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Social movements meet with presidents
31-Jan-2009     ALAI
At the World Social Forum taking place in Belem, Brasil, Latin American social movements held a dialogue on regional integration from a peoples' perspective, with the leaders of four South American progressive governments. Presidents Hugo Chavez (Venezuela), Fernando Lugo (Paraguay), Evo Morales (Bolivia) and Rafael Correa (Ecuador), met with 1500 representatives of social movements to exchange about past and future collaboration around integration initiatives such as the Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas (ALBA) as solutions to the global economic crisis.
“The job will be to ‘court' specific manufacturers to Georgia”
31-Jan-2009     Georgian Business Week
An interview with Amy Denman, the Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia
Japanese delegation arrives in February to evaluate start of FTA with Peru
31-Jan-2009     Andina
In the first two weeks of February, an official Japanese delegation will arrive in Peru to evaluate the beginning and modalities of a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between both countries
'Buy American' stimulus plan riles trade partners
30-Jan-2009     AFP
A new "Buy American" push in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan is sparking protests about protectionism from US trading partners.
Ramphal warns against 'devaluing goals' of CSME
29-Jan-2009    
Sir Shridath Ramphal has warned against the danger of "devaluing the goals" of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) and is urging the region's decision makers to avoid a course that could only be "to our peril" at a time of enormous economic challenges.
Aussie plea on US trade restrictions
29-Jan-2009    
Australian officials are intensively lobbying lawmakers on Capitol Hill to reconsider new "Buy American" provisions that were attached to the $US819 billion ($1.25 trillion) stimulus package passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, amid fears that they will usher in a new era of protectionism and harm Australia's steel exports to the US.
Ottawa involved in AbitibiBowater dispute, Day says
29-Jan-2009    
The federal government has confirmed it is now playing a part to help resolve a dispute between AbitibiBowater and the Newfoundland and Labrador government.
FMM: Restart US FTA talks
29-Jan-2009    
Datuk Mustafa Mansur, president of Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) wants the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) discussions with the United States to be restarted to strengthen market access. “The FTA with the US will open up a big market for us,” says Mustafa.
EU responds to demands with more demands
29-Jan-2009     Gulof News
The demands which stood as obstacles to signing an EU-GCC FTA are non-commercial demands, although GCC countries made a great leap in updating and modernising economic and commercial laws in the past years, thinking this would meet EU requirements in this respect.
Eurochambres favours EU-Central America association agreement
29-Jan-2009     Europolitics
Speaking at the EU-Central America Private Sector Forum, in Brussels on 28 January, Eurochambres' Secretary-General Arnaldo Abruzzini urged political leaders not to miss the favourable momentum to conclude an association agreement (AA) between the EU and Central America, to the benefit of businesses in both regions.