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  • 7-Jun-2006 IIE
    Negotiating the Korea-United States free trade agreement
    Policy brief from the US-based Insitute for International Economics.
  • 7-Jun-2006 Korea Times
    Truths & myths about proposed Korea-US FTA
    Here are some of points that need to be cleared up about the US-Korea FTA according to The Korea Times
  • 6-Jun-2006 IPS
    Bigger than NAFTA, just as controversial
    The United States and South Korea kick-started the first round of talks in Washington Monday toward a bilateral free trade agreement amid cheers from business groups and denunciations from labour groups and farmers from both nations.
  • 6-Jun-2006 Indymedia DC
    Koreans protest "free" trade agreement talks
    Koreans descended on Washington this weekend to oppose a proposed US-South Korea "free" trade deal. Listen to the audio report from WSQT Radio.
  • 6-Jun-2006 Hankyoreh
    Ministry fears effects of FTA on healthcare system
    South Korean consumers will pay more for pharmaceuticals if US demands on a free trade agreement between the two countries are met, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
  • 6-Jun-2006 GNA
    Economic Partnership Agreement would collapse Ghana’s feeble economy
    Nana Akomea, Chairman of Ghana’s Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade, called for regional integration between ECOWAS countries as the way forward to economic development. An Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and ECOWAS, as provided for in the Cotonou Agreement, would only cripple Ghana’s feeble agricultural sector and other local industries.
  • 6-Jun-2006 ITP.net
    Egypt ups trade ante
    The World Economic Forum on the Middle East concluded in Egypt last month with the drawing up of a list of objectives aimed at driving the growth of the regional economy. In the wake of these talks one thing is clear; business in many sectors is booming and Egypt’s manufacturing industry is reaping the rewards of the Arab Free Trade Agreement (AFTA).
  • 6-Jun-2006 AP
    Colombia kicks off free trade talks with 3 Central American countries
    Colombia, fresh from reaching a free trade agreement with the United States, is now trying to eliminate trade barriers with Central America.
  • 5-Jun-2006 MCOT
    Government urged to defer FTA deals with US and Japan
    Thailand’s caretaker government has been urged to defer its conclusion of bilateral free trade area (FTA) agreements with the United States and Japan until a newly-elected administration takes office.
  • 5-Jun-2006 Hankyoreh
    FTA faces fierce pressure US Congress
    US Congress has strengthened pressure on negotiators to take a hard-line stance in the South Korea-US free trade agreement (FTA) talks.
  • 5-Jun-2006 Hankyoreh
    Breaking off FTA discussions always an option
    Korea’s team of negotiators for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States left for Washington on Sunday amid much concern. Depending on how the discussions go, there could be a lot of controversy and even deeper discord between interests.
  • 4-Jun-2006 Yonhap
    Activists protest against proposed FTA with US
    Some 1,300 protesters hit the streets of central Seoul Saturday to oppose a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.
  • 4-Jun-2006 Bahrain Tribune
    No political price for FTA, says UAE
    The UAE is not willing to make any political concessions to secure a free trade agreement with the US, Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum told Asharq Al Awsat newspaper yesterday.
  • 4-Jun-2006 Dominican Today
    Europeans seek integration of the Dominican Republic into the Caribbean
    One of the little understood aspects of the negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe is that it requires the determination of which nations constitute the region.
  • 3-Jun-2006 Prensa Latina
    Peru strikes against US FTA
    Peruvian farmer, union and student organizations announced Friday a strike as of June 8 for an indefinite period against the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with United States, to avoid its ratification in the Congress.
  • 3-Jun-2006
    US wants separate FTA talks on farm products
    A US demand for separate negotiations on the agricultural sector under a planned free trade agreement with Korea shows how contentious the issue is, the Korean government said Friday.
  • 3-Jun-2006 Asia Times
    Bumpy road for US-Korea FTA talks
    Negotiations for a US-South Korean free-trade agreement will begin on Monday, with strong political support from both countries’ presidents tempered by skepticism in the legislatures and cautious public support.
  • 3-Jun-2006 IPP Media
    EAC states told to pull out of COMESA, SADC
    East African countries have been implored to pull out their individual membership from the Common Markets for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and South Africa Development Community (SADC) and choose the suitable one to re-join it as an EAC bloc.
  • 3-Jun-2006 GNA
    Ghana is ill prepared for EPA - Study
    Empirical studies conducted on the impact of the proposed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Ghana has shown that the country is ill prepared and would face detrimental effects if it decides to join now.
  • 3-Jun-2006
    Bilateral free trade and investment agreements and the US corporate biotech agenda
    Bilateral free trade agreements are seen by the agricultural biotechnology industry as an important conduit for spreading genetically modified organisms (GMOs) around the world.