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Korean, EU trade ministers to meet in January
21-Dec-2008     KBS
South Korea and the EU hope to finalise their FTA in January
Japan to help Vietnam strengthen car, electronic parts industries
21-Dec-2008     Vietnam Business News
According to JETRO, Japan will boost support to Vietnam next year, once the two governments sign an FTA, for the benefit of both Vietnamese and Japanese corporations
EU to continue FTA talks with Peru, Colombia
20-Dec-2008     Xinhua
The European Union said Friday that it had decided to pursue a Free Trade Agreement deal with Peru and Colombia despite reservations from Bolivia and Ecuador.
Vietnam, US holds first BIT negotiation
19-Dec-2008     VNA
The first round of negotiations on the Vietnam-US Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) was held in Washington from Dec. 15-18.
EU trade agreement with Central America may force ACP countries out of banana business
19-Dec-2008     African Agriculture
The banana companies in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States maybe forced out of business following the European Union's decision to negotiate a Free Trade agreement (FTA) with Central American countries in what the ACP Group describes as on “too generous” terms.
EU-Moroccan deal "illegal" - UN expert
19-Dec-2008     afrol News
Former UN Legal Counsel Hans Corell calls the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement illegal because it includes the waters off Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara.
South Korea trade fight gets ugly
19-Dec-2008     NYT
The parliamentary battle over a contentious free trade deal in South Korea led to a confrontation on Thursday in which opposition lawmakers used a sledgehammer to knock down the doors of a blockaded room in which a committee was discussing the agreement.
JETRO White Paper on International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment (2008)
19-Dec-2008     JETRO
Many Japanese companies, including those catering to domestic demand, are aiming to expand their sales in overseas markets. The focus in this White Paper is placed on emerging resource rich countries as new potential overseas markets for Japanese companies. Contains chapter on FTAs.
Bolivia to hold off on legal action vs US over trade
18-Dec-2008     Reuters
Bolivia's President Evo Morales said on Tuesday he would hold off on legal action over the US suspension of trade benefits for the Andean nation in hopes that President-elect Barack Obama will reverse the step.
India, Myanmar ink bilateral agreements
18-Dec-2008     IRIS
India and Myanmar have signed Bilateral Investment Promotion Agreement (BIPA) and agreements on banking arrangements.