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NUPGE asks Ignatieff to block Colombia trade deal
31-Mar-2009    
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is appealing to the federal Liberal Party to join with other opposition parties to block the new Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
ECFA separate from any similar U.S. plan, says AIT
31-Mar-2009    
A potential free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Taiwan would have no direct link to Taiwan's proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China, according to a senior U.S. official in Taipei.
West Africa: Don't Conclude Regional EPA in June 2009 -Gapto
31-Mar-2009    
Members of the Ghana Agricultural Producers and Traders Organisation (GAPTO) have called on the governments of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) not to conclude the Regional Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with European Union (EU) in June, this year.
KOR-US FTA's three poisons
31-Mar-2009    
Why is the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) an issue again? The administration of President Lee Myung-bak is trying to use the global economic crisis to force its market fundamentalism on the country. The FTA is the final push.
Minister defends Colombia free-trade deal
30-Mar-2009    
Parliamentary hearings will give a fulsome airing to critics of Canada's proposed free-trade agreement with Colombia, says the Harper government's Latin American cabinet minister, Peter Kent, the minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
G20 should halt free trade agreements
30-Mar-2009     Traidcraft
In a report released today, Traidcraft shows that the EU-India free trade agreement (FTA) under negotiation, would strip away essential policy tools that India needs to support its economy and safeguard jobs -- when European governments are doing all they can to rescue their own economies during these exceptional times.
5 years of free trade with Korea
29-Mar-2009    
On Wednesday, Korea and Chile will be celebrating the 5th anniversary since they signed the free trade agreement.
Zero duty for Lankan goods in Pakistan
29-Mar-2009    
The Department of Commerce said this week that under the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Pakistan has confirmed duty free status to 4,500 Sri Lankan products.
Panama-AIG outrage on all fronts
28-Mar-2009     Eyes on Trade
Anger is brimming over in diverse corridors over the Bush hangover agreement with Panama, and the new rights it would give to AIG-linked bodies in Panama to sue US taxpayers.
KAIROS and Colombian Partners Outraged at Canada-Colombia Free Trade Deal
27-Mar-2009     Kairos
Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives today expressed outrage that the federal government has introduced legislation for a free trade deal with Colombia, ignoring the pleas of Canadian and Colombian activists for a human rights assessment in advance of any deal.