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US-Panama agreement on cooperation in agricultural trade (2006)
23-Dec-2006
US-Panama FTA (2006): US summary of the agreement
23-Dec-2006 USTR
US-Panama bilateral agreement on SPS (2006)
23-Dec-2006
Brunei: Cheaper Japanese goods here
23-Dec-2006 BruneiDirect
Japan is one of the biggest markets for Brunei’s liquefied natural gas. Undoubtedly the EPA is said to include a clause that ensures a stable supply of natural gas for Japan. More than US$2 billion worth of gas were supplied to Japan in 2005 alone.
Free trade’s kimchee food fight
22-Dec-2006 NOW Magazine
South Korea’s countryside is steeped in peasant traditions that could be swallowed by US trade pact
FTA deal with Japan would likely be signed by interim government
22-Dec-2006 Bangkok Post
Despite criticism over its possible negative impacts, the Thai government plans to proceed with the Thai-Japanese Free Trade Area agreement, saying the pact would likely be signed before this interim government’s term expires.
Ecuador to US: No FTA, no troops here
22-Dec-2006 Prensa Latina
Ecuador will refrain from signing a free trade agreement with the United States and will not renew the agreement for use of Manta Air Base by the US military, confirmed President-Elect Rafael Correa Thursday.
US and India sign historic MoU on bilateral cooperation on IP
22-Dec-2006 ag-IP-news
The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on Thursday that Under-Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Jon Dudas and Ajay Dua, secretary of the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry (IMCI), recently signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Bilateral Cooperation between the United States and India on intellectual property issues.
Gender review of the Economic Partnership Agreements
21-Dec-2006 IGTN
Paper presented to the European Commission in Brussels by Liepollo Lebohang Pheko from IGTN-Africa on the gender impacts of liberalization of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA).
Industry lobbies for changes to environmental, trade policies
21-Dec-2006 FoodNavigator
Examines the food industry’s strategy in lobbying EU legislators during 2007 on environmental policies and international trade issues.
Panama added to roster of US free-trade deals in Latin America
21-Dec-2006 Newsblaze
US Trade Representative (USTR) Susan Schwab, who announced the deal on December 19, said that the agreement is subject to "additional discussions" on labor.
Khusro Bakhtyar proposes early harvest programme, FTA with Myanmar
21-Dec-2006 APP
Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar, has proposed to sign an Early Harvest Programme to be followed by a Free Trade Agreement with Myanmar.
Dairy groups pleased with US-Panama FTA negotiations
21-Dec-2006 Wisconsin Ag Connection
The National Milk Producers Federation and the US Dairy Export Council expressed support for the recently negotiated Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Panama. The FTA will help the US build on its export presence in Panama, once the agreement is approved by Congress.
Japan reaches free trade agreement with Brunei
21-Dec-2006 Kyodo
Japan has agreed with Brunei in principle to liberalize bilateral trade, seeking to secure a stable energy supply from the resource-rich Southeast Asian country, the Japanese government said Thursday.
Six countries could lose US trade benefits: USTR
21-Dec-2006 Reuters
Six countries — including Brazil, India and Venezuela — could lose duty-free access to the US market for some of their key exports under a revamped U.S. trade program signed into law on Wednesday by President George W Bush, US trade officials said.
US, Panama reach free-trade agreement: US official
20-Dec-2006 Reuters
The United States and Panama have reached a free-trade agreement in talks delayed repeatedly by agricultural issues and Panama’s concern over losing control of a major Panama Canal expansion project, US trade officials said on Tuesday.
Korea claims US cancels FTA talks over beef dispute
20-Dec-2006 Cattle Network
The United States canceled scheduled free trade talks today and tomorrow after Seoul refused to discuss the ongoing beef dispute during the talks, Korean officials told Agence France Presse.
EU welcomes signing of new Central European Free Trade Agreement
20-Dec-2006 ABHaber
Prime Ministers of South Eastern European countries and territories have today signed a new Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA).
India to adopt utmost flexibility in trade talks with Nepal
20-Dec-2006 Zee News
India has decided to hand over a virtual blank cheque to Nepal as it prepares to start talks for extending the trade treaty between the two countries.
Chile, Japan to sign FTA next March: FM
20-Dec-2006 People’s Daily
Chilean Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley Rioseco said in Santiago on Monday that Chile and Japan would sign a free trade agreement (FTA) in March 2007, following the conclusion of bilateral negotiations on the issue last month.