EU turned from a generous negotiating partner in the first two rounds into a stubborn, picky one in the third round.
Korea-EU FTA: Delegates need to maintain unitary stance for negotiations
20-Sep-2007 Korea Times
A sudden influx of European pork will lead to Korea’s livestock industry crumbling.
Washington a winner in Korean trade deal
20-Sep-2007 Seattle Post Intelligencer
When Chile and South Korea signed a free trade agreement four years ago, the management at Washington’s oldest winery, Chateau Ste. Michelle, paid sharp attention — acutely aware of how world economics touch Washington.
The perils of free trade in agriculture
20-Sep-2007 Mail & Guardian
It’s the kind of unfair situation that makes poorer nations wonder where the payoff is with free trade: demand for coffee, tea, cocoa, cotton and sugar — which is what many such countries have to offer the world — has risen. Prices paid in the supermarket have risen. Yet the share paid to the farmers who grow these basic agricultural commodities has fallen.
India calls for the formation of an Asian Economic Community
20-Sep-2007 Malaysia Sun
India has called for greater economic cooperation with fellow East Asian countries saying regional groupings like ASEAN and others were pursuing separate goals, and this would not serve the larger economic interests of Asian nations.
Canada hopes for free trade debut
19-Sep-2007 Telegraph
Even as the Congress and the Left parties stake the future of the UPA government on how close India should get to the US, neighbouring Canada is deftly stepping into the breach.
US envoy to Malaysia urges conclusion to free-trade pact
19-Sep-2007 AFP
The United States’ new ambassador to Malaysia on Wednesday urged both countries to conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement after a missed deadline appears to have slowed the pace of talks.
The pro-FTA visit of US congresspersons to Colombia
19-Sep-2007 RECALCA
Once again the Bush-Uribe administration has launched a propaganda offensive to pressure for approval of the FTA in the United States.
Nicaragua’s Sandinista government allies with anti-imperialist forces
19-Sep-2007 Global Research
A review of the first six months of the new Sandinista government and the support from allies through ALBA.
Labor groups differ on Peru free trade deal
19-Sep-2007 The Hill
A coalition of US labor groups that split from the AFL-CIO several years ago is urging Congress to oppose the Peru free trade agreement while AFL-CIO will not.
Negroponte fears that Chávez would win if FTA fails at US Congress
19-Sep-2007 El Universal
US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte warned Tuesday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez would win and Latin American democracies would lose if the US Congress does not pass the Free Trade Agreements with Peru, Panama and "especially with Colombia."
Ghana will lose 1.8 trillion cedis annually from import duties
19-Sep-2007 Ghana News
The Ghanian government will lose 1.8 trillion cedis annually from import duties as result of withdrawal of tariffs after joining the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) of European Union next year.
Bolivia for sovereignty in EU talks
18-Sep-2007 Prensa Latina
The Bolivian Deputy Minister of Economic Relations and Foreign Trade Pablo Guzman said that his country will demand sovereignty of natural resources, public services and intellectual property in its negotiations with the European Union.
Some Gambian farmers oppose EPAs
18-Sep-2007 AllAfrica.com
Some commercial farmers in The Gambia have raised objection to the Economic Partnership Agreements presently being negotiated between the European Union and the African Caribbean and Pacific countries.
India Inc. dreams of reaching US market through Mexico
18-Sep-2007 Trading Markets
A large number of Indian companies like Tata, Wipro, Ranbaxy and Reliance are dreaming to expand their presence in the US and vast Latin American market by investing in Mexico, through NAFTA and other trade pacts.
CAN, EU begin talks toward free trade and association
18-Sep-2007 People’s Daily
Negotiators from the four CAN nations — Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia — and from the EU will meet all week in Bogota to talk about goals, procedures, timetables and negotiation terms.
Joint study paves way for Sino-ROK FTA talks
18-Sep-2007 Xinhua
The next round of talks on a joint study of a free trade area between China and the Republic of Korea will take place next month in Beijing, the ROK deputy prime minister and minister of finance and economy has told China Daily.