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US-Malaysia: One hitch may be taken off FTA talks
29-Sep-2009     Business Times
One obstacle in US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement talks may be taken off the table following high-powered discussions on government procurement between the two trade partners.
APE : les militants de 30 pays demandent à l’UE de revoir radicalement sa copie
29-Sep-2009     HNS
Le 27 septembre 2009 marque le 7ème anniversaire du lancement des négociations des Accords de partenariat économique (APE). Depuis 2004, les organisations de la société civile de l’Union européenne (UE) et des pays d’Afrique des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP) ont intitulé cette journée « Journée mondiale d’action contre les APE » pour protester contre la démarche européenne sur les APE.
EU automakers urge Brussels to ditch SKorea trade deal
29-Sep-2009     AFP
European auto manufacturers on Monday urged Brussels not to sign a free trade agreement with South Korea due to be inked over the coming days.
Africa sets terms for granting EU full market access
29-Sep-2009     Business Daily
Africa is asking its team of trade negotiators working on the Economic Partnership Agreement to focus on economic development before deciding on opening up markets to the European Union.
Indo-Jap FTA: Data exclusivity threat to generics
29-Sep-2009     DNA
Amid fresh talks on the India-Japan free trade agreement (FTA), concerns are being expressed about certain measures that could hamper generic drugs and access to medicines.
EU urged to sign free trade deal with Gulf states
29-Sep-2009     Business 24/7
Gulf oil producers yesterday urged the European Union to stop setting conditions and sign a free trade agreement that has eluded the two sides for nearly two decades because of persistent rifts.
CPM gets set to protest FTA with a human chain
29-Sep-2009     Livemint
The Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, is pulling out all the stops to ensure the success of a planned statewide human chain on 2 October to protest a free trade agreement between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Nauru leads the charge on EPAs
28-Sep-2009    
The stalled negotiations on the EU-inspired Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the Forum Island Countries finally resumed in Brussels.
Parliamentary committee approves India trade bill
28-Sep-2009    
A parliamentary committee on Monday approved a comprehensive trade agreement with India that would eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 4,400 Korean products exported to the Asian nation, Yonhap news reported.
Bosnia court annuls trade law as farmers protest
28-Sep-2009    
Bosnia's top court has annulled an import tax law which it said violated a regional free trade treaty and commitments to the EU, while about 1,000 farmers and food producers protested outside the court building.