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Guatemala accused in CAFTA labor complaint
24-Apr-2008     LA Times
Guatemalan and US labor groups filed a complaint Wednesday with the US Department of Labor alleging that Guatemala had failed to uphold its own labor laws as required under the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
Indonesia hindering Asean FTA
24-Apr-2008     Economic Times
Indonesia has turned out to be the surprise sore point in the proposed India-Asean free trade agreement (FTA) that was scheduled to be in place last month. Jakarta's insistence on offering lower market access to India than other Asean members has held up the pact.
Business heads seek better environment for Japan-S. Korea FTA talks
23-Apr-2008     MCOT
Business leaders from Japan and South Korea on Monday asked their governments to create a favorable environment for the two neighboring countries to restart negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement.
S. Korea and Japan to resume free trade talks
23-Apr-2008     Hankyoreh
Wrangling over agricultural and auto-parts market opening likely to continue
Australia to gain $US22 billion from FTA with Korea
23-Apr-2008     Farm Online
Federal Trade Minister, Simon Crean, has welcomed the key findings of a non-government study into the feasibility of a free trade agreement between Australia and the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Chile extends a warm hand, offers FTA with India
23-Apr-2008     Indian Express
Even as the Brazilian Parliament is yet to ratify the India-Mercusor Preferential Trade Agreement signed by its President Lula in 2004, another South American country, Chile, has thrown a surprise on Tuesday, suggesting that it was willing to upgrade its Preferential Trade Agreement with India, signed in 2006, to the level of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
India to provide textiles' duty free market for SAFTA
23-Apr-2008    
India will provide duty reduction to the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) member countries ranging from zero to five percent within ten years, said Minister of State for Textiles, E V K S Elangovan today.
EU hails EAC over trade deals
23-Apr-2008    
The European Union has commended the East African Community for striking "a good deal,"following the initialling of an interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) at the end of last year.
Civil society groups call for establishment of Commission on Globalisation
23-Apr-2008    
Civil society groups have called for the establishment of a new Commission on Globalisation and Development Strategies within the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Minister: New Zealand-ASEAN free trade deal close
23-Apr-2008    
New Zealand Trade Minister Phil Goff said on Wednesday that free trade talks with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) may be finished by June.