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Business leaders urge US, EU consider trade pact
23-Nov-2011     Reuters
The private sector Transatlantic Business Dialogue wants Obama and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to agree when the two leaders meet on Monday to explore the idea of negotiating a "TransAtlantic Economic and Trade Pact."
FTA to boost auto industry, hurt drug makers, farmers
23-Nov-2011     Korea Times
The income levels of Korean farmers could be shaved, with the livestock industry in particular taking a severe beating following the implementation of the FTA.
Montenegro signs FTA with Ukraine, expects to join WTO soon
23-Nov-2011    
Montenegro’s Economy Minister Vladimir Kavarić and his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Klyuyev signed today in Kyiv the free trade agreement between the two states, which will enable Montenegro to resume its accession negotiations with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and join the organisation in the near future.
Services sector deal with asean bloc stuck
23-Nov-2011    
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will reach Bali on Thursday to hold meetings with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and attend the East Asia Summit over the weekend, but a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the 10-member regional bloc remains elusive.
Business groups welcome FTA passage as historic watershed
23-Nov-2011    
Business organizations on Tuesday hailed the parliamentary ratification of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement as a major turning point in Korea’s economy and history of trade.
Mexico, Central America Sign Free Trade Agreement
23-Nov-2011    
The governments of Mexico and five Central American countries signed in El Salvador a free trade agreement (FTA) that unifies the existing ties in one body.
Opposition parties boycott Assembly sessions in protest of FTA passage
23-Nov-2011    
The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) vowed Wednesday to boycott all parliamentary sessions in protest of the ruling party's unilateral passage of the disputed free trade agreement with the U.S.
Massive anti-FTA protests looming
23-Nov-2011    
Labor unions, farmers’ groups and progressive civic groups are threatening to stage large-scale protest rallies against the ruling Grand National Party for railroading a free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. through the National Assembly.
Mexico, CentAm to sign single FTA
23-Nov-2011     Prensa Latina
Mexico and the five countries in Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) are expected to sign a Single Free Trade Agreement on Nov. 22, El Salvador's Ministry of Economy announced.
India, EU finalise give-&-take in FTA
22-Nov-2011     Business Standard
Negotiations for the ambitious India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) is on in “full steam” and in the final stages of “give-and-take”, even as the euro zone crisis has gripped all its 27 member-countries.