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  • 20-Sep-2006 Fibre2fashion.com
    Australia: Trade pact with Indonesia in cold storage
    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.
  • 20-Sep-2006 Korea Herald
    Labor group calls strike for Nov. 15
    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.
  • 20-Sep-2006 AllAfrica.com
    United States, Mauritius sign trade agreement
    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.
  • 20-Sep-2006 CAW
    Employment implications of trade liberalization with East Asia
    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).
  • 20-Sep-2006 Bloomberg
    Canada won’t benefit from trade accord with Korea, studies say
    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.
  • 20-Sep-2006 Canadian Press
    Free trade with South Korea would costs thousands of jobs, Hargrove warns
    A free trade agreement with South Korea would cost thousands of jobs in Canada, union leader Buzz Hargrove warned Tuesday.
  • 20-Sep-2006 Washington Post
    Senate approves Oman trade deal, sends to Bush
    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.
  • 20-Sep-2006 Prensa Latina
    LatAm diplos talk FTA in Uruguay
    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.
  • 19-Sep-2006 Nippon Keidanren
    Nippon Keidanren: Urgent request for the commencement of the Japan-Australia economic partnership agreement negotiations
    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.
  • 19-Sep-2006
    Japan, Australia to meet on trade deal
    Japan and Australia will hold a three-day meeting in Tokyo to study the feasibility of a bilateral free trade agreement, Japanese officials said.
  • 19-Sep-2006
    Jeju Island opposed to hosting FTA talks - FTA’s damage to Jeju industries cited
    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.
  • 19-Sep-2006 SEATINI
    The failed WTO talks and EPAs negotiations
    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.
  • 19-Sep-2006
    US free trade deal is no two-way street
    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.
  • 19-Sep-2006
    Trade pact a low priority: Jakarta
    A free trade agreement between Indonesia and Australia is unlikely in the short term, according to a top Indonesian official.
  • 19-Sep-2006
    Nation must target Mexico for FTA
    After the negotiations for the "Doha Round" of world trade talks collapsed at the end of July, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorin said that international trade would revert to the law of the jungle, with the strong lording it over the weak.
  • 19-Sep-2006 Fiji Times
    Understanding Fiji’s trade agreements
    Most of us are usually kept in the dark when it comes to assessing the impact of trade agreements signed by our government. But this should not be the trend because whatever agreements are signed by our leaders eventually affect us all.
  • 19-Sep-2006 World Bank
    Africa’s silk road: China and India’s new economic frontier
    Skyrocketing Asian trade and investment in Africa show the beginning of a change in world trade patterns, according to a new World Bank report. The report contains a chapter on trade and investment agreements between Asia and Africa.
  • 19-Sep-2006 USCIB Website
    US Council for International Business (USCIB) comments on US-Korea FTA
    24 March 2006 letter from USCIB to US Trade Representative’s office regarding the proposed US-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
  • 18-Sep-2006 Canada Agri-Food Trade Alliance
    Canada Agri-Food Trade Alliance: Comments on free trade negotiations with Korea
    Canada Agri-Food Trade Alliance Comments on Free Trade Negotiations with Korea, House Standing Committee on International Trade, June 14 2006.
  • 18-Sep-2006
    Making or missing the links?
    While much attention focuses on international trade negotiations, developing countries also introduce trade reforms nationally as part of World-Bank supported economic adjustment programmes.