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Beware FTA, says Kiwi in China
1-Apr-2008    
Shifting production of her brand to China has put more money in Cushla Reed's pocket, allowed her to make lifestyle choices such as having a baby, and given her business a future.
Abbasi promises continuity of policies with review
1-Apr-2008    
Shahid Khakan Abbasi, Federal Minister of Commerce hinted review of the Trade Policy and said that his ministry would ensure continuity of policies with review for enhancement of country's exports.
Free trade deal also strategic, says PM
31-Mar-2008    
New Zealand's free trade agreement with China is about more than reducing tariffs - it is also a strategic move which acknowledges that the emerging superpower will become the world's biggest economy, says Prime Minister Helen Clark.
Public divided over FTA, poll shows
31-Mar-2008    
The public is divided over the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China that Prime Minister Helen Clark is due to sign in Beijing on April 7, a poll published today shows.
MPs to vote for deal on China
31-Mar-2008    
A free trade agreement with China looks set to win the overwhelming backing of Parliament.
Jpepa ratification to worsen food crisis
31-Mar-2008     Pinoy Press
The current rice crisis facing the country should convince the Senate not to ratify the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement because the deal threatens to aggravate the country's food insecurity, the NO DEAL! coalition said today.
Gov't eyes April okay for JPEPA
31-Mar-2008     GMANews
Philippine Trade Secretary Peter B. Favila wants the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement ratified by the Senate before the end of April.
'We will all live to regret it'
31-Mar-2008     Jamaica Observer
Professor Girvan warns that the EU-Caribbean EPA could widen inequalities among Caricom states
NZ: Anti-Free Trade March April 5
31-Mar-2008     Scoop
The Prime Minister has left New Zealand on a trip which will include the signing of a free trade agreement with China in the second week of April. Global Peace and Justice Auckland and Unite Union are organising a protest march to take place shortly before the FTA is signed.
SA envoy clears mist on economic agreements
29-Mar-2008    
Short-term benefits brought by Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) should not stand in the way of long term prosperity and integration of the SADC region, says South Africas High Commissioner to Botswana, Mr Dikgang Moopeloa.