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  • 21-Nov-2007 Turkish Press
    Free trade agreement to be signed between Turkey and Georgia on Wednesday
    A free trade agreement will be signed between Georgia and Turkey on Wednesday.
  • 21-Nov-2007 Forbes
    ASEAN signs landmark accord on trading bloc
    The 10 countries that are part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Tuesday to create an economic bloc that will eliminate barriers to free trade and production in the region.
  • 21-Nov-2007 MCOT
    ASEAN-Japan to pilot free-trade list
    ASEAN and Japan have agreed to put 70 categories of goods on an intensive tariff reduction list, in a show of commitment to the free trade agreement between the regional bloc and Japan.
  • 20-Nov-2007
    EU ‘Firm’ on EPA Deadline
    By Catherine Sasman Friday, 16th of November 2007 WINDHOEK - Following a meeting with trade ministers from the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries with the European Union (EU) in Brussels Wednesday, the European Commission said existing modalities supporting trade preferences would no longer be in force from January 1, 2008. “The ACP and the EU are therefore faced with a firm deadline. In spite of the hopes that each of the six regions would be in a position to conclude full EPAs (...)
  • 20-Nov-2007 IPS
    East Africa: Officials confused about pros and cons of EPA
    The news that the ministers of the East African Community (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi) are on the verge of signing an economic partnership agreement with the European Union has been received with mixed reactions by government officials from these very same countries.
  • 20-Nov-2007 Korea.net
    Korea-GCC FTA preliminary talks to be held
    Korea-GCC FTA preliminary talks will be held on November 21 at Riyadh with a view to initiating FTA negotiations in 2008.
  • 20-Nov-2007 KBC
    CSOs: Kenya bullied into signing treaty
    Civil Society Organizations now say that the East and Southern African negotiators and civil servants who attended the Economic Partnership Agreements meeting in Brussels, Belgium were bullied into a midnight deal with the European Union.
  • 20-Nov-2007 FairTrade bats renegotiation for JPEPA
    FairTrade bats renegotiation for JPEPA
    The multisectoral Fair Trade Alliance (FairTrade) strongly urges the Senate to inexorably decide for the interest of the nation by concluding to renegotiate Japan Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), as this is the only viable solution to cure the inherent imbalances of this treaty and become acceptable to Filipinos.
  • 20-Nov-2007 Inquirer
    Trade chief says no need for JPEPA side accord
    Favila said clarificatory statements or an exchange of diplomatic notes would be enough to clarify the "toxic issues" of the JPEPA.
  • 20-Nov-2007 Korea Times
    Korea, Kyrgyzstan sign investment pact
    Korea and Kyrgyzstan signed a bilateral investment treaty and economic cooperation pact
  • 20-Nov-2007 Hankyoreh
    S. Korea seeks breakthrough in free trade talks with EU
    South Korea’s chief negotiator in free trade talks with the European Union (EU) said on Monday that Seoul will redouble its efforts to make a breakthrough on some sticky issues, including a dispute over auto trade, and called for an "equal" effort from Brussels.
  • 20-Nov-2007 Farm Futures
    Beef market opens wider to Philippines
    Recent bilateral negotiations have led to an agreement giving US beef complete access to the Philippine market.
  • 20-Nov-2007 WFN
    Church World Service urging citizen action on Peru Free Trade Agreement
    As a result of the Nov. 8 House of Representatives passage of a trade agreement that would harm resource-poor Peruvians, humanitarian agency Church World Service is urging people to Contact their Senators and ask them to oppose the US-Peru Free Trade Agreement (Peru FTA).
  • 20-Nov-2007 Bloomberg
    Asean steps up China free-trade talks as deal with India stalls
    The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is stepping up talks on free trade agreements with China after a similar accord with India was put on hold because of disagreements on tariff cuts.
  • 20-Nov-2007 Bangkok Post
    No US-Asean free trade with Burma present
    Current political conditions in Burma make a free-trade deal between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations impossible in the near term, US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said.
  • 20-Nov-2007 Xinhua
    Chinese premier proposes four priority fields for cooperation with Singapore
    The two sides should jointly promote the building of bilateral free trade area (FTA) says Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
  • 20-Nov-2007 Khaleej Times
    US not keen to sign free trade agreement with Pakistan: BoI
    The United States has expressed its serious concern over the continuation of emergency rule in Pakistan and said Washington was no more interested to sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Islamabad.
  • 20-Nov-2007 Reuters
    US, Malaysia plan to resume trade talks early 2008
    The United States and Malaysia are planning to resume formal negotiations on a free trade agreement early next year, after failing to reach a deal in early 2007
  • 19-Nov-2007 AllAfrica.com
    EPA - Reasons why Nigeria is a sitting ’elephant’
    The European Union Commissioner for Trade, Mr. Peter Mandelson was quoted recently as saying that Nigeria is "sitting like an elephant in the middle of the road."
  • 17-Nov-2007 KBC
    Kenya is exempted from ACP-EU treaty
    Kenya has been exempted from signing the Economic Partnership Agreement for another year. Economic analysts say the deal is good for Kenya in the short term but could become oppressive in the future.