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21-Sep-2006
Hankyoreh
Politicians tend to be very backward looking people. They are usually the
last to notice important trends and to recognize the ways in which the world
is changing. Perhaps this is why many politicians in South Korea place such
a high priority on a new trade agreement with the United States.
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21-Sep-2006
Canadian Business
The Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), signed 10 years ago, has some discouraging lessons to offer would-be bilateralists. And lesson No. 1 would be: Don’t expect such agreements to boost trade.
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21-Sep-2006
MSNBC
Susan Schwab, US trade representative, on Wednesday welcomed the news that Germany was considering reviving plans for a transatlantic single market, saying these were unlikely to clash with attempts to relaunch the Doha round of multilateral trade talks.
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21-Sep-2006
EU Observer
Centre-right members of the German government are in favour of closer economic ties between the EU and the US, possibly resulting in a free trade agreement.
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20-Sep-2006
Business Week
The impact of Thailand’s coup on negotiations on a free trade agreement with the United States wasn’t immediately clear, but Washington still hoped to secure a pact when democracy is restored, the top US trade official said on Wednesday.
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20-Sep-2006
Hankyoreh
The US is likely to push for the exclusion of its automobile industry from the ongoing negotiations on a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, trade sources said.
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20-Sep-2006
IHT
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and foreign ministers from the Caribbean Community will discuss a possible new free trade deal at UN headquarters next week, officials said Tuesday.
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20-Sep-2006
Fibre2fashion.com
Though plans were announced for a feasibility study on a bilateral deal between the two countries, a Free Trade Agreement between Indonesia and Australia is still a distant dream.
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20-Sep-2006
Korea Herald
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions may stage an indefinite strike beginning Nov. 15 in protest over new labor reform bills and free trade agreement talks with the United States.
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20-Sep-2006
AllAfrica.com
The United States and Mauritius signed a trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) on September 18. It provides a formal mechanism to address bilateral trade issues and help enhance trade and investment relations.
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20-Sep-2006
CAW
This study examines the employment impacts of Canada’s existing bilateral trade relationships with East Asia, and the likely employment effects of the proposed Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA).
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20-Sep-2006
Bloomberg
Canada probably wouldn’t benefit from a free trade agreement it’s negotiating with South Korea as part of a strategy to increase business with Asia, according to two studies posted on the Canadian trade ministry’s Web site.
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20-Sep-2006
Canadian Press
A free trade agreement with South Korea would cost thousands of jobs in Canada, union leader Buzz Hargrove warned Tuesday.
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20-Sep-2006
Washington Post
The US Senate gave final congressional approval on Tuesday to a free trade agreement with the Gulf Arab state of Oman, sending the bill to President George W Bush to sign into law.
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20-Sep-2006
Prensa Latina
Ambasadors from three Latin American nations will present in Montevideo the foundations of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), in a specialized meeting to be held at the Republic’s state University.
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19-Sep-2006
Nippon Keidanren
What Japan wants is the conclusion of an EPA with Australia that is not limited simply to trade liberalization, but is comprehensive in character, further enhancing bilateral economic relations, and eliminating disadvantages relative to other countries.
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19-Sep-2006
Japan and Australia will hold a three-day meeting in Tokyo to study the feasibility of a bilateral free trade agreement, Japanese officials said.
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19-Sep-2006
The southern island of Jeju and its provincial council have urged the South Korean government to change the venue of the fourth South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations. The fourth round is scheduled to take place in the Jeju Island city of Seoguipo from October 23 to 27.
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19-Sep-2006
SEATINI
ACP countries cannot continue with the EPAs agenda as if the failed WTO talks are irrelevant to the EPAs context. An option would be to take advantage of the proposed review of the Cotonou Agreement upon which the EPAs negotiations are based. ACP countries should not wait for the EU to do this for them.
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19-Sep-2006
We all know Australia is one of the closest allies and best friends of the US, but I bet you didn’t know we are also one of the best customers for all things that come from the land of the free and home of the twin deficits.
