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Single currency a step closer for ALBA nations
14-Dec-2009     Global Times
The creation of a regional currency among Latin American countries drew closer over the weekend as Cuba agreed to pay for a shipment of Venezuelan rice in sucres – the new currency.
Nigeria, Thailand partner on rice production
14-Dec-2009     This Day
Nigeria and Thailand have commenced negotiation and signing of a bilateral investment agreement in commercial agriculture in Nigeria, particularly in rice production and processing. The cooperation will be in the establishment of rice farms by the Thais in Nigeria’s free trade zones.
India seeks demand list from Asean nations
14-Dec-2009     Economic Times
India has taken the first concrete step towards concluding a deal with the Asean for liberalising trade in services, including cross-border movement of professionals, sending a request list to all Asean members pointing out where exactly the country wants greater access.
Chinese VP hopes to see S. Korea-China FTA
13-Dec-2009     Yonhap
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, widely seen as in line to succeed President Hu Jintao in 2012, said he would like to see a free trade agreement between his country and South Korea in the near future.
Fiji joins EU-Pacific regional trade agreement
12-Dec-2009     Swedish Presidency of the EU
Fiji has today in Copenhagen signed on to the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and the countries of the Pacific.
A brief Q&A with the US trade representative
12-Dec-2009     LA Times
Ron Kirk offers a status report on pending trade agreements and an overview of the administration's trade strategy
EU: Negotiations between the EU, Central America and the Andean countries concerning patents
12-Dec-2009     EP
According to Latin American trade unions and organisations, patenting has had devastating consequences for biological diversity in several Latin American countries. Yet neither the patent rules proposed in the association agreement between the EU and Central America nor the bilateral trade negotiations taking place between the EU and Colombia and Peru have taken account of such criticism.
FTAs could hurt farmers, too
11-Dec-2009     DNA India
After generic drugmakers, it's the farmers who are feeling the heat of the intellectual property (IP) regime.
EU: Free trade area around the Mediterranean a priority at trade ministers’ meeting
10-Dec-2009     Swedish Presidency of the EU
The EuroMed meeting in Brussels today adopted a roadmap for the establishment of a free trade area around the Mediterranean starting in 2010. Support was also given for a regional convention with uniform rules on the origin of goods.
EU urged to suspend trade talks with Colombia
10-Dec-2009     EU Politics News
Senior British MEP Richard Howitt has urged the EU to suspend free trade agreement talks with Colombia because of the country´s "profound" human rights "crisis."