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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.
US calls for revisions to S.Korea FTA
16-Jun-2007
The United States has proposed revisions for a free trade agreement with South Korea to reflect Washington’s new guidelines that call for stricter labor and environmental standards, officials said Saturday.
Dominican Republic seeks Caribbean consensus on Free Trade with EU
15-Jun-2007
Dominican Republic should manage a consensus with the Caribbean Community countries (Caricom) to establish a joint negotiation that leads to the Economic Association Agreement with the European Union.
NAFTA claim dismissed, dicey clause remains
15-Jun-2007
A seven-year legal battle by the US postal carrier United Parcel Service of America (UPS) against Canada, brought under a controversial free trade agreement, has been dismissed, but advocacy groups say a provision that allows corporations to sue for lost profits should be permanently dropped.
We can’t win the race for trade deals
15-Jun-2007
David Emerson, minister of international trade, announced last week that Canada has successfully concluded a free trade agreement with the members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA): Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. This is Canada’s first FTA in six years, and it took nine years to negotiate.
Gaesong inclusion like “handing out cash to the North”
15-Jun-2007
On April 2, the first US congressional hearing after the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement was concluded and was a complaint-filled affair.
Honduras, Panama sign free trade
15-Jun-2007
Presidents Manuel Zelaya, Honduras, and Martin Torrijos, Panama, will sign a free trade agreement in this capital on Friday, after bilateral negotiations that concluded last month in the Panamanian capital.
Europe rallies behind Roux, as Meatco sticks to its guns
15-Jun-2007
The international community is rallying behind the suspended Wallie Roux with a European parliamentarian calling upon Meatco “to reconsider the suspension” of the economist.
Open Letter To Meatco
15-Jun-2007
The undersigned organisations would like to express their serious concern with regard to Mr Wallie Roux, internationally renowned economic analyst with Meatco Namibia, who has been suspended and faces a disciplinary hearing (with the possible result of his dismissal) for publishing articles critical of the negotiations with the European Union (EU) over the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA’s).
Japan, Brunei to sign FTA in Tokyo
15-Jun-2007
Japan and Brunei will sign a free trade agreement next week aimed at cutting tariffs and ensuring a stable supply of natural gas to Japan from the Southeast Asian country, an official said Friday.
Washington still non-committal on FTA with Taiwan
15-Jun-2007
A senior US trade official on Wednesday committed the Bush administration to strengthening trade ties with Taiwan, but was noncosmmittal in terms of the possibility of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Taiwan and the US.
Colombia approves FTA with US
15-Jun-2007 NDV
Colombia’s Congress on Thursday approved a free trade deal with the United States, leaving the pact’s fate in the hands of US congressional Democrats.
India wants EU to get internal consensus on FTA issues
15-Jun-2007 The Hindu
Learning from its Asean experience, India has asked the European Union to reach an internal consensus before putting offers on the negotiating table for the proposed comprehensive trade and investment agreement, for which talks will start later this month.
US Congressman: Bush wants FTA with Colombia to curb Chávez
15-Jun-2007 El Universal
Charles Rangel, a Democratic member of the US House of Representatives, accused Thursday the government of US President George W. Bush of pressing the Congress to pass a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia in order to counter Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
The TCP and small soy producers of Santa Cruz
15-Jun-2007 Movimiento Boliviano por la Soberanía y la Integración solidaria de los pueblos: Contra el TLC y el ALCA
After one year of the TCP, a preliminary study done by CIPCA Santa Cruz shows that 108 million tonnes of Bolivian soybean have been sold at the preferential price of US$217 per tonne. The going market price is US$160 per tonne. This means that a net benefit of US$57 million has been generated through the programme as an alternative to the conventional market.
Canada Post NAFTA win sets precedent
14-Jun-2007
A landmark NAFTA decision this week dismissing allegations that Canada Post is competing unfairly has significantly restricted the rights of foreign investors to elbow their way into markets served by Crown corporations and other government enterprises.
Bolivia offers compromise at trade summit
14-Jun-2007
Bolivia’s willingness to bend its anti-globalization stance allowed Andean leaders work out a common stand on a trade deal with the European Union at a summit here Thursday.