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  • 9-Jun-2010
    Egypt boosts Swiss trade relations as euro weakens
    Egypt is looking to mitigate the negative short-term effects of the weakening euro by diversifying its trade partners and increasing volumes with members of the European Free Trade Association, the country’s trade minister said.
  • 9-Jun-2010 Afrol News
    Difficult Algeria-EU ties may deepen
    Algeria is dissatisfied with its relations with the European Union (EU), claiming these only secure EU gas imports and EU consumer goods exports. But a deepening of ties is now being prepared.
  • 9-Jun-2010 AFP
    US, EU sign deal to end long banana dispute
    The United States said Tuesday it had signed an agreement with the European Union aimed at ending a longstanding dispute over banana tariffs.
  • 9-Jun-2010
    Activists warn over EPAs deal
    Over 15 fair trade lobby organisations have warned the East African Community leaders against signing the Framework Economic Partnerships Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union.
  • 9-Jun-2010 AFP
    Canada to scrutinize Caribbean labor, environment standards
    A planned trade deal between Canada and the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) will increase scrutiny on the organization’s enforcement of labor and environmental laws, Canada said Tuesday.
  • 9-Jun-2010 NUPGE
    Forgery, murder, deception — the Canada-Colombia free trade agreement.
    The lies are constant, unerring, and slick; yet the lies haven’t been able to convince members of the US Congress that this new government in Colombia has any respect for human rights. Apparently, the Harper government and Ignatieff’s Liberals are much more pliable.
  • 9-Jun-2010 Andina
    Mexico interested in signing FTA with Peru, says Foreign Minister
    Mexico is interested in signing a Free Trade Agreement with Peru and maintain a fluent political dialogue between both countries, Mexico’s foreign minister Patricia Espinoza announced Tuesday, after holding a bilateral meeting with her Peruvian counterpart, José García Belaunde.
  • 9-Jun-2010 Korea Herald
    Where does Korea-EU FTA stand?
    The more than 1,000-page text needed to be translated into 23 languages and is now undergoing legal verification.
  • 9-Jun-2010 Business Daily
    East Africa, EU trade talks suffer fresh setback
    East Africa’s long running negotiations with Europe over the signing of a new trading agreement appeared headed for the rocks after the parties returned to Dar es Salaam with the old arguments that have stalled the talks for nearly two years.
  • 9-Jun-2010 Financial Express
    Govt wants to cap Temasek, GIC joint holding in Indian companies at 10%
    The government of India wants a change in the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Ceca), to explicitly bar the city state’s investment companies Temasek and GIC from having a combined equity stake of more than 10% in any Indian listed company.
  • 8-Jun-2010
    CSOs insist govt should re-think EPAs
    As the East African Community Ministers converge in the Tanzanian capital of Dar-es-Salaam with a possibility of signing the long awaited Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), Civil Society Organisations are still thinking otherwise.
  • 8-Jun-2010
    Group calls for FTA moratorium
    Civil society is asking the incoming administration for a moratorium on all pending trade agreements pending thorough consultation and study.
  • 8-Jun-2010 Business World
    RP-EU partnership deal inked this year?
    A framework agreement that will govern relations between the Philippines and the European Union is likely to be signed in October and could pave the way for a bilateral trade deal, a Cabinet official yesterday said.
  • 8-Jun-2010
    EAC legislators set terms for new trade deal with Europe
    The East African Legislative Assembly wants member states to delay the signing of new economic partnership deals with Europe until outstanding issues are resolved.
  • 8-Jun-2010
    The untold story of Pakistan China trade
    Pakistan and China have increased bilateral trade agreements with the help of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which was signed between the two countries in 2005.
  • 8-Jun-2010
    Taiwan claims right to sign FTAs as WTO member
    Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said yesterday that Taiwan, as a WTO member, has the right to seek free trade deals with as many countries as it chooses, a move recently strongly opposed by China.
  • 8-Jun-2010
    EU firm on strong IP provision in free trade
    A key provision in the draft of the India-European Union (EU) free trade agreement (FTA) may have implications on the affordability of medicines, while also hurting the negotiations between the two trading blocs.
  • 8-Jun-2010
    Taiwan to seek investment pacts before FTAs: minister
    Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said Monday that Taiwan will adopt a "building blocks" approach to promote free trade agreements (FTAs) with other countries, beginning with investment guarantee pacts.
  • 8-Jun-2010
    GCC Chief Says FTA Talks With South Korea Making Significant Progress
    The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and South Korea have taken big strides toward concluding free trade negotiations, although there are some remaining issues to be resolved, Yonhap News Agency reported the council’s visiting secretary general as saying Monday.
  • 7-Jun-2010 Business Mirror
    RP, EU conclude PCA after 2 years
    After two years of intense negotiations, the Philippines and the European Union have concluded the Partnership Cooperation Agreement (PCA) that covers political issues, counterterrorism, human rights, trade and migration cooperation.