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  • 2-Nov-2007 IPS
    Competition with China: if you can’t beat it, join it
    China has beaten Mexico hands down in terms of trade in the past few years, and may do even better after December, when a "peace clause" expires.
  • 2-Nov-2007 NPPC
    US pork dependent on new trade agreements
    The future of the US pork industry depends on concluding new trade agreements, the National Pork Producers Council today told congressional lawmakers.
  • 2-Nov-2007 AFP
    Japan-Thailand trade pact takes effect
    Japan and Thailand held their first meeting to implement a bilateral free trade pact, which took effect Thursday despite concerns among Thai workers.
  • 2-Nov-2007 Reuters
    Lawmaker clarifies he opposes Colombia pact
    The Colombia agreement is more controversial than the nearly identical deal with Peru because many US lawmakers believe Colombian President Alvaro Uribe still has not done enough to stop murders of labor unionists and bring their killers to justice.
  • 2-Nov-2007 Fibre2fashion
    AMTAC opposes Peru FTA
    The American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition (AMTAC) announced its opposition to the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Peru.
  • 2-Nov-2007 Bloomberg
    Peru free-trade agreement backed by US House panel
    The House Ways and Means Committee approved a free-trade agreement between the US and Peru, clearing the way for the accord to be considered by the entire House next week after months of delay.
  • 2-Nov-2007 Pharmalot
    US trade policy favors IP over health: GAO
    That’s one of the take-away messages contained in a 68-page report that reviews the Bush administration’s approach to trade agreements and intellectual property protection, specifically as it pertains to pharmaceuticals.
  • 2-Nov-2007 ITC
    US-Korea free trade agreement: Potential economy-wide and selected sectoral effects
    A report from the US International Trade Commission (September 2007)
  • 2-Nov-2007 ITC
    US-Panama trade promotion agreement: Potential economy-wide and selected sectoral effects
    A report from the US International Trade Commission (September 2007)
  • 2-Nov-2007 Xinhua
    Peru willing to strengthen cooeration with China
    Peru is willing to further deepen cooperation with China by striking deals in various fields, the country’s top lawmaker said.
  • 1-Nov-2007 ICTSD
    Central Africa steps back from signing EPA, asks EU for preference extension
    Prospects for an Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and eight Central African countries became even more uncertain on 29 October, when Central African ministers pulled back from signing a deal, saying too much work still needed to be done in terms of negotiating specific trade concessions and related development aid.
  • 1-Nov-2007 China Daily
    China, Asean on crucial stage in FTA talks
    Although the commodity trade agreement came into effect in July 2005 and the one on service trade this July, many serious issues still need to be worked out. For example, Chinese auto parts can’t enter Thailand because of the restrictions by the Auto Association of Thailand. Neither can readymade Chinese garments enter Indonesia as its Clothes Chamber won’t allow it.
  • 31-Oct-2007 Prensa Latina
    Mexico stands up to FTA
    About 40 Mexican rural organizations agreed Wednesday to create a unitary front against the North America Free Trade Agreement. As part of the peaceful resistance plan, farmers will camp on the central square of Zocalo starting Monday to defend the rights of four million Mexican agricultural producers.
  • 31-Oct-2007 Prensa Latina
    Costa Rican lawmakers debate FTA law
    The Board of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly admitted that it is studying 943 of 1,097 motions against one of the implementation laws of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States which poses danger for Costa Rican farmers and biodiversity
  • 31-Oct-2007 AlterNet
    New research: Win-win from "free trade" is a big lie
    Neoliberal "trade" deals depress wages for 70 percent of workers.
  • 31-Oct-2007 IHT
    Malaysia: Keep Myanmar politics out of ASEAN-EU free trade talks
    Myanmar’s political crisis should not be used an excuse to hold up a proposed free trade pact between Europe and Southeast Asian nations, Malaysia’s trade minister has said.
  • 31-Oct-2007 Globe and Mail
    US couple sues over income-trust taxes
    A Chicago couple is launching a challenge under the North American Free Trade Agreement after they lost money when the Canadian government opted to tax income trusts last year.
  • 31-Oct-2007 Zawya
    Free Trade Agreement with the US likely to be delayed further
    A top United States official on a two-day visit to the UAE has indicated the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries is likely to be delayed further.
  • 31-Oct-2007 Bangkok Post
    Commerce ministry backs Asean-EU trade talks
    Thailand will be able to export more boiled chicken to EU, Siripol Yodmuangcharoen, permanent secretary for Commerce, said.
  • 31-Oct-2007 China Daily
    China, ASEAN ink food safety deal
    China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Monday released the Nanning Joint Statement to strengthen collaboration on food safety.