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Japanese-Swiss FTA takes effect
3-Sep-2009    
A free-trade agreement between Japan and Switzerland came into force Tuesday as the two countries aim to liberalize more than 99 percent of their trade in goods in 10 years.
S. Korea, Colombia to start FTA talks this year
3-Sep-2009    
South Korea and Colombia agreed Thursday to begin talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) within the year, Seoul's foreign ministry said after a meeting between their foreign ministers here.
Human rights campaign sues European Union over continued economic ties with Israelis
3-Sep-2009     PNN
The European Campaign to Lift the Siege on Gaza, in cooperation with European institutions and individuals, has filed a lawsuit against the European Union to force the EU to end its economic partnership agreement with the Israelis.
Trade deficit surges 4-fold after FTA with EFTA nations
3-Sep-2009     Korea Times
Korea's trade deficit with a four-European nation economic block has surged by four-fold since the signing of a free trade agreement three years ago, with its imports growing at a much faster pace than exports.
Canned tuna may be included in ASEAN-EU Free Trade Agreement
3-Sep-2009     MindaNews
The European Union is reportedly open to negotiations for the possible lowering of tariffs or even granting duty-free treatment for canned tuna exports from the Philippines and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations under a proposed free trade agreement with the 10-nation regional bloc.
US may use trade deal with Malaysia as model: MIER
3-Sep-2009     Business Times
The US is keen to sign a free trade agreement with Malaysia and to use it as a role model for the world's largest economy to sign similar agreements with other Muslim countries, says the executive director of the Malaysia Institute of Economic Research
Global Turn Around!
2-Sep-2009     OWINFS
Sign-on statement from the Our World Is Not For Sale network
Falling out and falling apart?
2-Sep-2009     IPS
The June coup d'état in Honduras was a body blow to political integration in Central America. The old idea of a protected and privileged trade area does not make any sense now in the light of globalisation, "so the concept of open integration was adopted. But that needed to be translated into concrete terms and this was not done."
Sri Lanka-Pakistan FTA to expand
2-Sep-2009     Daily News
The Free Trade Agreement between Sri Lanka and Pakistan will be further expanded to services and investment in keeping with a bilateral discussions between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, yesterday.
Peru seeks conclusion of FTA with S. Korea within this year
1-Sep-2009    
Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde said Tuesday his government hopes to conclude free trade agreement (FTA) talks with South Korea before November.