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African experts endorse African template for EPAs
10-Oct-2008    
African experts on Friday ended a continental forum on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between European and African countries with the endorsement of proposals towards an African template for EPA negotiations.
Japan trade talks with India hit bottleneck: Official
10-Oct-2008    
Prospects of Japan and India reaching a free-trade deal in time for a leaders' summit this month have weakened, with a number of areas in dispute, a Japanese negotiator said on Thursday.
Silence surrounds trade issues
10-Oct-2008    
The trade landscape in Canada could shift rapidly and radically after next week's election.
Zambia-EU: European Union to sign free trade agreement with Zambia after Ghana and La Côte d'Ivoire
10-Oct-2008     Afrik.com
Zambia will soon sign with the European Union (EU) an interim free trade agreement. Zambia is the first country from the Southern Africa region to do so, while waiting to conclude a full Economic Partnership Agreement (APE) with all countries of Southern Africa.
Seoul, Brussels reaffirm pledge to strike free trade deal by year end
10-Oct-2008     Asia Pulse
South Korea and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed that they will strike a free trade deal by the end of the year, a top Seoul trade official said Friday.
Guatemala forum decries FTA with US
10-Oct-2008     Political Affairs Magazine
The free trade agreement between Central American and the US has failed to accomplish all the supposed fairness and pledges advocated by its promoters, participants at the Social Forum of the Americas stated here this week.
JPEPA ratification puts RP in more danger vs global crisis
9-Oct-2008    
Bilateral deals like JPEPA enables beleaguered countries like Japan to pass their crisis to other economies in the region through more liberalization.
JPEPA: The Romulo-Koumora exchange of notes
9-Oct-2008     PhilStar
The basic norm of international law is that a party to a treaty cannot invoke its internal law, including its Constitution, as a justification for failure to perform its obligation under the treaty. Therefore, JPEPA will prevail over the Philippine Constitution.
Defence industry wants US free trade deal
9-Oct-2008     RNZ
The New Zealand defence industry is renewing calls for a free trade agreement with the United States, which would allow New Zealand companies to compete for a slice of US military contracts.
Japan-GCC: Free trade deal on the way
9-Oct-2008     GDN
The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) is on the verge of signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Japan, it was revealed yesterday.