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Uganda to join Comesa FTA soon
24-Apr-2006 ANDnetwork
Uganda will join the Common Market for East and South Africa (Comesa) Free Trade Area within three weeks. Mr Nathan Nabeta, State Minister for Trade disclosed.
Nuke policy still an issue in US trade talks - Brash
24-Apr-2006 stuff
New Zealand National Party leader Don Brash said it was "fairly clear" that some members of the US Administration felt there was no prospect of an FTA unless there was some change in New Zealand’s anti-nuclear position.
Korea pledges to protect rice market in FTA talks
24-Apr-2006 Korea Times
The Ministry of Finance and Economy said that it would exert all-out efforts to shelter the Korean rice market from an influx of US agricultural imports after the enforcement of the proposed Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.
Japan proposes text on resources cooperation with Indonesia for FTA
24-Apr-2006 Kyodo
Japan and Indonesia wrapped up their fourth round of negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement in Tokyo on Friday, with Japan proposing for the first time a draft clause in the FTA which calls for bilateral cooperation on mineral resources.
"US-India Strategic Economic Partnership": Kowtowing to American big business
22-Apr-2006 countercurrents
The Report of the US-India CEO Forum titled "US-India Strategic Economic Partnership", which was released during the recent Bush visit, has not attracted much media attention in contrast to the hype over the nuclear deal.
US: Ecuador oil-tax law violates treaty
22-Apr-2006 AP
A US Embassy spokeswoman said Friday that a newly approved oil-tax law designed to cut into windfall profits of foreign oil producers, like US-based Occidental Petroleum Corp, violates a bilateral investment treaty.
Analysis: Prospects for a free trade area EU-Ukraine
22-Apr-2006 EurActiv
A study reports on feasibility and implications of a free trade area between the European Union and Ukraine, which will be discussed following the country’s accession to WTO. An FTA agreement is foreseen by the current Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine and will become part of the European Neighbourhood Policy framework.
Chávez: Colombia-US trade pact killed the Andean Community
22-Apr-2006 El Universal
Colombian authorities reject Chávez’ claims. "The Andean legal framework prevails over the FTA, as expressly provided for in the final text of the FTA," said Colombia Commerce minister Jorge Humberto Botero
US, SACU trade talks proves far-fetched
22-Apr-2006 AllAfrica.com
The US will look for other ways to kick-start investment in southern Africa.
SADC-EU trade negotiations: the overlapping membership conundrum
22-Apr-2006 AllAfrica.com
The challenges of overlapping memberships of regional groupings are coming to the fore as African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries seek a new economic partnership with the European Union (EU).
NZ-Korea free trade deal some time away
22-Apr-2006 stuff
New Zealand and Korea’s $2 billion two-way trade could be in danger of stagnating if New Zealand is shut out of future free trade agreements. However, it appears there is "little political will" in Korea to enter formal negotiations with New Zealand.
Bolivia, Andeans limp, LatAm grows
22-Apr-2006 Prensa Latina
Bolivia has ruled out Friday leaving the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) but agreed the bloc has been mortally wounded by the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) of two of its partners with the US.
US FTA to hit service industry hard
21-Apr-2006 Korea Times
With low productivity and lack of competitiveness, Korea’s service industry is expected to face a critical test as the result of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.
Why farmers may block US-Korea FTA
21-Apr-2006 Asia Times
Those outside Korea tend to assume that negotiations for a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the United States are the perfect tool to weaken the South Korean addiction to agricultural protection.
Last rites for Andean Community?
21-Apr-2006 IPS
The Andean Community "is dead" said Presidents Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and Evo Morales of Bolivia Wednesday, referring to the trade bloc that their countries form part of along with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
US warns Ecuador free-trade pact at risk
21-Apr-2006 Reuters
The United States warned Ecuador on Thursday that a proposed free-trade agreement was at risk unless Quito acted on a growing list of investment and other concerns.
EU-CAN Political Dialog and Cooperation Agreement (2003)
21-Apr-2006
EU-CAN association agreement: another FTA in disguise
21-Apr-2006 Movimiento Boliviano por la Soberanía y la Integración solidaria de los pueblos
Analysts within the Bolivian Movement for Sovereignty and Integration of the Peoples studied the recently published results of the Joint Assessment of the Association Agreement between the EU and the Andean Community.
New mantras of regional economic co-operation
21-Apr-2006 Financial Express
India has, of late, engaged itself in forming bilateral/regional economic cooperation in a variety of forms.
Trade-related intellectual property rights, access to medicines and human rights - Morocco
21-Apr-2006 3D
The briefing calls for an independent human rights impact assessment of the effect of intellectual property rules in the US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on access to medicines and the enjoyment of human rights in Morocco.