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  • 15-Jan-2009 IPS
    Thousand deaths do not put off EU
    Two conflicting statements about EU-Israeli relations were delivered Jan. 14, as the number of Palestinians, about one-third of them children, killed in Gaza continued to climb. The European Commission’s envoy in Jerusalem claimed that a proposed ’upgrading’ in relations with Israel cannot "proceed business as usual." Yet his statement was soon contradicted by the foreign minister of the Czech Republic, which holds the EU’s rotating presidency.
  • 15-Jan-2009 Reuters
    EU talks with Israel on upgrading ties put on hold
    The European Union and Israel have put negotiations on upgrading their ties on hold due to the war in the Gaza Strip, an EU envoy said on Wednesday.
  • 14-Jan-2009 AFP
    Speed up Asean-EU FTA talks
    ASEAN and the European Union should adopt a new approach in negotiations for a free-trade agreement (FTA) in an effort to speed up the talks, Britain’s trade minister said on Wednesday.
  • 13-Jan-2009
    Guyana - Jagdeo says negotiating mechanism flawed
    President Bharrat Jagdeo has taken another jab at the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM). This time he is adamant that it cannot speak for Guyana at upcoming trade talks with Canada.
  • 13-Jan-2009
    PM to Muhyiddin: Explain statement on suspension of FTA talks with US
    Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to brief the Cabinet on his statement that his ministry has temporarily stopped Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the United States.
  • 13-Jan-2009 Daily Star
    The Arab Economic Summit: a market approach to development
    As a regional grouping, the Arab countries have shown great interest in fostering their economic cooperation and integration, but with relatively limited success. A fresh attempt in this direction is in the offing with the holding of an Arab Economic Summit in Kuwait on January 19-20.
  • 12-Jan-2009
    With economic integration on their minds
    Making hemispheric Economic Integration work for all. This is one of the aspirations spelled out in the report of the Partnership for the Americas Commission, a grouping of leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean, which is linked to the Washington-based Brookings Institution.
  • 12-Jan-2009
    Cross-strait pacts may violate WTO rules: Taiwan’s ex-envoy
    Taiwan’s former permanent representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Yen Ching-chang said yesterday that the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between Taiwan and China may not be consistent with WTO principles.
  • 12-Jan-2009
    Seoul, Tokyo Agree to Resume Talks on FTA
    South Korea and Japan will hold working-level discussions on resuming their negotiations on free trade agreement (FTA) while working closely to overcome the worldwide financial crisis now threatening both their economies, Yonhap News reported quoting Seoul’s presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae Monday.
  • 10-Jan-2009 AFP
    Georgia, US sign strategic accord
    On the economic front, the two countries intend to pursue an Enhanced Bilateral Investment Treaty and to explore the possibility of a free-trade agreement.
  • 10-Jan-2009 FPIF
    Obama and NAFTA
    Will he or won’t he? In the shadow of the economic crisis, a war of words rages over whether President-elect Barack Obama will hold to his campaign promise of opening up the North American Free Trade Agreement for renegotiation.
  • 9-Jan-2009 BW
    Landmark Japan-Philippines trade deal: a recap
    In the first part of this article, the issues that hounded the ratification of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) will be discussed, as well as the Senate Resolution that led to ratification.
  • 8-Jan-2009 Joong Ang Daily
    Microsoft comes down squarely on side of FTA
    Microsoft has called for the incoming Barack Obama administration to push ahead with ratification of the pending free trade deal with Korea, saying it "establishes a foothold for the US in Asia."
  • 8-Jan-2009
    Syria Proposes Malaysia-Syria FTA
    Syria today suggested Malaysia and Syria sign a free trade agreement to intensify economic, trade and investment ties between the two countries.
  • 8-Jan-2009
    Korea-EU FTA Talks to Be Sped Up
    The government will speed up negotiations with the European Union to clinch a free trade deal with an aim to implement the agreement in January next year.
  • 8-Jan-2009
    Microsoft comes down squarely on side of FTA
    Microsoft has called for the incoming Barack Obama administration to push ahead with ratification of the pending free trade deal with Korea.
  • 7-Jan-2009 Visit China
    Taiwan Solidarity Union rejects China’s latest olive branch as ‘old trick’
    The proposed signing of a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with China will force Taiwan to follow the Hong Kong and Macau model, which will ultimately downgrade Taiwan to the level of a local government, subordinate to Beijing, says the pro-independence Taiwan Solidarity Union
  • 6-Jan-2009 Middle East Online
    What part of Article 2 don’t you understand?
    There’s an ugly plan afoot in the EU to reward Israel for its abominable and criminal conduct by enhancing the already handsome benefits enjoyed by the neighbourhood bully under the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
  • 6-Jan-2009 Emirates Business 24/7
    Massive GCC trade imbalance at heart of failed FTA with EU
    Gulf oil producers have accused their main economic partner the European Union (EU) of lacking interest in signing the long-sought free trade deal as it shifts interest to partners in East Europe.
  • 6-Jan-2009 Zawya
    New era in Oman-US trade relations
    New Year day (1 January 2009) marked the entry into force of the Oman-US Free Trade Agreement