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Seoul willing to lift ban on Canadian beef
8-Dec-2009     Korea Herald
Korea is wiling to lift its six-year-old ban on Canadian beef, President Lee Myung-bak sad yesterday after a summit with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
East Africa: EABC advised to join EPA trade talks
8-Dec-2009     Tanzania Daily News
The European Union says that the private sector through East African Business Council, should be participating in economic partnership agreement negotiations. "Maybe in future we will have to treat the private sector and activists through two different windows," EU officials specify.
US, Turkey launch new trade, investment forum
8-Dec-2009     Reuters
The United States and NATO ally Turkey launched an initiative Monday aimed at boosting trade and investment ties, but said there were no plans for the two countries to negotiate a free trade agreement.
Resist trailer now online
7-Dec-2009     Resist
Having received hundreds of stories of resistance from all over the world, we've spent the last few months focusing on the Wall that is being built along the USA's entire border with Mexico.
Vietnam - No human rights issues in trade acts
7-Dec-2009     VNA
A leading Vietnamese Government official has asked that the US leave democratic and human rights issues out of its trade acts
Kenya exports to EU face taxes
7-Dec-2009     Nation
The European Union has for the first time indicated that the failure by the East African Community to sign a new trade agreement will lead to introduction of taxes on Kenyan exports to Europe.
Ecuador seeks to block Chevron
7-Dec-2009     WSJ
The government of Ecuador asked a US court on Friday to intervene in its long-running environmental battle with oil giant Chevron Corp.
German investor launches ICSID case against Costa Rica over alleged expropriation of land near endangered turtle habitat
7-Dec-2009     ITN
German investor Reinhard Unglaube, a resident of Costa Rica, has commenced arbitration against his host country over the latter’s refusal to grant the appropriate permits to extend his eco-tourist hotel complex in Playa Grande, Costa Rica.
EU delays free-trade, accession pacts with Ukraine
7-Dec-2009     Bloomberg
The European Union will delay signing free-trade and accession accords with Ukraine because of growing skepticism about the former Soviet state’s commitment to economic and political restructuring.
S. Korea, Colombia open 1st round of free trade talks
7-Dec-2009     Yonhap
Trade officials from South Korea and Colombia kicked off their first round of negotiations here Monday aimed at forging a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost the flow of goods and investment.