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EU polishes trade talks with Latin America - except Mercosur
19-May-2008     Thaindian News
The European Union brushed up its trade talks with Latin American regional blocs Saturday in Lima, making progress with Mexico, the Andean Community and Central America. But progress with the Mercosur bloc that includes the region's economic giants of Brazil and Argentina, with Venezuela in the midst of seeking ratification to join, remained stalled.
Biofuels, food and trade top EU-Latin America Summit
19-May-2008     EurActiv
European and Latin American leaders pledged to deepen trade ties between their two regions and tackle global warming and poverty at the fifth EU-Latin America-Caribbean Summit in Lima.
Algeria seeks free trade deal with West African countries
19-May-2008     Afrique en ligne
Algeria is working on signing free trade agreements with the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) countries, the union said in a statement Monday.
EC's non-coherent EPA policy on Africa
16-May-2008     New Era
The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) agenda of the European Commission (EC) clearly illustrates the masquerade of its disdainful approach towards Africa in an accelerated disregard for the EU's coherence policy.
Meat wars with South Korea
16-May-2008     Counter Punch
While the FTA delivers on Lee's pledge to double South Korea's wealth if elected and lets the U.S. rebuild its Asian beef trade obliterated by a mad cow scare five years ago--especially exports to China and Japan--many in South Korea are saying, "You want us to import WHAT"?
FTA hinges on farm deal, US tells India
16-May-2008     Deccan Herald
The United States, on Wednesday, said prospects of a free trade agreement with India are “too pre-mature” as it depends on opening of market for agricultural products, though progress has been made in manufacturing and services.
Green party voices concerns over FTA
15-May-2008    
Bilateral agreements such as New Zealand's free trade agreement with China threaten the right of democratically-elected governments to regulate to protect the environment or people's safety, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman told a parliamentary select committee today.
Investment provisions in Economic Partnership Agreements
15-May-2008    
This paper examines the investment provisions of the CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement and their implications for development. The paper also clarifies the link between investment provisions in an EPA and existing bilateral investment treaties. It concludes with recommendations for both review of the investment provisions in the CARIFORUM EPA, and for other ACP states that decide to embark on negotiations on investment with the EU.
Rules of Origin and EPAs: What has been agreed? What does it mean? What next?
15-May-2008    
This paper provides an analysis on the significance of changes made to rules of origin during the EPA negotiations
Agriculture potential barrier to closer trade ties with Japan
14-May-2008    
Prime Minister Helen Clark will push for closer economic ties when she holds talks today with her Japanese counterpart Yasuo Fukuda today.