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Malaysia, Pakistan Review Bilateral Ties
11-Jun-2007
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had agreed upon the need for early finalization of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, the Saudi Press Agency reports Monday.
India, Russia to explore CEPA
11-Jun-2007
India and Russia have decided to explore signing a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that will include not only features of an FTA but also trade in services and investment.
Churches in EPAs debate: Why Not?
11-Jun-2007
Felix Okatch (“Churches’ stand on EPAs look suspicious,” The EastAfrican, May 28-June 3) wondered why churches should take a stand on a “complex matter” such as the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union and the countries of Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific.
Pakistan, Malaysia agree to finalize Free Trade Agreement
11-Jun-2007
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and the Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Abdullah Badawi Sunday agreed upon the need for early finalization of FTA (Free Trade Agreement) between the two countries.The mutual consent was expressed during a telephonic conversation between the two Prime Ministers this afternoon.
Canada needs more trade deals
11-Jun-2007
Free trade with Iceland and Liechtenstein is not exactly a hot political topic in Canada. But last week, Canada announced a deal with those two little countries along with Norway and Sweden - together they refer to themselves, rather grandly, as the European Free Trade Association. It’s not much, but it’s more than this country has accomplished in the trade arena is some time. Trade Minister David Emerson says there’s more to come, to which Canadian exporters and consumers can only say: "It’s about time."
FTA with Pakistan likely to boost tea exports
11-Jun-2007
The Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Pakistan said this week that the potential to expand trade between the two countries will be facilitated by the recently inked Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
International signature campaign against EFTA FTAs
11-Jun-2007 Berne Declaration
The member states from the European Free Trade Association EFTA (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland) are increasingly negotiating bilateral free trade agreements with developing countries. In 2007, they strive to enter into negotiations with Peru, Colombia, India and Indonesia. Plese join this signature campaign to stop them.
S Korean minister calls on EU firms to consider investment in Kaesong complex
11-Jun-2007 Yonhap
No foreign firm has expressed interest in the facility that South Korea wants to build up as a showcase for economic cooperation between the Koreas.
Hillary Clinton slams proposed US-Korea trade pact
10-Jun-2007 Washington Post
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic front-runner in the presidential race, said on Saturday she would oppose ratification of a free trade pact with South Korea because it would harm the US auto industry, among other things.
People’s forum on the Korea-US free trade agreement
10-Jun-2007 Korean Americans For Fair Trade
A people’s forum in Washington DC on the impact of the KorUS FTA — and what we need to do
EU in danger of breaking its promise to the poor
10-Jun-2007 Financial Times
In its economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations with the ACP, the European Union seems to have forgotten the development dimension and pursues an agenda that reflects primarily the interest of the EU alone. This pattern is painfully evident in the EU’s pursuit of new and higher standards for intellectual property and other trade-related areas.
Feds to ease out tariff
9-Jun-2007
The Canadian shipbuilding industry’s feared loss of a protective tariff has come to pass and now the industry will have three years to adjust to new market conditions.
Ecuador to mediate Andes for EU deal
9-Jun-2007
Ecuadorian chancellor, Maria Fernanda Espinosa affirmed that her country will mediate differences within the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) prior to the upcoming summit.
Singapore leaders, GCC Secretary General discuss free trade agreement
9-Jun-2007
The visiting Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Mr Abdulrahman Hamad Al-Attiyah, met Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday.
Sri Lanka to announce FTA with India by March ’08
9-Jun-2007
The proposed free trade Agreement (FTA) between Sri Lanka and India can become a reality by March 2008. It would trigger trade between the two countries and offer opportunities to exploit potential in service sectors such as finance, tourism, health and education, said CII Southern Region Chairman P K Mohapatra on his return from Colombo on Friday.
EU won’t demand ’duty-free’ access to Caribbean markets - Critical of Jamaica’s high cost of business
9-Jun-2007
A European Union (EU) representative in Jamaica, moving to calm fears that duty-free goods from that region would storm the Caribbean come January 1, 2008 has said the 27-member bloc is not expecting full reciprocity on its blanket offer to eliminate duties on regionally-produced goods entering its market.
Trade accord with Laos signed
9-Jun-2007
The Philippines and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic signed yesterday an agreement on the promotion and protection of investments to increase bilateral trade that has remained low between the two members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Consumers wait in vain for FTA price reductions
9-Jun-2007
The president of the Dominican Association of Wholesale Importers (ASODAI) Manuel Cabrera says that price reductions are being introduced gradually with the tariff reductions that have come about with the entry into effect of the DR-CAFTA treaty. However, fewer products than originally hoped are affected.
Washington wants rice included in FTA talks with KL
8-Jun-2007
The US Government said Malaysia must open its rice market to reach a free trade agreement, opposing the protectionist stance of the South-East Asian nation.
Philippines needs safety nets in trade pact with Japan
8-Jun-2007
A senior senator in the Philippines on Wednesday said the Philippine government must impose safety nets to safeguard the jobs of thousands of Filipino workers particularly in the garments, electric appliances, and automobile assembly sectors, who stand to lose their jobs if the trade deal with Japan goes through.