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Vying for position
28-Dec-2007 Al-Ahram
The European Union and the United States are increasingly involved in a widening medley of trade and other agreements in the Middle East and North Africa region. As the EU and US push for more and varied free trade agreements, rivalries between these global economic giants also spur competition among Arab countries.
Uganda: Workers get nod for Epas talks
27-Dec-2007 AllAfrica.com
The government is to involve labour unions in all future Economic Partnership Agreement (EPAs) negotiations with the European Union.
Free trade with US a boom for elites, a bust for most: report
27-Dec-2007 Canadian Press
Canada’s 20-year-old free trade agreement with the United States has not lived up to its billing and the promises of its proponents, says a new report that seeks to debunk the conventional wisdom that the deal was the best thing for Canada since sliced bread.
Grim present, dim future for Andean integration
26-Dec-2007 IPS
The Andean countries are passing through the gates of the new year with their trade bloc, the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), fraying at the edges.
Lawmakers to clash over US FTA
25-Dec-2007 Korea Times
Korea’s parliamentary "yes-or-no without amendment" vote on the Korea-US FTA motion may not be carried out before Roh’s term expires on Feb. 25.
FTA talks with Japan to resume
25-Dec-2007 Korea Times
Korea’s stalled and deadlocked free trade talks with Japan might see a breakthrough under the economic stewardship of President-elect, and former Hyundai CEO, Lee Myung-bak.
Mexican lawmakers fear social destabilization
24-Dec-2007 Prensa Latina
The president of the Agriculture Committee at the House of Deputies, Hector Padilla, said on Sunday that the agricultural chapter of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will cause social destabilization in Mexico.
Seoul, New Delhi to resume trade talks in April
24-Dec-2007 Korea Times
South Korea is holding back on farm products
US puts UAE free trade deal on ice
24-Dec-2007 Business 24/7
Negotiations for a free trade agreement between the US and the UAE will not be resumed under the current US administration, according to the US Trade Representative office
NAFTA at fourteen: Historic Mexico-USA showdown looms
24-Dec-2007 Mexidata
As the 14th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) fast approaches, rural opponents of the trinational pact are stepping up their mobilizations on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Mexican farm groups and their supporters are gearing up for border-wide actions on January 1, 2008 to protest the final elimination of tariffs on corn, bean, sugar and powdered milk.
US benefits most from free trade pact with Bahrain
23-Dec-2007 Gulfnews
The US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has proven to be beneficial to the American side. The deal came into effect at the start of August 2006. Available statistics indicate that American exports have increased a hefty 28 per cent during the first year of FTA’s implementation. Bahrain’s exports dropped by 10 per cent in the same period.
India’s FTA rush: Kerala’s farmers and fishworkers stand to lose
21-Dec-2007
New FTAs such as the EU-India Trade and Investment Agreement, India-Thailand FTA and the ASEAN-India Regional Trade and Investment Area pose threats to the fishing community in Kerala.
Duty-free US corn imports force Mexico GMO debate
20-Dec-2007 Reuters
Cheap US corn will flood into Mexico in January when trade barriers are lifted under NAFTA, pitting local farmers against each other over how to protect the crop that has fed Mexico for thousands of years.
ACP ministers express concern over EPA negotiations
20-Dec-2007 AllAfrica.com
The ACP Council of Ministers deplores the enormous pressure that has been brought to bear on the ACP States by the European Commission to initial the interim trade arrangements, contrary to the spirit of the ACP-EU partnership.
Mercosur, EU to restart free-trade talks in May, Estado reports
20-Dec-2007 Bloomberg
The Mercosur trade bloc, made up of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, plans to restart talks with the European Union on a free-trade agreement in May, Estado de S. Paulo reported
Joining the fold
20-Dec-2007 Al-Ahram
The US since 2000 espoused even closer links between its strategic interests and trade liberalisation. Europe is not far behind.
NPPC urges Australia not to restrict pork imports
20-Dec-2007 Farms.com
Citing the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement, which became effective Jan. 1, 2005, the US National Pork Producers Council said, in advance of an Australian government report that may recommend protecting Australia’s pork industry, that US pork should be excluded from any such action.
Colombia thanks Harper for trade deal lobbying
20-Dec-2007 Embassy Magazine
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s role in lobbying the United States Congress to ratify its free trade deal with Colombia has been warmly acknowledged by the Latin American nation’s government amidst mounting opposition to Canada’s efforts to ink an agreement of its own.
Demerits of the EU trade agreements
19-Dec-2007 AllAfrica.com
The EU used a variety of unsavoury negotiating tactics to get its interim agreements with East African countries to the signing stage.
Le président de Sao Tomé rejette les APE
19-Dec-2007 African Manager
"Pour l’instant, je dois dire qu’après analyse au niveau de la sous-région, nous avons trouvé que les conditions n’étaient pas réunies pour la signature des APE", a affirmé le chef de l’Etat saotoméen, appuyant les positions des présidents sénégalais, Abdoulaye Wade, et sud-africain, Thabo Mbeki, qui rejettent les termes proposés par l’UE.