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  • 24-Jan-2007 Toward Freedom
    Correa brings hope to Ecuadorians
    When Ecuadorians went to the polls on Nov. 26 they collectively said no to neoliberalism as they voted overwhelmingly for maverick candidate Rafael Correa over billionaire banana tycoon Alvaro Noboa.
  • 24-Jan-2007 MCOT
    Thai-Japan free trade pact set for legislative assembly hearing
    The Cabinet gave a greenlight to the proposed Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA) Tuesday, paving the way for the bill to be sent to the National Legislative Assembly for further scrutiny.
  • 24-Jan-2007 People’s Daily
    Egypt, EFTA to sign free trade agreement Saturday
    A free trade agreement is scheduled to be signed between Egypt and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) on Saturday in Davos.
  • 24-Jan-2007 Zee News
    Trade agreement with the EU one of the easiest: Nath
    Sensing little differences in the proposed free trade agreement with the European Union, India today said the negotiations on the pact should begin soon.
  • 24-Jan-2007 Pak Tribune
    Pakistan decides to initiate dialogue with EU for free trade agreement: PM
    Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Pakistan has decided to initiate talks with European Union (EU) for signing free trade agreement.
  • 24-Jan-2007 The News International
    Japan must enter FTA or lose market to China: Humayun
    Pakistan asked Japan to strike Free Trade Agreement (FTA) otherwise the import of auto parts and machinery from Japan will suffer in the wake of FTA with China, Humayun Akhter Khan, Commerce Minister said Monday.
  • 23-Jan-2007 Yonhap
    US reaffirms beef issue must be resolved before FTA conclusion
    "The FTA is not going to happen unless the [Korean] market is fully reopened to US beef," says Wendy Cutler, assistant US trade representative.
  • 23-Jan-2007 The Edge Daily
    Textile FDI shifting from China to M’sia
    Foreign direct investments are shifting back to Malaysia from China, at least in the textile industry, with some multinationals planning to relocate their operations ahead of the signing of the Malaysia-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
  • 22-Jan-2007 Via Campesina
    Via Campesina inaugurates the World Social Forum
    "We fight against those that are seeking to impose the neoliberal model upon us, a model that seeks to privatize our land, our seeds and our water; a model of free trade that makes it impossible for us to make a living in a dignified manner."
  • 22-Jan-2007 IPS
    US unions oppose free trade with Malaysia
    Trade unions from the United States have joined forces with their Malaysian counterparts to strongly oppose ongoing negotiations for bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) until workers’ concerns are first addressed.
  • 22-Jan-2007 MICI
    Documento explicativo del TPC entre Panamá y EEUU
    El Ministro de Comercio e Industrias, Alejandro Ferrer, entregó hoy ejemplares del documento explicativo del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) acordado con los Estados Unidos a los representantes de los partidos políticos del país.
  • 22-Jan-2007 USTR
    US-Panama FTA (2007)
    Draft as of 19 January 2007
  • 22-Jan-2007 Prensa Latina
    New anti-FTA protests in Colombia
    Senator Jorge Robledo announced on Sunday new demonstrations against the congressional approval of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the governments of Colombia and the US.
  • 21-Jan-2007 ZNet
    Chávez, Morales seek transformation of MERCOSUR trade bloc
    As South American presidents gathered in Rio de Janeiro this week to negotiate regional trade and integration strategies, including the possible ascension of Bolivia as a full member of the Southern Cone trade bloc MERCOSUR, Presidents Hugo Chávez and Evo Morales challenged the bloc to abandon its free market neoliberal roots.
  • 21-Jan-2007 AP
    Unification remains elusive at Mercosur
    Discord at the two-day Mercosur summit that ended Friday left many to wonder about the future of a trade bloc that has never lived up to its promise of integrating much of South America into an influential body like the European Union.
  • 20-Jan-2007 The News International
    US, Japanese bosses call for ambitious trade pact
    Powerful US and Japanese business leaders called Friday for a free-trade agreement to link the world’s two largest economies.
  • 20-Jan-2007 US Business Roundtable
    US Business Roundtable and Nippon Keidanren position statement on US-Japan EPA
    Business Roundtable and the Nippon Keidanren believe that a United States-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) holds tremendous potential for the US, Japanese, and world economies, and urge their governments to begin discussion toward a framework for negotiation of such an agreement as soon as possible.
  • 20-Jan-2007 Granma
    ALBA: Justice in deeds
    The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) welcomed Nicaragua as its fourth full member as the FSLN returned to power in that country, while in Ecuador, President Rafael Correa adds new support to the movement for Latin America integration.
  • 20-Jan-2007 AllAfrica.com
    Afrique de l’Ouest: APE - Ce que les paysans attendent de la CEDEAO
    Le Réseau des organisations paysannes et des producteurs de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (ROPPA). Cette organisation est en campagne contre les APE dans leur formule actuelle, et propose de ne pas les signer. Basiaka Dao est le président de la Confédération paysanne du Faso, membre du ROPPA. Il dit en quoi ces accords ne sont pas bons pour les agriculteurs et les économies des pays de la CEDEAO.
  • 20-Jan-2007 Reuters
    West Africa to seek delay to European trade deal
    West Africa plans to ask the European Union for a two-year delay to a planned economic partnership agreement (EPA), leaders said at a summit on Friday, but the EU’s executive Commission ruled out a postponement.