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Colombia warns over ties to US
6-Jul-2007
This Andean nation would be compelled to rethink its close ties to Washington if the Democratic-controlled US Congress refuses to ratify a bilateral free trade agreement, the country’s vice president said Thursday.
Nguyen ready for FTA with India
6-Jul-2007
The Vietnamese government today said it was open to the idea of signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India.
EPAs negotiations
6-Jul-2007
Ghana has not yet concluded on its position on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), which is to be signed by the end of this year.
Indonesia and Japan agree to sign FTA
6-Jul-2007
Trade ministers from Japan and Indonesia have agreed the two nations will sign a bilateral free trade agreement when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits Indonesia in August, a senior Japanese official said Friday.
Japan wants resources clause in FTA deal
6-Jul-2007
Japan may try to have a specific clause to safeguard its imports of coal and iron ore inserted into any free trade deal with Australia.
Japan keeps rice out of free trade proposals
6-Jul-2007
Japan’s trade supremo Akira Amari has ruled out opening up the country’s rice market in a free trade agreement with Australia, saying Japan’s aim is to secure a deal that covers "90 per cent" of trade between the two countries.
EU may not put human rights condition for FTA
6-Jul-2007
The European Union may back off from its insistence on including non-trade issues like human rights in the proposed free trade pact with India.
Japan cool to New Zealand’s FTA proposal
5-Jul-2007 Kyodo
Japan implicitly turned down a proposal from New Zealand on Thursday to seek a bilateral free trade agreement, noting that agricultural trade will act as a stumbling block.
Investor-state dispute settlement rewritten to favor US
5-Jul-2007
With Seoul and Washington concluding their renegotiation of the Korea-US free trade agreement (FTA), it has been confirmed there were some ‘‘unfair parts’’ added to the economic deal under which investors of both sides are not treated equally in their respective countries.
Greater access for Pak products to US markets
5-Jul-2007
Pakistan has called for an early conclusion of Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to provide greater market access for Pakistani products into US markets.
India, Ethiopia sign investment promotion pact
5-Jul-2007 Economic Times
Seeking to "rediscover" their relationship, India and Ethiopia on Thursday signed an agreement to promote bilateral investments and decided to increase coordination on critical global issues like UN reforms.
APEC talks rule out Asia-Pacific free trade push
5-Jul-2007 The Age
A free trade agreement between APEC countries, including manufacturing giant China, appears to be off the table.
Canada: Trade deals may become socially responsible
5-Jul-2007 Embassy
As the Canadian government prepares to launch free trade talks with a host of developing countries, it is quietly weighing private sector attitudes on including references to corporate social responsibility in the deals.
Australia’s trade deficit improves, but Americans have the better of us
5-Jul-2007 SMH
Australia’s yearly trade deficit with the US has blown out by more than 35 per cent since the pair signed a bilateral trade deal, with the blame falling on a rising Australian dollar and weakening consumer demand in the US.
Marching towards Vietnam-Japan FTA
5-Jul-2007 VietNamNet Bridge
Vietnamese Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen talks about the possible impact of the Vietnam-Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
International protest letter against the arrests of co-chairs of KoA
4-Jul-2007
On Tuesday, July 03, 2007, two Co-Chairs of the Korean Alliance against the Korea-U.S. FTA, Oh Jong-ryul and Jung Gwang-hoon, were arrested on charges of carrying out ’illegal’ and ’non-permitted’ protests against the free trade agreement between US and Korea. We call upon individuals and organziations to endorse this protest letter by 13 July 2007.
Taiwan’s Ma seeks FTA with China
3-Jul-2007
Taiwan presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou wants closer economic ties with political rival China, including a free-trade deal and the removal of investment caps on businesses that operate on the mainland, a spokesman said on Monday.
FTA with EU would get a boost from pally Portugal
3-Jul-2007
With Portugal taking presidency of the European Union on July 1, strong ties with India would help expedite the proposed free trade agreement between India and the EU.
Time running out for new EU trade deal
3-Jul-2007
The trade negotiations between the European Union (EU) and the Eastern and Southern African (ESA) countries may not be concluded by the December 31 deadline.
African leaders cautioned on EPAs
3-Jul-2007
Africa Trade Network and Economic Justice Network of Ghana, both civil society organisations have issued a strong warning to African Governments to desist from signing up on the EU-led Economic Partnership Agreements aimed at establishing a new WTO compatible trading arrangement, removing progressively barriers of trade between EU and Africa.