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How to resolve free trade issues with EU, by ECOWAS ministers
10-May-2010    
Knotty issues impeding conclusive negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) can be resolved if the private sector in West Africa is involved in the process, according to ministers from the sub-region in charge of the talks.
MPs divided on Canada-Colombia trade agreement
10-May-2010    
Increasing trade between Canada and Colombia would help fight drug traffickers and improve human rights in the South American country, says Saskatchewan MP Brad Trost. But critics say the country’s poor human-rights record should put any free-trade plans on hold.
Indo-Asean ties key to region's growth
10-May-2010    
Close economic cooperation between India and Asean can prove to be a potent force in shaping the economic fortunes of South and South-east Asia over the next decade. Standard & Poor's believes, however, that recent Indo-Asean increases in trade and investment flows still fall well short of their full potential.
Canada-EU deal will affect more than trade
10-May-2010    
It’s unsettling to know that even on the heels of the recent free-trade themed Canada-EU summit in Brussels, most Canadians haven’t a clue that our federal and provincial governments are negotiating with the European Union what could be the largest, most significant bilateral trade deal in history.
Peuples d'Europe et d'Amérique latine unis contre le libéralisme de Bruxelles
10-May-2010     L'Humanité
Le sixième sommet UE-Amérique latine pourrait être boycotté par les présidents de l’hémisphère Sud. En marge de cette grand-messe, le sommet alternatif dénonce les accords de libre-échange et ses conséquences sociales.
Australian tax could breach treaty with China
10-May-2010     Telegraph
Mining shares plunged last week after Kevin Rudd, Australia's prime minister, proposed a 40pc tax on mining profits, arguing that Australia's mining boom was benefiting shareholders based abroad
Saskatchewan joins B.C., Alberta in interprovincial free trade market
10-May-2010     Journal of Commerce
British Columbia and Alberta have signed an economic partnership with Saskatchewan that creates Canada’s biggest interprovincial free trade market and is designed to promote trade with Asia.
Facts are stubborn things when it comes to trade
10-May-2010     The Hill
We're all entitled to our own opinion about NAFTA-style trade pacts, but we're not entitled to our own facts. The most peculiar claim is that the US has trade surpluses with its FTA partners, when in fact the data show we have a deficit.
Panama, Canada To Sign Free Trade Agreement
9-May-2010     Inside Costa Rica
Panama's Commerce and Industry Minister Roberto Henriquez will fly to Toronto, Canada, to sign on May 14 a free trade agreement.
India to keep EU, Japan out of govt procurement
8-May-2010     The Economic Times
India is not likely to entertain requests for opening government procurement in its FTA negotiations with EU and Japan respectively.