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South Korean free-trade deal is long overdue
15-Mar-2011    
It is Canada's forgotten trade deal. Free trade negotiations with South Korea began in 2004. And nearly seven years later, there's still no pact. Why?
Senate Republicans link nominations to sending Korea, Colombia, Panama FTAs together
15-Mar-2011    
Republican senators Monday pressed President Obama to send Congress the pending free trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia at the same time, threatening to block his nominations for commerce secretary and other officials otherwise.
India, EU settle generics dispute, pave way for FTA talks in April
15-Mar-2011    
India has sorted out most of its differences with the European Union on production of low-cost generic medicines, ahead of a crucial meeting on a proposed free-trade pact next month, a government official told ET. Civil society groups, however, warn that India should be on its guard to ensure that the intellectual property rights (IPR) regime is not changed to allow extension of patents.
Expanding U.S.-Mexico Economic and Security Cooperation
15-Mar-2011     Be Your Own Leader
The recent U.S.-Mexico summit focused on economic issues, as the leaders took steps to end the long-standing dispute over cross-border trucking. They also agreed to further deepen their cooperation in combating drug cartels.
EU, Malaysia aim to wrap up free trade talks by June 2012 despite controversial policy
15-Mar-2011     AP
Malaysia and the European Union said Monday they hope to wrap up free trade talks by June 2012, an ambitious target amid sensitivities over Kuala Lumpur’s government procurement policy favoring ethnic Malays.
Pak-China: Talks on free trade begin
11-Mar-2011    
The first round of negotiations between Pakistan and China for the second phase of tariff concessions began in Islamabad on Thursday.
Rethinking trade with Panama
11-Mar-2011    
It’s been a year and a half since Canada and Panama signed a free-trade agreement that creates important opportunities for Canadian producers. Parliament should ratify it.
Turkey, Ethiopia to sign FTA, eyes $20 bln exports to Africa
11-Mar-2011     Today's Zaman
Turkey will soon be launching talks with Ethiopia to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the eastern African nation, Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Zafer Çağlayan said on Wednesday.
How Argentina torpedoed Uruguay’s FTA with the US, according to Wikileaks
11-Mar-2011     MercoPress
Although in public former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner was supportive of Uruguay’s negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, members of his cabinet warned the US embassy in Buenos Aires that Argentina would block such an initiative in Mercosur, according to the contents of several Wikileaks cables published in Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
Indígenas de Nariño protestan por TLC que afectaría sector lechero
11-Mar-2011     El Tiempo
Los manifestantes solicitan al gobierno nacional que aplace cualquier negociación con los Estados Unidos respecto a la comercialización de leche con destino a los mercados de Colombia.