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Assembly in deadlock over KORUS FTA
18-Oct-2011     Korea Times
Korea's National Assembly is locked in an impasse with the ruling and the opposition parties showing no signs of backing down from their position on the long-stalled Korea-US free trade agreement (KORUS FTA).
US-Colombia FTA to be signed in days: Adviser to Obama
18-Oct-2011     Colombia Reports
The US Free Trade Agreement with Colombia will be signed into law within days, according to the US President’s senior adviser on Latin America.
The view from Europe: Central America, Europe and the Caribbean
17-Oct-2011     Dominican Today
Little has been said about how the Caribbean, Central America and eventually almost all of Latin America will in a matter of years be competing directly in Europe, writes David Jessop
ASEAN prepares framework of principles for Asia-Pacific wide FTA
17-Oct-2011     Mainichi
This move reflects a deep concern among some member countries that ASEAN could be sidelined by the US-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership that has attracted attention even as it is being negotiated, especially if Japan decides to come on board, ASEAN official sources said.
Comprehensive PJEPA FTA review pushed
17-Oct-2011     Manila Bulletin
The Philippines is expected to call for a comprehensive review of its free trade agreement with Japan to put the country in a better position, but such move should not be in conflict with Japan’s stance that the review should only focus on further liberalizing this bilateral trade agreement.
Results of the fifth round of FTA negotiations between Korea and Colombia
17-Oct-2011     ISRIA
The two countries engaged in intensive discussion on outstanding issues in the areas of trade in goods, trade remedies, intellectual property rights, investment, rules of origin, cooperation, and sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
Free-trade backers eye trans-Pacific
14-Oct-2011     Washington Times
Now that US Congress approved free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, trade experts want lawmakers to harness the momentum and turn their attention to other potential deals in what is seen as a way to boost the economy and create jobs: sealing the Trans-Pacific Partnership, getting Russia to join the WTO, and creating FTAs with the EU and Brazil.
South Korean opposition resists US trade pact
13-Oct-2011     AJE
South Korea's opposition party has said it will resist any bid to force a sweeping free-trade agreement with the US through parliament, following ratification of the deal by US congress.
Indian pharma industry to gain from free trade agreement with Gulf nations
13-Oct-2011     PTI
The Indian pharmaceuticals and chemicals industry will be among the biggest beneficiaries of a free trade agreement between the GCC and India, a leading banker in the region has said.
The mixed nature of the agreement: a question of democracy
13-Oct-2011     RECALCA
The start of the approval process for the European Union’s Multiparty Agreement with Colombia and Peru has reignited the debate about the mixed nature of the agreement.