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EU MPs back trade deal with India, voice religion concerns
25-Sep-2008     AFP
The European parliament on Wednesday called for the EU negotiate a free trade deal with India by the end of the year, though several voiced concerns over human rights abuses, in particular against Christians.
Indigenous seek more land rights
25-Sep-2008     Latinamerica Press
Peru's Congress on Sept. 20 signed a law repealing two presidential decrees that lowered the requirements for the sale of indigenous lands a month after large mobilizations by indigenous Amazon groups in demand that the laws be knocked down.
Peru, Colombia push for bilateral trade deals with EU
24-Sep-2008     ICTSD
Both Peru and Colombia want to work quickly to conclude bilateral trade deals with the EU, as negotiations toward a regional-level pact have largely stalled.
Taiwan wants FTA with EU
24-Sep-2008     China Post
Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Yiin Chii-ming, said yesterday that Taiwan wants an FTA with the EU.
Kenya: Tea market tumultuous as trading partners change
23-Sep-2008     IPS
Tea used to be Kenya's major cash crop earner but ever since the world's largest consumer of tea, Pakistan, entered into a free trade agreement with seven of its Asian neighbours, the local tea industry has been haemorrhaging.
New Indo-Nepal economic pact in pipeline
23-Sep-2008     Thaindian
India is holding talks with Nepal over a new Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Could free trade with US impact Pharmac?
23-Sep-2008    
Concerns are being raised by the Green Party as to how a free trade agreement with the United States might affect domestic drug-funding agency Pharmac.
Goff welcomes US FTA negotiations
23-Sep-2008    
The US has reinvigorated its trade policy with the announcement it will enter into comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations to become a full partner to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (P4).
US says dairy sector could be ready for NZ trade deal
23-Sep-2008     NBR
The United States' dairy industry is more open to a free trade deal with New Zealand than in the past, US trade representative Susan Schwab says.
US free trade agreement a poisoned chalice for NZ
23-Sep-2008     Scoop
The proposed expansion of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (NZ, Chile, Brunei, and Singapore, commonly known as the P4 Agreement) to include investment and financial services, and to add the US to its membership, was bad enough. But for this to suddenly morph into a fullblown Free Trade Agreement with the US is catastrophic for any remaining economic sovereignty that New Zealand has.