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US rules out Taiwan free trade deal
12-Jul-2010     AFP
The United States has ruled out a free trade agreement with Taiwan amid a dispute over beef imports, days after the island signed a sweeping accord with longtime adversary China.
Canadian, EU free-trade talks embark on 'stickier issues'
12-Jul-2010     Edmonton Journal
Canadian and European Union negotiators open a new round of talks Monday on an ambitious free-trade agreement amid uncertainty about whether both sides -- and in particular the Ontario and Quebec governments -- are prepared to make politically sensitive concessions.
Un accord pour tout déréglementer
9-Jul-2010     Politis
Des négociations autour d’un accord de libre-échange entre l’Union européenne et le Canada sont prévues du 12 au 16 juillet à Bruxelles. Quels en sont les enjeux ? Quelles en seront les conséquences ?
Carmakers and trade deals: One-way street
8-Jul-2010    
In the next few months European Union governments will have to decide whether to ratify a free-trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea that is described by the EU’s external-trade directorate as “one of the most ambitious and complete deals” it has ever signed.
Set up D-8 FTA, remove tariff barriers: PM
8-Jul-2010    
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here today urged the Developing-8 member states to evolve their own mechanism for establishing a D-8 Free Trade Area (FTA) to increase trade and business.
U.S. recognizes Taiwan's right to sign FTAs
8-Jul-2010    
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Shear said Wednesday that Taiwan, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) , is eligible to negotiate free trade agreements (FTA) with other WTO member states.
Obama says he will submit Korea FTA to Congress as soon as possible
8-Jul-2010    
U.S. President Obama said Wednesday he will submit the pending free trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia to Congress as soon as possible so their implementation could help create jobs and double U.S. exports within five years.
Leuthard launches Efta deal in Indonesia
7-Jul-2010     swissinfo
Swiss President Doris Leuthard and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have decided to begin negotiations over a comprehensive accord between Efta and Indonesia.
PCT pastors oppose ECFA for Aborigines’ and farmers’ sake
7-Jul-2010     WFN
Opening the floodgates to Chinese products will lead to mass unemployment among Aborigines and pose great challenges to ordinary Taiwanese farmers as well, say Aborigine pastors in Taiwan.
Canada-Colombia FTA puts critical US wheat market at risk
7-Jul-2010    
The Canadian parliament has ratified a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia that gives a major competitor an immediate price advantage in a market where US wheat exports had earned a dominant market share, says the US wheat industry