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Namibia in EU grape deadlock
12-Sep-2009    
The Namibian government has refused to sign its Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU, leaving grape exporters facing a serious loss of trade preferences or a considerable increase in costs.
India keen to enter Asean services sector
12-Sep-2009    
India looks forward to accessing the vast services market of Asean and is currently negotiating an agreement on trade in services and investments with the group.
S.Africa, EU sign trade deal, to bridge Doha gaps
11-Sep-2009     Reuters
South Africa and the European Union on Friday signed an amended trade, development and co-operation agreement and also pledged to intensify work to bridge gaps preventing conclusion of Doha trade talks.
EU favours FTA with India
11-Sep-2009     The Hindu
“Real negotiations between the two sides have not started yet,” says the head of the delegation of the European Commission in India
EU wants pact to include govt procurement
11-Sep-2009     Business Standard
Ahead of the next round of talks on a bilateral trade treaty with India, the European Union today said it was keen that the comprehensive pact included government procurement agreement, which India has resisted so far.
EU puts Middle East policies on hold until US talks
11-Sep-2009     EU Observer
EU diplomats in Brussels on Thursday (10 September) put off a decision on signing an Association Agreement with Syria until October at the earliest. EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels next week were due to discuss the pact. But it was dropped from the agenda after the Netherlands said it would veto the existing text on human rights grounds.
The great swine cover-up
11-Sep-2009     CIP Americas Program
Mexico has been considered the laboratory of globalization since it initiated the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994. In April of 2009 a deadly virus germinated in that laboratory, finding ideal conditions to move quickly into a global pandemic.
A pressing case for NAFTA review and renegotiation
11-Sep-2009     CIP Americas Program
North American leaders may wish to distance themselves from the obvious failure of NAFTA to better the lives of their citizens, but Canadian, Mexican, and U.S. citizens continue to press for a comprehensive review and renegotiation. This article explains why that task is more urgent than ever in today's global crisis.
Canada-Colombia deal on parliamentary agenda
11-Sep-2009     NUPGE
Legislation to implement the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) (Bill C-23) may be the first order of business in the House of Commons when MPs return Monday after their summer recess.
Trade bloc is distant goal for Korea, Japan, China
11-Sep-2009     Joong Ang Daily
Negotiations on a three-way free investment pact started in January 2007, with the seventh roundtable held in July.