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China, Costa Rica sign FTA
12-Apr-2010     AFP
China said on Thursday it had signed a free trade agreement with Costa Rica, paving the way to lift almost all tariffs on Chinese textiles, chemicals and machinery to the Central American nation.
Caribbean questions EU development pledges
9-Apr-2010     IPS
When Caribbean leaders sit across the table from their European counterparts at a May summit in Spain, high on their agenda will be the problems experienced by banana and sugar producers in gaining meaningful access to the European market.
Colombia, Mexico sign agreements on deepening FTA project
9-Apr-2010     Xinhua
Colombia and Mexico agreed on Thursday to move ahead on the consolidation of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) project to boost trade between the two countries.
Japan, US ‘some distance’ apart in beef trade talks
8-Apr-2010     Bloomberg
“For us, food safety based on Japan’s scientific standards is the priority,” Akamatsu said today. “The OIE standards are different from the Japanese scientific ones.”
Independent human rights impact assessment needed before Canada-Colombia free trade, CAW says
8-Apr-2010     CAW
Canadian Auto Workers is calling for an immediate halt to any federal government plans to finalize a Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement without the guarantee of an independent human rights impact assessment in Colombia.
'A simple protest can lead to death': Canada's auto union on Colombia FTA
8-Apr-2010     Colombia Reports
Canadian Auto Workers, the country's largest union, last week issued a press release calling on the government to halt trade negotiations with Colombia, calling the deal "a shocking betrayal of Canadians' expectation that we don't negotiate with human rights abusers."
India, Japan resume FTA talks
7-Apr-2010     RTT News
India and Japan resumed dialogues Wednesday in New Delhi on a free trade agreement, or FTA.
In first year, Peru trade pact creating US winners
7-Apr-2010     Feedstuffs.com
US corn exports to Peru in PTPA's first year increased 167% in quantity and more than 100% in value, and the US market share of the Peruvian corn market jumped from 15% to 38%
Risk of wrongful medicines seizures seen in EU-Central America trade deal
7-Apr-2010     IP Watch
A new accord designed to bolster political and economic ties between the European Union and Central America could result in greater seizures of medicines whenever pharmaceutical companies allege that their patents have been infringed, public health advocates have warned.
EU faults Mkapa on Epa
6-Apr-2010     The Citizen
Former President Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania has recently warned East African states to be wary of EPA as it was another Europe form of colonising the continent.