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Metalworkers vow to strike against Korea-U.S. FTA next week
19-Jun-2007
An umbrella labor association of the South Korean metalworkers vowed Tuesday to stage a strike next week to block the parliament’s ratification of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.
Bolivia intent on commercial suicide?
19-Jun-2007 Open veins
The Bolivian government is committing “commercial suicide,” said the Bolivian chamber of exporters, saying it was “one of the most unfortunate steps in the recent history of integration.” Yet all the Bolivian Government had done was explain that, in negotiations for an Association Agreement with the European Union, it was not prepared to negotiate away State control on issues of intellectual property, state purchases or procurement, international arbitration of investments and public services.
Korean, US workers challenge trade pact
19-Jun-2007 Workday Minnesota
Responding to intense and widespread opposition from both US and Korean workers, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is trying to stop the Bush government’s proposed "free trade" pact with South Korea.
Mainland trade pact with HK expanded
19-Jun-2007 CCTV
Mainland China is poised to expand its free trade pact with Hong Kong at the end of this month in a bid to link the two economies more closely.
US, Rwanda in investment treaty negotiations
19-Jun-2007 AllAfrica.com
The Office of the US Trade Representative and the US Department of State has announced that the United States and Rwanda have begun formal negotiations toward a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) that would strengthen investor protections and encourage the continuation of market-oriented economic reforms in Rwanda.
Japan-Brunei FTA (2007)
19-Jun-2007 MOFA
NZ envoy: Halal standards no barrier to Malaysia-NZ free trade talks
18-Jun-2007
Malaysia’s halal standards are not an issue hindering the conclusion of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Malaysia and New Zealand, New Zealand High Commissioner to Malaysia David Kersey said.
Wary of GCC FTA, oilmin blocks duty cuts in Korea pact
18-Jun-2007
Call it the GCC effect. Apprehending stiff competition for the domestic petroleum industry - which has significant public sector presence - once India signs a free trade agreement with the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), the petroleum ministry has opposed inclusion of tariff cuts on petro products in the comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) being negotiated with South Korea.
India-Thailand FTA delayed
18-Jun-2007
Negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) covering goods, services and investments between India and Thailand, which were supposed to conclude by this month-end, are likely to go on till October.
Japan inks FTA with Brunei for stable energy supply
18-Jun-2007
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah signed a free trade agreement between their countries in Tokyo on Monday, with Japan seeking stable energy supply from the resource-rich Southeast Asian nation.
Is India ready to be part of Southeast Asia again?
18-Jun-2007
The evolving geo-strategic framework inexorably impels countries in Southeast Asia to accept China and India as major regional powers.
Canada strikes trade deal with India
18-Jun-2007
Canada has reached a trade agreement with India, one of the world’s fastest growing economies, which will guarantee fair legal treatment for each other’s investors.
US asks for FTA renegotiations in seven areas
18-Jun-2007
The US has officially requested additional negotiations on an already concluded free trade agreement with Korea. It wants to renegotiate seven sectors — labor, environment, essential security, pharmaceuticals, government procurement, harbor safety and investment. But critical issues that could hurt the balance of negotiations like cars and the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex are not on the agenda, the government believes.
Falling into a spaghetti bowl: A review of the impact of FTAs on Thailand
18-Jun-2007
This paper is an attempt to bring together and review the few pieces of information on the effect of FTAs in Thailand with a particular emphasis on the agricultural sector.
Norkis stops assembling Yamaha motorbikes
17-Jun-2007 Balita
The Norkis Trading Co. has filed a notice to cease its production and assembly operations of Yamaha motorcycles in the Philippines due to the zero-tariff policies of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement and the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement. Hundreds of highly-paid workers will lose their jobs.
The changing landscape of regional trade agreements: 2006 update
17-Jun-2007
An update (to end 2006) of WTO’s discussion paper on RTAs/FTAs
US-Bahamas Letter of Understanding on copyright (2000)
17-Jun-2007 Trade Compliance Center
US-Latvia Trade Relations and IPR Agreement (1994)
17-Jun-2007 Trade Compliance Center
Stop Atlantica: the undemocratic corporate trade deal
16-Jun-2007
Atlantica must be stopped immediately and replaced by a project that would focus on fair trade, secure employment and decent wages, according to the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). Atlantica is a project of in-depth commercial deregulation and free trade between Atlantic Canada, Eastern Quebec and the Northeast United States.
A new colonialism? EU trade demands and ACP countries
16-Jun-2007
The European Union (EU) has been pushing African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to conclude Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) by the end of the year, claiming that preferences which they now enjoy will not be approved by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) come next year.