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US envoy hopeful of Indo-US bilateral investment treaty being endorsed
11-Oct-2009     ANI
US Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer has said that he is hopeful that a bilateral investment treaty between US and India will be signed by end of the year.
Korea-China FTA returns to agenda
11-Oct-2009     Korea Herald
A free trade pact between Korea and China is expected to pick up pace after the two countries on Saturday agreed to consider the deal. But a bumpy road is expected because of sensitive issues, such as agriculture.
US eyes free trade pact with SE Asia countries
11-Oct-2009     Arab Times
The United States is beginning to lay the initial groundwork for talks to forge a free trade agreement with Southeast Asia, ahead of President Barack Obama’s maiden trip to the region.
EU, Egypt to further liberalise agri-trade ties
11-Oct-2009     Arabian Business
The European Union’s Council of Ministers on Saturday confirmed the signing of an agreement with Egypt aimed at greater liberalisation of reciprocal trade in agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products.
We need to be more careful in future
11-Oct-2009    
It is normal for trade agreements to have a political overtone. The Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) initiated by the USA during the 1990s are a good example of this. Its FTAs with Caribbean, South American, North American and African countries covered ‘substantially all the trade’ as required under the WTO norms, but in practice they were all textile-centric , providing for duty-free import of apparel products manufactured out of raw materials obtained from the USA.
NGOs welcome EU’s vow not to push Africa into EPAs
11-Oct-2009    
Non-governmental organisations have expressed their satisfaction at the European Commission’s declaration that it would not put "undue pressure" on African and other countries to conclude the controversial trade deals called economic partnership agreements (EPAs).
Canada lacks EU preferential trade deal
11-Oct-2009    
In 2008, when Irish citizens were first asked to vote on the Lisbon Treaty, seen as a key to revitalizing the European Union by giving it more of the power now wielded by its member states, they responded with a definite No. They bought the argument that this would erode Irish sovereignty.
Comesa Compensates Country for Losses Resulting From EAC Integration
11-Oct-2009    
In a move to compensate revenue losses accrued by Rwanda as a result of having a common external tariff after the adoption of the EAC customs union protocol, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) will disburse €10.3 million (Frw 8.8 billion) through budget support for the fiscal year 2009/10.
Lugar to introduce legislation on free trade with ASEAN
11-Oct-2009    
An influential Republican Senator has announced to introduce a legislation in US Senate next week for free trade agreement negotiations between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
RECALCA: On the territorial minga de pensamiento, Toez, Cauca
10-Oct-2009     Red Colombiana de Acción Frente al Libre Comercio, Recalca
Between the 28th and 30th of September, hundreds of indigenous peoples from the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca (ACIN), Colombia, met to debate the environmental, territorial and economic situation in Latin America, Colombia, and in their own communities.