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FTA with Australia not moving as fast it should, says Rafidah
12-Sep-2008     Borneo Post
The conclusion of negotiations for the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) may take longer than expected as Malaysia cannot agree to Australia's requests which go beyond the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agenda, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said on Monday.
Gulf states set to start FTA talks with Iran
12-Sep-2008     Emirates Business 24/7
Gulf states have decided to accept an offer from Tehran to begin talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) that will add Iran to the list of many countries negotiating with the region for such a deal
S Korea looks into FTAs with Turkey, Peru
12-Sep-2008     Xinhua
South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said the country has started assessing the impact of free-trade agreement (FTA) with Turkey, and is also seriously considering to start formal talks for FTA with Peru, Korea Herald reported Thursday.
Malaysia hopeful to conclude CECA with India this year
12-Sep-2008     Hindu Business Line
Malaysia has expressed hope that the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with India will be concluded this year.
Working conditions of foreign nurses in Japan 'exploitative': study
12-Sep-2008     ABS-CBN
The Philippine government has used the annual entry of 400 Filipino nurses and 600 caregivers under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) as one of main reasons why the Senate should ratify the free trade accord. Yet foreign nurses and caregivers who want to work in Japan may find working conditions there exploitative or even discriminatory, according to a study.
EU, South Korea deal worries Turkey
12-Sep-2008     Turkish Daily News
A soon-to-be-finalized free trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea is causing concern for Turkey, as its market will be indirectly opened to South Korean products due to its customs union agreement with the EU.
Ecuador likely to negotiate bilateral association agreement with EU
12-Sep-2008     ANDINA
Ecuador would agree with Peru and Colombia to negotiate a bilateral Association Agreement between the Andean Community (CAN) and the European Union (EU), stated Thursday Peru's minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Mercedes Aráoz.
Ecuador: Icsid panel claims it has jurisdiction in OXY case
11-Sep-2008     Dow Jones Newswires
A panel from the World Bank's International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or Icsid, said late Tuesday that it has jurisdiction for the claim of the US-based oil company Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) against Ecuador.
An ominous week
11-Sep-2008     Starbroek News
To the man in the street, it seems that the EPA, and the debate on it, have split Caricom governments, and that the prospects for their arriving at some harmonious agreement at this week's Caricom meeting are not good.
Protect and survive
11-Sep-2008     monbiot.com
Many are aware that the European equation of fair trade with free trade is nonsense, writes George Monbiot