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Evo Morales accuses the US of using the FTA to divide Latin America
26-Aug-2008     Opinión
The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, accused the US of extending its Free Trade Agreements program to divide Latin American countries.
Botswana agriculture anxious about effect of SADC Free Trade Area
26-Aug-2008     Mmegi
A few days after the Southern African Development Community (SADC) became a free trade area, fears are mounting that the move may spell doom for Botswana's agricultural industry.
ECOWAS civil society groups kick against trade deals with EU
26-Aug-2008     GNA
Civil society organisations have asked governments of ECOWAS countries to suspend all trade-related negotiations with the EU.
Labour unions in Trinidad and Tobago prepare for economic shutdown
26-Aug-2008     Caribbean Net News
Labour unions in Trinidad and Tobago are gearing up for a nationwide shut down of the country on September 8. They are protesting rising crime, uncontrollable food prices and increasing violence in the country, and calling for Trinidad and Tobago not to rush into signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
EU pact hit by last-minute revolt
26-Aug-2008     IPS
Eight months after congratulating themselves for having become the first region within the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping to conclude negotiations with the European Union on a new trade and economic pact, Caribbean leaders are getting cold feet as the time draws near to affix their signatures to the document.
Vietnamese-Japanese free trade talks made ‘significant progress'
26-Aug-2008     Thanh Nien
Vietnam and Japan have reached agreements on several trade matters at the eighth round of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations recently concluded on August 22 in Japan.
Southern Africa: FTA will ‘‘choke'' small business
26-Aug-2008     IPS
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that Southern African Development Community (SADC) governments agreed to will boost large South African companies' reach in the region at the expense of small-scale producers and shops.
New Zealand should exploit Mexico/US FTA
26-Aug-2008     NBR
New Zealand companies should take advantage of Mexico's free trade agreement with the United States and look at entering the lucrative US market via its neighbour, a visiting trade representative says.
Clock ticks on free trade pact with US
25-Aug-2008     Tico Times
As Costa Rican lawmakers return today from a weeklong vacation, time grows tight to pass two laws required to implement the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA). Lawmakers must pass a bill amending the agreement, as well as a bill that strengthens intellectual property rights, before an Oct. 1 deadline.
ASEAN pursues free trade deals as global trade talks in limbo
25-Aug-2008     AFP
ASEAN is set this week to finalise a free trade agreement with India and hold talks with Australia and New Zealand, signalling the importance of regional pacts amid fading hopes for a global trading regime.