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Trade deal signed at ASEAN summit
1-Mar-2009     Al Jazeera
Australia and New Zealand have signed a free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- one of Asia's largest trade arrangements.
Deeper North American Integration Still in the Cards
28-Feb-2009     Blacklisted News
There are fears that under an Obama presidency many on the left will go to sleep, now that Bush is out of office. This includes in Canada, where the left have been instrumental in exposing the SPP and fighting deeper integration into a North American Union.
Farmers Call For NAFTA Reforms
28-Feb-2009     Opednews.com
NAFTA has produced winners, mostly multinational corporations and a long list of losers, which includes farmers. The trade agreement has been the source of much discontent and has become an easy target.
ASEAN to sign trade pact with Australia, NZ
27-Feb-2009     IHT
Southeast Asian economic ministers signed two pacts on trade and investment Thursday and plan to ink a free trade pact with Australia and New Zealand at an annual summit, where they have vowed to resist protectionism amid the global economic slump.
MNCs Outside Asean Gaining More From Liberalisation
26-Feb-2009    
Multinational corporations (MNCs) from outside Asean are taking better advantage of the region's trade and investment liberalisation than the companies from within, Secretary General of Asean, Dr Surin Pitsuwan said.
Sino-Pak Insurance business can flourish after signing of FTA in Services Sector
26-Feb-2009    
China Thursday hoped to see substantial progress for cooperation between Pakistan and China in the area of Insurance.
ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (February 2009)
26-Feb-2009     ASEAN
Indonesia details Australia, New Zealand tariff cuts
26-Feb-2009     Reuters
Indonesia has agreed to cut import tariffs on range of products from Australia and New Zealand starting this year as part of a wider free-trade agreement with Southeast Asian nations
Canada-Colombia free trade agreement condemned
26-Feb-2009     NUPGE
Colombia's national labour federations and major unions have condemned the free trade agreement (FTA) signed by the governments of Canada and Colombia last year.
SKorea lawmakers endorse US FTA bill
26-Feb-2009     AFP
The judiciary subcommittee of South Korea's parliament Wednesday endorsed a government bill to ratify a free trade pact with the United States. The bill still requires approval by the subcommittees for foreign affairs, trade and unification, before it is submitted to a plenary session of the National Assembly for ratification.