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Free market stealth economics at G20
27-Jun-2010     Toronto Media Co-op
Behind razor sharp security walls and thousands of armed police, Canada’s Conservative government is utilising the G20 summit as a political platform to push forward bilateral trade agreements globally, according to recent statements from the Canadian government.
An ECFA will destroy middle class: TSU head
27-Jun-2010     Taipei Times
"How will Taiwan survive if our export-oriented industries relocate to China and our domestic market-oriented companies are replaced because of competition from Chinese products?" asks the head of Taiwan Solidarity Union.
EU's 'divisive' trade deal comes under fire at SADC conference
27-Jun-2010     Business Day
Southern African Development Community (SADC) executive secretary Tomáz Salomão yesterday criticised the European Union for trying to "impose" a preferential free-trade agreement on countries in the region.
Sri Lanka rejects EU's rights conditions for trade benefits, saying they violate sovereignty
26-Jun-2010     Canadian Press
Sri Lanka's trade benefits with the world's biggest consumer market are due to expire Aug. 15. The EU had asked Sri Lanka to give a written commitment by July 1 pledging to improve human rights before it would consider renewing them.
Taiwan-China: No such thing as a free trade
26-Jun-2010     The Economist
Economic success has not trickled down to many Taiwanese, and for them the ECFA is an abstract idea of frighteningly radical engagement with China, writes The Economist
EU and Philippines initial partnership, cooperation deal
26-Jun-2010     Bloomberg
The European Union and the Philippines initialed on Friday in Brussels the text of a new partnership and cooperation agreement (PCA), following its completion on June 3. The PCA is not a free-trade agreement. However, should the EU and Philippines decide to negotiate an FTA, the PCA would facilitate its conclusion.
Tens of thousands rally in Taiwan against China pact
26-Jun-2010     AFP
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Taipei on Saturday as Taiwan prepares to seal a major trade deal with Beijing that opponents fear is a step towards Chinese control.
The Bolivarian FTA
26-Jun-2010     TC Digital
The 10th Summit of ALBA concludes with an announcement that its members undertake to speed up the conclusion of a trade agreement.
10th ALBA summit starts in Ecuador
25-Jun-2010     Agencia Prensa Rural
The 10th summit of the Bolivian Alliance for the Peoples of America - People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) began on Friday in the Andean city of Otavalo, Ecuador.
ECFA to be signed amid optimism, concerns
25-Jun-2010    
Taiwan and China finalized details of a key trade pact Thursday to cut export tariffs and allow more market access to each other, but Taiwan's opposition is planning a massive rally Saturday to protest the deal.