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In the United States, 350 civil groups oppose FTA
9-Mar-2009     La Estrella
Around 350 US national, state and local groups from religious to environmental sectors, representing a combined total membership of 18 million, sent a letter to the House of Representatives asking lawmakers not to ratify the free trade agreement between Panama and the United States, insisting that Panama's economy thrives on banking secrecy and money laundering
MoI positive for completion of Pak-US BIT draft in April
8-Mar-2009     Daily Times
Pakistan's Ministry of Investment (MoI) is hopeful for the completion of mutually agreed final draft of Pak-US Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) by April this year, as bilateral consultations on unresolved issues have already started afresh.
Obama puts off trade talks
8-Mar-2009     Stuff
Just weeks from the start of talks on a trans-Pacific partnership deal, encompassing New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Brunei and the United States, President Barack Obama has put the talks on hold.
Towards a Canada-EU Economic Trade Agreement and Beyond
8-Mar-2009     OpEd News
It came out during the Canadian election in October of 2008, that the Conservative government was set to begin negotiations with the European Union (EU) on deeper economic integration
Premier pledges no Chinese workers under trade pact
7-Mar-2009     Radio Taiwan International
In response to fierce criticism over a trade pact the government may sign with China, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan has pledged that Taiwan's sovereignty will not be affected by such a deal and that no Chinese workers will be introduced to Taiwan.
Industry tycoon endorses Taiwan-China trade pact plan
7-Mar-2009    
TSMC Chairman Morris Chang endorsed the government's plan to sign free trade pacts with Taiwan's major trading partners, saying Saturday that it would not be "too late" to sign a proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with China by the end of this year.
EU trade chief certain FTA can clear car hurdle
7-Mar-2009     Joong Ang Daily
The European Union's trade chief is confident she can convince member states to back a free trade pact with Korea, despite fierce opposition from the bloc's embattled car industry.
Serbia, Iran to sign free trade agreement
6-Mar-2009     IHT
Serbia says it plans to sign a free trade agreement with Iran to boost economic cooperation.
Expanding Canadian Trade Horizons
6-Mar-2009    
It is clear that Canada must lessen its dependency on the U.S., but if future free trade deals are based on the failed NAFTA model, they could prove costly.
Not much free about this “free” trade agreement
6-Mar-2009     Global Trade Watch
What right does the Australian government have to impose a free trade agreement on the peoples of ASEAN, without any sort of systems in place to represent their views or interests (rather than the views or interests of their rulers) in negotiations? And how many Australians want a free trade agreement with vicious, murderous regimes like Burma's military junta anyway?