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Nigeria: Soludo - EU trade agreement is second slavery
19-Mar-2012     This Day
The Economic Partnership Agreement being negotiated with African countries, including Nigeria, on sub-regional basis by the European Union will further underdevelope the continent despite the juicy promises, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has warned.
Wen says he’s confident of US-China free-trade deal one day
19-Mar-2012     Bloomberg
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said today he’s confident the day will come when the US and China will sign a free-trade agreement.
Tariffs, access on agenda for JPEPA renegotiation
17-Mar-2012    
The Philippines hopes to persuade Japan to lower tariffs further for over a thousand types of agricultural goods when the two meet to renegotiate a bilateral trade pact later this semester, a Trade official said.
Calls to advance trade ties
17-Mar-2012    
China should accelerate its steps in advancing a free trade agreement with Japan and South Korea and promoting the integration of the Asian economies, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.
EU ministers agree free trade pact with Peru, Colombia
17-Mar-2012    
EU trade ministers agreed on Friday to approve a free trade pact with Colombia and Peru that could boost European car and chemical exports and lift food and mineral exports from the South American countries.
After KORUS FTA, new pressures on the horizon
17-Mar-2012    
As the South Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) takes effects Thursday, some are expecting new trade pressures from the US, including moves to open the beef market. In particular, South Korea will be forced to sit down at the negotiating table if the US requests negotiations on beef.
NDP asks Tories to release details of Canada-EU free trade deal
17-Mar-2012    
The Opposition NDP is asking the federal government to lift what it argues is a veil of secrecy over one of the largest free-trade deals in this country's history.
‘Time is ripe to finalise Pakistan, Morocco FTA’
17-Mar-2012    
Pakistan and Morocco should finalise Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as it is conducive to enhance overall trade, which provides comprehensive and legally binding protection to foreign capital, repatriation of principal amount and the profits.
Occupy, social justice groups blockade entrance to Monsanto
16-Mar-2012     Indybay
"We are calling for a 'global class-action' against Monsanto," said Steven Payan, one of the Davis protest organizers. "We are joining the world in solidarity to demand a ban on all GMO foods and hold Monsanto accountable for its actions throughout history from Agent Orange to Deforestation to current and past deaths to preying on small farmers through a broken court system and also through International Free Trade Agreements."
A Perimeter Approach to Security and the Transformation of the U.S.-Canada Border
14-Mar-2012     Be Your Own Leader
U.S.-Canada bilateral dialogue on strategic issues concerning the Beyond the Border deal continues as the action plan lays out deadlines where initiatives will be incrementally implemented over the next several years.