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Brazil, US draw nearer to bilateral tax treaty
10-Dec-2008     Easy Bourse
Brazil and the United States are closer than ever to signing a bilateral tax treaty, although a similar accord to protect investments in the two countries is a bit further off, officials of both countries said Tuesday.
Korea seeks free trade with Russia, Mercosur
10-Dec-2008     Joong Ang Ilbo
Korea wants to offset the expected slowdown in growth next year by expanding free trade pacts with Russia and South America's Mercosur members, a government official said yesterday.
Obama's agenda for change and the 2009 Summit of the Americas
9-Dec-2008     ALAI Net
Barack Obama's electoral victory represents hope for change in the US relations with Latin America, but he will have to work against time to showcase the new policy direction at the Fifth Summit of the Americas, to be held in Trinidad and Tobago in April next year, write Rick Arnold and Manuel Pérez-Rocha.
Vietnam pushing free trade area with US
9-Dec-2008     VietnamNet Bridge
“We are trying to promote negotiations on a free trade area (FTA) agreement with the US. This would be a long-term task,” said Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Le Cong Phung on the sideline of the 16th diplomatic sector conference, which opened in Hanoi on December 2.
Turkey, S Korea plan to initiate FTA soon
9-Dec-2008     World Bulletin
Turkey and Korea have decided to initiate Free Trade Agreement between the two countries soon.
SC to include anti-JPEPA petition on en banc agenda next week - Marquez
9-Dec-2008     Balita
The Supreme Court of the Philippines will include in its agenda for next week's en banc session the petition filed Thursday by a multisectoral group seeking the nullification of the implementation of the recently ratified Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).
Canada Colombia Free Trade Agreement should be rejected
9-Dec-2008     rabble.ca
The Harper government pretends that the Colombian Free Trade agreement will advance the human rights agenda in Colombia. But essentially, here is what would happen: in case of abuse, a small fine would be levied by the Canadian government which the Colombian government would then pay to itself.
Panama, Canada begin second round of FTA talks
9-Dec-2008     People's Daily
Panama and Canada on Monday began a second round of talks in their effort to reach a free trade agreement (FTA).
Pakistan pushing for more free trade with GCC
8-Dec-2008    
Pakistan is trying hard to sign Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Gulf countries to give boost to its ailing economy, said a senior official.
DECLARATION: "We demand that the European Union and the governments of Peru and Colombia stop promoting a split in the Andean Community of Nations (CAN)"
8-Dec-2008     Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean Bi-regional Network Enlazando Alternativas
We, social movements and civil society organisations of Europe, Latin America and elsewhere in the world, express our profound concern at the decision of the European Commission -- on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its 27 member states, Colombia and Peru, to negotiate bilateral trade agreements, which we fear will prompt a de facto split of the Andean Community (CAN).