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Parti Quebecois sounds warning about possible Canada-EU trade deal
20-Apr-2012    
Quebec's official Opposition, which is leading in public-opinion polls with an election looming, is sounding some alarm bells about a potential Canada-European Union free-trade deal.
Mexico says ready to sign free trade agreement with Turkey
20-Apr-2012    
Mexican Economy Minister Bruno Ferrari has said that his country was ready to sign a free trade agreement with Turkey.
Milne says free trade deal would hurt apple and pear growers
20-Apr-2012    
The Greens leader says the proposed Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement would put the Australian apple and pear industry at risk.
PM: Still work to do on trade with Indonesia
20-Apr-2012    
Despite the free trade agreement between New Zealand and Indonesia which came into force early this year there is still much to do to remove barriers to trade between the two countries, Prime Minister John Key says.
Korea-China FTA moving forward
20-Apr-2012    
On April 17 and 18, ahead of the proclamation of the beginning of negotiations for a China-Korea FTA, economic and diplomatic experts from both countries gathered in Seoul and discussed methods of drafting the FTA.
Study investment provisions before an FTA says advocacy group
20-Apr-2012    
The country should carefully study investment provisions before entering into foreign trade agreements (FTAs) as these may infringe on government’s regulatory power on foreign firms, an advocacy group on Friday said.
NAFTA and free trade do not belong in the same sentence
18-Apr-2012     Business Insider
The claim that all economists agree that "the benefits of free trade and NAFTA far outweigh the costs" is highly misleading, writes Dean Baker.
Cities seek exemptions from EU-Canada trade deal
18-Apr-2012     Postmedia News
As Canada and the European Union negotiate final details on a free-trade deal expected to be completed this year, dozens of communities across the country are voicing major concerns or seeking exemptions from the pact.
Canada, Chile expand FTA
18-Apr-2012     Tax News
The original FTA covered trade in goods and services, but did not include provisions on financial services. The amended agreement now includes a financial services chapter.
Colombian agriculture concerned about FTA
18-Apr-2012     ThePigSite
May 15, 2012 has been the date set for the start of the Colombia–US Free Trade Agreement. While the US agribusiness sector is very pleased, the Colombian sector is less so, writes ThePigSite.