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2-Oct-2009
Over the past few days, bilaterals.org has been the target of a sustained and powerful ’Denial of Service’ attack.
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2-Oct-2009
LA Times
Did officials of Drummond Co, a US coal operation, play a role in the deaths of at least two men in Colombia? US and European labor leaders are watching this case closely and pointing to it as an example of why they object to the United States’ proposed free-trade agreement with Colombia.
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1-Oct-2009
The Economic Times
India is to soon recognise Vietnam as a market economy clearing the last hurdle to the India-ASEAN FTA
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1-Oct-2009
The Hindu
In a rare move, India’s Union government has launched an ‘Appeal to the People of Kerala’ advertisement campaign to counter the ‘false propaganda’ against the Indo-ASEAN free trade agreement.
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1-Oct-2009
Xinhua
The long-awaited negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council is expected to be completed by next March, a Kuwaiti senior official said Tuesday.
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1-Oct-2009
Yonhap
President Barack Obama has expressed concerns about an imbalance in auto trade and restricted shipments of US beef.
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30-Sep-2009
Alternative Regionalisms
Alternatives for the Americas is a document of guidelines for making the process of hemispheric economic integration more inclusive, democratic, environmentally and culturally sustainable, and equitable.
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30-Sep-2009
Jamaica Gleaner
Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur has cautioned Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments that any trade and economic agreement reached with Canada must be "better than what we got from Europe".
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30-Sep-2009
Peace FM
Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations between West Africa and the European Union are in a limbo due to differences over market access, the regional grouping ECOWAS said on Tuesday.
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30-Sep-2009
Dow Jones Newswires
The US Congress won’t likely ratify a free trade agreement with Colombia this year as it’s currently focusing on health care reform and energy-related legislation, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday.
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29-Sep-2009
Business Times
One obstacle in US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement talks may be taken off the table following high-powered discussions on government procurement between the two trade partners.
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29-Sep-2009
HNS
Le 27 septembre 2009 marque le 7ème anniversaire du lancement des négociations des Accords de partenariat économique (APE). Depuis 2004, les organisations de la société civile de l’Union européenne (UE) et des pays d’Afrique des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP) ont intitulé cette journée « Journée mondiale d’action contre les APE » pour protester contre la démarche européenne sur les APE.
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29-Sep-2009
AFP
European auto manufacturers on Monday urged Brussels not to sign a free trade agreement with South Korea due to be inked over the coming days.
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29-Sep-2009
Business Daily
Africa is asking its team of trade negotiators working on the Economic Partnership Agreement to focus on economic development before deciding on opening up markets to the European Union.
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29-Sep-2009
DNA
Amid fresh talks on the India-Japan free trade agreement (FTA), concerns are being expressed about certain measures that could hamper generic drugs and access to medicines.
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29-Sep-2009
Business 24/7
Gulf oil producers yesterday urged the European Union to stop setting conditions and sign a free trade agreement that has eluded the two sides for nearly two decades because of persistent rifts.
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29-Sep-2009
Livemint
The Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, is pulling out all the stops to ensure the success of a planned statewide human chain on 2 October to protest a free trade agreement between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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28-Sep-2009
The stalled negotiations on the EU-inspired Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the Forum Island Countries finally resumed in Brussels.
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28-Sep-2009
A parliamentary committee on Monday approved a comprehensive trade agreement with India that would eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 4,400 Korean products exported to the Asian nation, Yonhap news reported.
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28-Sep-2009
Bosnia’s top court has annulled an import tax law which it said violated a regional free trade treaty and commitments to the EU, while about 1,000 farmers and food producers protested outside the court building.
