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Report: Plummeting profits drive tomato farmers to suicide
20-Apr-2009     Modern Ghana
With cross-border price-undercutting, mounting debt and a lack of buyers, many tomato farmers in Ghana's Upper East Region are turning to suicide. Yet with European Union Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) currently being negotiated, West African markets are about to be flooded with heavily subsidised EU products
‘Negotiations for a comprehensive EPA on track'
20-Apr-2009     East African
"The European Commission-East African Community interim economic partnership agreement on trade in goods, which we initialled in November 2007, should be signed shortly", says an EU representative
European Union pushes trade deal on Africa
20-Apr-2009     Final Call
The signing of a finalized economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the European Union and southern African countries seems imminent-despite regional trade fragmentation remaining a danger.
EU aims for 15% growth in food exports to China
20-Apr-2009     China Daily
A China-EU FTA is not in the cards, but new European Union initiatives aim to boost EU food exports to China by 15% over the next several years.
Japan disagrees to sign EPA with Bangladesh
19-Apr-2009     New Nation
Despite repeated efforts from Bangladesh government, Japan is yet to agree to sign Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), an accord to strengthen bilateral economic ties.
Zim balks from treaty with SA
19-Apr-2009     Zimbabwean
A bilateral investment treaty between Zimbabwe and South Africa could not be signed last week after Harare requested more details on the accord before it could commit itself, Industry Minister Welshman Ncube said.
Taiwan to discuss trade agreement with China
19-Apr-2009     AP
Taiwan will discuss a partial free trade agreement with China and sign pacts to enhance economic cooperation during high-level talks in late April, negotiators said Saturday.
FTA talks have begun: Colombia
19-Apr-2009     Colombia Reports
US president Barack Obama has given "instructions" to his Trade Representative Ron Kirk to start talks with Colombia about the pending free trade agreement between the two countries, Colombia's Trade Minister Luis Guillermo Plata said Friday.
EU assist to improve exports to Europe
18-Apr-2009     Manila Bulletin
The Philippines will receive 6.5 million Euros to develop a strategic trade policy for both bilateral and multilateral negotiations, speed up customs procedures, cope with demanding EU regulations on technical standards and comply with the latest requirements on food safety.
EU-India FTA - trade in goods, IP and SPS chapters (draft Feb 2009)
17-Apr-2009