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Kingdom, US forge science and technology cooperation
4-Dec-2008     Arab News
Saudi Arabia and the United States yesterday signed an agreement for cooperation in science and technology. The agreement formalizes a decades-long, low-key relationship between the two countries involving numerous US technical agencies, academic institutions and private business.
India-Asean FTA misses deadline for the third time
4-Dec-2008     Hindu Business Line
The “indefinite” postponement of the 14th Asean Summit in Thailand, following the sacking of the Prime Minister of Thailand, Mr Somchai Wongsawat, by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, has led to the deferment of the signing of the India-Asean free trade agreement scheduled for the third week of this month.
MAC chairwoman says Taiwan should not sign CEPA with China
3-Dec-2008    
Taiwan and China should not be signing a Closer Economic Partnership Agreement such as the one between Beijing and Hong Kong, Mainland Affairs Council chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan said yesterday.
Urgent action needed: EU Parliament to vote on EU-Israel Association Agreement
3-Dec-2008     Stop The Wall
The European Parliament (EP) has recently announced that a vote will be held on December 4 to enter into force the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which will enable far greater Israeli participation in European Community programs. It is urgent that all civil society organizations, and especially those in Europe, take action against the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
Pooling of Resources Critical to Resolving SADC Energy Shortages
2-Dec-2008    
Regional stakeholders in the energy industry meeting in Tanzania have called for cooperation, integration and pooling of resources in the energy sector as the only way of dealing with energy shortages in southern Africa.
"Don't Sign EPAs"
2-Dec-2008    
Trade sector advocacy bodies such as the Ghana Trade Livelihood Coalition and Actionaid Ghana as well as some civil society groups have renewed their call on government not to sign the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union.
Tradeoff
2-Dec-2008    
Global euphoria over the election of Barack Obama as US President George Bush's successor has been tempered somewhat by the realisation that the Democrats have not historically been overly keen on free trade.
Plan for big-bang FTAs bites dust
2-Dec-2008    
Even as uncertainty prevails over the WTO's Doha Round negotiations with countries hardening their stance against opening up their markets due to the financial crisis and demand slowdown, India's plan to boost its global trade ties with a slew of free trade agreements (FTA) is losing momentum, either due to major differences or political volatility.
Syria-EU ties set for revival before Christmas holidays
2-Dec-2008    
Syrian and European officials are expecting to initial a second phase of the Syrian-EU Partnership Agreement, which has been on-hold due to political tension since 2004, before the Christmas holidays.
Knowing Your Trade Blocs From Your Trade Blocks
2-Dec-2008    
On a daily basis we are exposed to a myriad of acronyms. A large number of these refer to some form of regional economic integration such as CMA, COMESA, FTA, IDZ, SACU and SADC, to name a few.