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Colombian, Korean and Panamanian activists condemn White House support for new "free trade" deals
13-Oct-2011     Democracy Now!
Organizers held a teach-in at Occupy Wall Street on Monday about "free trade agreements" with Colombia, Panama and South Korea now pending in Congress that will expand the market for national corporations and financial corporations from the United States.
China-Canada investment deal in the works
13-Oct-2011    
Canada and China are creeping closer to signing an agreement that would set investment rules and guide dispute resolution for investors, International Trade Minister Ed Fast said Thursday.
'Buy local' food policies not at risk in EU deal: Ritz
13-Oct-2011    
Canada's agriculture minister says he's heard nothing in European free trade talks that would jeopardize policies favouring local food suppliers, but the National Farmers Union says a draft text suggests otherwise.
U.S.-Korea FTA to impact Taiwan: economic officials
13-Oct-2011    
Economic officials said Thursday that a free trade agreement (FTA) approved a day earlier between the United States and South Korea will have an impact on local companies to the tune of around US$11.84 billion per year. The Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) said the U.S.-Korea pact will influence 34.1 percent of all Taiwan-made products exported to the U.S.
Biggest US free trade legislation since 1994 eases protectionist concern
13-Oct-2011     Bloomberg
The U.S. Congress approved free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, bringing an end to years of stalemate and offering what supporters said was the biggest opportunity for exporters in decades.
High level workshop to tackle ACP-EU Small & Medium Enterprise financing
12-Oct-2011     High Level Meeting to tackle SME financing
Top executives from regional banks, economic communities and financial and industrial holdings in the ACP region will gather in Brussels this week for the Second High Level Workshop on Enhancing Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) financing in ACP countries.
Senate Committee trade vote interrupted by protests
12-Oct-2011     WSJ
Protesters on Tuesday interrupted a U.S. Senate Finance Committee vote on free-trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama, forcing the committee to briefly delay the committee meeting.
Billions in balance if trade pact fails
11-Oct-2011     The Namibian
Namibia will have to pay more than half a billion dollars in duties if the country has not signed the economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) by January 2014.
Colombia not ready for US, EU FTAs: Agriculture minister
11-Oct-2011     Colombia Reports
Colombia's Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo said Monday the country is not prepared for the effects of the free trade agreements with the United States and the European Union.
Swiss seek improved trade with Brazil and Chile
10-Oct-2011     swissinfo.ch
Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann is keen to demonstrate that Switzerland’s foreign trade strategy for emerging markets is not just empty talk.