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  • 8-Mar-2011 Andina
    Peru, EU to sign FTA final documents in mid-March
    Peru and the European Union will sign the final documents of the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in mid-March, Trade and Tourism Minister Eduardo Ferreyros said Sunday.
  • 8-Mar-2011 CNA
    Taiwan, India explore feasibility of FTA
    India and Taiwan have begun work on a feasibility study to pave the way for the opening of formal talks on a free trade agreement (FTA), India’s Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said Monday.
  • 8-Mar-2011 Tico Times
    Cables reveal secrets on CAFTA
    Officials in Oscar Arias’ administration knew in advance how the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) would rule on the legality of a sensitive bill that was key to Costa Rica’s implementation of the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA), cables released this week by WikiLeaks reveal.
  • 7-Mar-2011 Hankyoreh
    More errors discovered as KOREU FTA nears ratification
    The latest discovery involves content arbitrarily added to the Korean-language version of the agreement text that is not present in the English-language version, triggering accusations of deliberate distorsion
  • 7-Mar-2011 Workers World
    Is ‘another Egypt’ brewing in Mexico?
    People in Chihuahua who were picked up under guidelines of the Merida Initiative on three-year-old warrants were charged not with drugs but with organizing anti-NAFTA protests!
  • 7-Mar-2011 CNA
    Taiwan, US at odds on beef issue
    The Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks were postponed by the United States in January after Taiwan blocked some shipments of US beef upon finding that they contained residue of ractopamine, an animal feed additive banned in Taiwan
  • 6-Mar-2011 Redeye
    Free trade deal with Europe threatens Canadian autonomy
    Stuart Trew tells Redeye that Canadians have a lot to lose if the government signs a free trade agreement with Europe.
  • 6-Mar-2011
    Korea-U.S. free-trade agreement will cost jobs
    The Obama administration’s trade policy has a huge flaw. It promotes exports but fails to address imports, which is a big mistake. This flaw is highlighted by Undersecretary of Commerce Francisco Sanchez’s image of "trucks traveling down the (Highway) 101 loaded with everything from produce to electronics," as it neglects the job-killing side on trade.
  • 6-Mar-2011
    Free Trade Agreement
    Yang Berhormat Dato Paduka Haji Idris stated that Brunei Darussalam has joined several Free Trade Agreements or FTAs, which bring benefits such as the exemption of import tax to relevant countries and threw open opportunities for export markets.
  • 5-Mar-2011
    Pacheco: Costa Rica Did Not Have To Take Orders From Any Country
    Speaking on the program Nuestra Voz by Amelia Rueda, former president Abel Pacheco, in his characteristic self-assurance admitted that he received pressure from the U.S. for the approval of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as revealed by Wikileaks and published on Thursday by La Nación.
  • 4-Mar-2011
    Marco Rubio Urges Obama to Approve Colombia FTA
    Florida Senator Marco Rubio on Friday pushed the Obama Administration to swiftly approve the Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which is expected to yield significant benefits for Florida’s economy.
  • 4-Mar-2011
    SADC urges more intra-trade
    The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has appealed to its members to increase intra-trade in Africa.
  • 4-Mar-2011
    Multi-million dollar investments planned for fisheries sector
    Significant private investments are anticipated during 2011, mainly to finance the enhancement of vessels and environmental management projects, said the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Maria Isabel Talledo.
  • 4-Mar-2011
    Bodies express concern over potential negative impact of FTA
    Positive Living HIV (PLHIV) organisations in Malaysia yesterday expressed concern over the potential negative impact on HIV medication of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) which the government is currently negotiating with the United States and the European Commission (EC).
  • 3-Mar-2011
    Indian parts firms eye FTA potential
    Indian auto-parts makers and renewable-energy firms are looking to Thailand as an investment hub for Southeast Asia because of the privileges offered under the Asean-India free-trade agreement, says India’s largest industrial group.
  • 3-Mar-2011
    FTA agreement with Ukraine will strengthen EU’s competitiveness
    The agreement on a free trade zone between Ukraine and European Union will strengthen the competitiveness of the EU itself. This opinion was expressed by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryshchenko at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister of Germany, Guido Westerwelle, during his official visit to Kyiv.
  • 3-Mar-2011
    Korea needs 3-way free trade deal with Japan, China: official
    South Korea needs to sign a three-way free trade deal with Japan and China in a bid to boost prosperity in the Asian region and better prepare for external shocks, a senior finance ministry official said Thursday.
  • 3-Mar-2011
    Nation readies for EU trade pact
    Vietnamese trade associations need to begin considering what concessions key sectors are willing to make in exchange for tariff reductions from the European Union, as the Free Trade Agreement with the EU comes up for negotiations.
  • 3-Mar-2011
    Bangladesh to sign FTA with India this year
    Bangladesh hopes to sign a free trade agreement with India this year, its Commerce Secretary Md Ghulam Hussain said here.
  • 3-Mar-2011 Prensa Libre
    EE. UU. amenaza por situación laboral
    EE. UU. expresó ayer insatisfacción por la forma como Guatemala resuelve sus preocupaciones respecto del cumplimiento de los derechos laborales, y adelantó que ante la falta de una respuesta adecuada, tendrá que tomar medidas.