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  • 14-Oct-2006 Times of India
    India calls EU trade bluff
    Adopting a ’take-it-or-leave-it’ posture, India on Thursday turned down last-minute EU efforts to dilute a trade and investment agreement by introducing onerous non-tariff conditionalities.
  • 14-Oct-2006 UPI
    China, South Korea to start FTA talks
    China said Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun agreed to soon start talks on a free-trade area.
  • 14-Oct-2006 IHT
    Japan, Indonesia wrap up free trade negotiations
    Japan and Indonesia wrapped up four days of negotiations toward a possible free trade agreement, an official said Friday.
  • 14-Oct-2006 ITAR-TASS
    Russia, Latvia seal economic cooperation agreement
    Russia and Latvia have sealed an economic cooperation agreement and an agreement on creating an inter-governmental commission.
  • 14-Oct-2006 AllAfrica.com
    Kiwi economist points to free trade option for South Africa
    A former chief economist in New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade says South Africa should consider joining a Free Trade Agreement that exists between Singapore, New Zealand, Chile and Brunei (P4).
  • 13-Oct-2006
    Overview of bilateral free trade and investment agreements now available
    This document was originally prepared as a resource paper for the "Fighting FTAs" strategy workshop at the end of July 2006. It was then revised at the end of September, with the input of the workshop participants, for sharing as a public document.
  • 13-Oct-2006
    Overview of bilateral free trade and investment agreements
    A general overview of free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties that have been signed or are being negotiated all over the world. Organised by region, it provides a snapshot of the many processes currently under way, some of the controversies they raise and opposition movements against these agreements.
  • 13-Oct-2006 Dominican Today
    Europeans drop demands of equal treatment in Free Trade with Dominicans
    As part of an important achievement for the Dominican Republic, the European Union (EU) will not demand from the Dominican Republic the same treatment that the Caribbean nation is compelled to grant to its partners in the Free Trade Agreement with Central America and the United States (DR-CAFTA).
  • 13-Oct-2006 IPS
    El Salvador-US: Free trade deal a menace to local producers
    Seven months after the Central American free trade treaty with the United States came into effect, small-scale producers and economists in El Salvador say that it only benefits a few sectors of society, to the detriment of most national production and thousands of jobs.
  • 13-Oct-2006 ANBA
    Mercosur-GCC agreement to include all bilateral trade
    Apart from the products whose imports are prohibited, negotiations between both blocs should cover 100% of the current tax universe. This is one of the conclusions of the meeting that took place this week between diplomats from both blocs.
  • 13-Oct-2006 DG Trade
    Mandelson backs new EU-India trade and investment agreement
    The EU Commissioner for Trade, Peter Mandelson, has today told Indian and EU Business leaders that EU and India should boost their bilateral trade and economic relationship with a new trade and investment agreement.
  • 13-Oct-2006 Bush Greenwatch
    Bush free trade plan puts Amazon up for grabs
    The Bush administration is quietly pressing for a free trade agreement with Peru that will put the Amazon rainforest - often described as one of the earth’s lungs - on the chopping block.
  • 13-Oct-2006 AllAfrica.com
    Africa: Trade still prime engine for prosperity in Africa, official says
    The United States is doubling the number of its trade and investment framework agreements (TIFAs) in Africa.
  • 12-Oct-2006
    India-ASEAN cooperation in services - an overview
    India and ASEAN have complementary expectations from the FTA under negotiation. While ASEAN stands to gain most in goods liberalisation, India’s interests clearly lie in services.
  • 12-Oct-2006
    Prospects for IT-enabled services under a Indo-US FTA
    ITES/BPO services is an important and growing component of India’s trade in services with the US. While the Indian government has implemented several measures to support the growth of this sector, Indian companies face various barriers in the US market such as anti-outsourcing regulations, restrictive visa/work permit regime and concerns relating to protection of sensitive data.
  • 12-Oct-2006 Xinhua
    Chile, Colombia begin free trade talks
    Chile and Colombia on Tuesday began a series of free trade talks which they aimed to complete within two months, Carlos Furche, who heads Chile’s negotiating team, said. "The bilateral free trade agreement with Colombia will be the broadest and deepest in the region," he noted.
  • 12-Oct-2006 Portal Iraq
    Iraq to sign trade agreement with EU, Foreign Minister says
    Iraq Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari said that Iraq would shortly sign a trade agreement with the European Union (EU). The agreement would treat Iraq as a friendly country to the EU and give it priority in commercial exchanges, according to the Ministry.
  • 12-Oct-2006 NDTV
    Thailand halts trade talks until new government
    Thailand will suspend all bilateral free trade talks until a new civilian government is elected a year from now, Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram said on Wednesday, following last month’s coup.
  • 12-Oct-2006 Prensa Latina
    EU may sign FTA with MERCOSUR
    The European Parliament will vote today on a report that urges European Union to sign, as soon as possible, the Free Trade Agreement it is discussing with the South Common Market (MERCOSUR) since 1999.
  • 12-Oct-2006 Indian Express
    Gulf: take oil, open financial sector
    The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has asked India to push through financial sector reforms and in return offered its huge oil and gas reserves to meet the country’s energy needs.