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Costa Rica-S'pore FTA talks
2-Dec-2008    
Costa Rica and Singapore on Tuesday announced their intent to start talks on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Proposed India-EU FTA draws flak
2-Dec-2008     Financial Express
A group of Indian trade unionists, farmers, fishworkers and intelligentsia have criticised the secret negotiation which are underway between India and the European Union to strike a free trade agreement (FTA). They have demanded a halt to the ongoing negotiations till transparency is achieved in the process.
Be suspicious of India-EU pact
2-Dec-2008     Economic Times
There is an outcry over the proposed India-EU free trade agreement, the contents of which are being ‘secretly' negotiated by the two governments. Last week, an outfit called Forum on FTAs--a coalition of over 75 organisations including trade unions, farmer and fishermen groups and other civil society organisations--demanded that the talks be halted immediately.
SADC Free Trade a Boon for Namibian Market, Says Report
1-Dec-2008    
The size of the domestic market has long been a thorn in the flesh for local businesses.
IGAD set to become free trade area in 2009 - Chief
30-Nov-2008    
The seven-member regional Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is set to become a free trade area.
Free trade by any other name
30-Nov-2008    
As the December 2007 deadline was approaching, the European Commission realised that it would not get what it badly wanted: to close a deal with all African regions on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) - basically free-trade pacts.
CSME on slow march
30-Nov-2008    
There are growing concerns, regionwide, that the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) project may be in serious danger of not being realised as planned for 2015. It is currently on a slow march.
Timing of FTA ratification
30-Nov-2008    
The Lee government seems to have come to realize, albeit belatedly, that its attempted push for early enforcement of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) was a non-starter from the beginning. The FTA was a top priority for President Lee Myung-bak, who believed it would help turn around the nation's declining economy.
Thailand: Status as regional leader in doubt
30-Nov-2008     IPS
The inability of the government to function lessens the prospect of Thailand failing to get parliament's approval of trade deals vital for ASEAN's economic agenda. The country needs to get the legislature's backing for 30 agreements, including an ASEAN-India free trade agreement and an ASEAN-South Korea free trade agreement.
Indonesian chefs, teachers ready to fill New Zealand market
29-Nov-2008    
Local skilled workers will have a chance next year to try their luck in New Zealand, which has agreed to open up to Indonesian workers as part of a free trade agreement (FTA).