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EU-FTA: Wine tax reduction remains pipe dream
28-Sep-2011     Indian Wine Academy
The target date for reaching a deal is now February 2012
Palestinians to export direct to EU, avoiding Israel
27-Sep-2011     AFP
The European parliament Tuesday gave its green light to a deal enabling Palestinians to export farm and fish products directly to the European Union starting next year, without transit through Israel.
Palestine joins Agadir FTA
27-Sep-2011     MAP
Foreign Ministers of the signatories to the Agadir free trade agreement (signed on February 25, 2004 and includes Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan) agreed, Monday in New York, to Palestine's membership of the grouping.
Documentary: CAFTA led to workers’ rights violations in Honduras
27-Sep-2011     AFL CIO
Ever since it was passed five years ago, the Central America Free Trade Agreement-Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) has led to an increase in unemployment, violations of worker rights and discrimination against women in Honduras, according to an about-to-be-released documentary.
Jordan firm accused of sexual abuse supplied clothes to Sears, Target and others
27-Sep-2011     WBEZ
Since 2007, at least 300 young female employees have been raped and brutalized by Classic managers while sewing clothes for giant retailers, including Hanes, Target, Sears, Macy’s and Land’s End. These garments enter the US duty-free under the US-Jordan Free Trade Agreement.
EU Parliament backs food-trade deal with Palestinian Authority
27-Sep-2011     Bloomberg
European Union lawmakers approved a plan to give the Palestinian Authority greater access to the EU food market in a bid to bolster the local economy and drive for statehood.
FTA with Asean hurting domestic market, reveals Ficci survey
26-Sep-2011    
The India-Asean Free Trade Agreement, which came into effect from January 2010, has been a mixed bag so far. While more opportunities have opened up for Indian industries, in terms of greater market access for their products in the Asean region, the duty reduction on imports from Asean countries, in turn, has hit India’s domestic market.
SADC intra-regional trade pathetic
25-Sep-2011    
Intra-regional trade is really pathetic within the Southern African Development Community, says United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Senior Regional Agriculture Programme Manager Cecilia Kuphe.
Michael Kambeck: free trade agreement with Armenia important to EU
25-Sep-2011    
The Warsaw-hosted Eastern Partnership summit is a good signal for Armenia in terms of visa facilitation and free trade agreement negotiations with EU, according to the Secretary General of European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) non-governmental organisation.
Kia closely watching free-trade debate
25-Sep-2011     Macon
Kia spent $150,000 in the first quarter of this year to lobby members of the US House and Senate on matters that included the Korea-US free-trade agreement, according to federal lobbying records.