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Nigeria: FG urged to spearhead Ecowas negotiations
18-Apr-2007 AllAfrica.com
The Federal Government has been called upon to take the lead in driving the Economic Community of West African States-Economic Partnership Agreement (ECOWAS-EPA) negotiations in order to guide the developing region towards effective regional integration and improved trade practices.
Lobbying begins on Indo-US free trade pact
17-Apr-2007 Economic Times
First a nuclear deal, and next a free trade agreement. Industry lobbies in US are working towards activist’ agenda to eventually lead up to a Free Trade agreement between US and India, potentially the largest ever such deal.
Rubber planters wary of Thai free-trade pact
17-Apr-2007 Reuters
Indian rubber planters will oppose any move to cut the duty on imports from Thailand, the world’s largest rubber producer, as part of negotiations of a free-trade agreement which the two governments hope to conclude by end June.
Japan releases “2007 report on compliance by major trading partners with trade agreements — WTO, FTA/EPA, and BIT”
17-Apr-2007 METI
Japan’s Ministry of Trade has issued a new report on how countries which have signed Japan FTAs and BITs are living up to their commitments, plus a revised set of trade policy priorities.
Japan, ASEAN get ready to finalize free-trade deal
17-Apr-2007 Japan Times
Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are likely to wrap up negotiations in early May for the liberalization of trade in goods, paving the way for Tokyo’s first free-trade deal with a regional bloc, government sources said Wednesday.
US sugar industry efforts to influence US positions on free trade agreements
17-Apr-2007 USF
This 2005 report describes efforts by the US sugar industry to influence US policy on Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in the last 5-10 years, including tracking money spent on lobbying, identifying and summarizing papers and studies by the industry to support its position, and providing a description of the industry’s connections to policymakers.
No compromise on GM food labelling
17-Apr-2007 Sun2Surf
Malaysia will not compromise on mandatory labelling for genetically-modified (GM) foods or products in its negotiations with the US for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), according to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid.
EU has no plans to start up FTA talks with Japan
17-Apr-2007 Japan Times
The European Union isn’t planning to start talks with Japan on a bilateral free-trade agreement, the director general for trade at the European Commission said Monday at a news conference in Tokyo. Japanese business leaders are concerned that if an EU-South Korea FTA takes effect, some Japanese industries would lose European market share to their South Korean rivals.
El Salvador: Spanish firm advocates, then breaks labour laws
17-Apr-2007 IPS
The Spanish tuna-fishing and processing company Grupo Calvo has been accused of serious anti-union practices in El Salvador. The paradox is that Calvo had insisted that this Central American country approve labour laws required by the European Union for the purpose of obtaining tariff exemptions, as a condition for continuing to invest here.
800 NGOs: "KorUS FTA is invalid!"
17-Apr-2007 Voiceofpeople
Korean Alliance against KorUS FTA concludes people’s protest should go on. They declared "KorUS FTA is Invalid" and decided to have nationwide strikes at the end of June, which is supposedly when the agreement will be signed.
Japan needs new FTA strategy
17-Apr-2007 Yomiuri Shimbun
South Korea-US trade pact could leave Japan lagging in world market, according to the Yomirui Shimbun.
India offers new concessions for Asean FTA
17-Apr-2007 Business Standard
India has offered a new set of concessions to the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean), during the negotiations in the last two months for a proposed free trade agreement.
BIO commends USTR for successfully concluding US-Korea free trade agreement
17-Apr-2007 BIO
BIO congratulates US Chief Agricultural Negotiator Richard Crowder and his staff for negotiating a separate understanding on several agricultural biotechnology issues. The FTA will go a long way in providing additional market access opportunities in Korea for US biotechnology companies.
Aust-US FTA 2 years later - ’How to Kill a Country’ Interview
16-Apr-2007 ABC Radio - Counterpoint
Twenty months after the free trade agreement with the United States was signed, what have been the outcomes for Australia? Professor John Mathews from the graduate school of management at Macquarie University provides an update.
Weaving webs of influence: The United States, free trade agreements and dispute resolution
16-Apr-2007 Australia National University
Peter Drahos looks at the issue of dispute settlement in the gowing web of US bilateral free trade agreements, how this relates to the WTO’s dispute settlement system and the implications for developing countries.
Egypt-Turkey FTA (2005)
16-Apr-2007
Talks with Efta for signing FTA soon
16-Apr-2007 Business Recorder
Pakistan will start negotiations with the European Free Trade Association (Efta) for signing Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which the Commerce Ministry hopes will boost Pakistan’s exports.
KCTU union member dies from self-immolation attempt in protest of the KOR-US FTA
15-Apr-2007 KCTU
On 11:23 am, April 15th, KCTU union member, Bro. Heo Se-Wook, passed away from septicemia as a result of the massive immune system response to the third degree burns all over his body after he attempted to commit suicide by setting himself on fire as an act of resistance against the KORUS FTA on April 1st.
US, India trade motorcycles for mangoes
15-Apr-2007 Miami Herald
Indian mangoes will hit US shelves for the first time in 18 years, while Harley Davidson motorcycles will soon be cruising India’s roads, senior officials said Friday.
Brazil may ratify Mercosur PTA with India by June
15-Apr-2007 Zee News
Brazil today said it would ratify the Mercosur preferential trade agreement (PTA) with India by June this year. However only Brazil would ratify, not the other members of Mercosur.