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Protests target Peru's UN Mission in New York: Indigenous rights over US free trade agreement
22-May-2009     Amazon Watch
Indigenous leaders from around the world are joined by supporters in a demonstration today outside the Peru's Mission to the United Nations, urging the Alan Garcia Government to respect indigenous peoples' rights and repeal a series of new laws passed under the pretext of implementing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States.
EU wants to expand trade ties with Pakistan
22-May-2009     Dawn
European Commission Ambassador Jan De KOK has said that the European Union was seriously considering on broadening and deepening of its trade relations with Pakistan.
New round of Malaysia-US FTA talks may resume sooner than expected
22-May-2009     Bernama
US Ambassador to Malaysia James R.Keith said the Obama administration was in the process of reviewing aspects of the agreement and would speed up the new round of talks with Malaysia.
Angola, United States sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
21-May-2009     AllAfrica.com
On 19 May, US Trade Representative Ronald Kirk and Angola Minister of External Affairs Assunção Afonso de Sousa dos Anjos signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) that will provide a forum to address trade issues and help enhance trade and investment relations between the United States and Angola.
Najib, Emir witnesses Malaysia-Qatar bilateral trade agreement
21-May-2009     NST
Malaysia and Qatar signed a bilateral trade agreement on 20 May
ECOWAS gives fresh terms for free trade with EU
20-May-2009     Guardian
Forty days to the June 30, 2009 signing of the free trade agreement between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the European Union (EU), the sub-Saharan bloc has raised fresh issues that need to be resolved before the pact is sealed.
Korea pledges to include agriculture in FTA
20-May-2009     ABC
Assurances by the Korean Government, that agriculture will be included in a Free Trade Agreement with Australia, is sure to please local beef producers.
US eyes Asia trade vistas after Panama, Doha: Kirk
20-May-2009     Reuters
The Obama administration wants to explore new trade vistas in the Asia-Pacific region once it has dealt with challenges it inherited, including a deal with Panama and a global trade pact, US Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Monday.
A profitable epidemic
19-May-2009     Mingas
The new swine flu epidemic that threatens to spread to more regions of the world is nothing new. It is part of an overall crisis, and it stems from industrial animal farming, which is dominated by transnational companies.
Please sign letter opposing ratification of US-Panama FTA
19-May-2009     Mingas
As the global economic crisis deepens and more people lose their jobs, the Obama administration may soon push for ratification of the Bush-era US-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA).