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Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) concerns in agricultural trade
3-Mar-2008    
As free trade agreements lower agricultural tariffs, more countries may turn to SPS measures to protect their farmers from import competition.
Singapore to sign FTA with Gulf countries
3-Mar-2008     Business 24
The Singapore-UAE bilateral FTA talks have been abandoned for a broader GCC-Singapore FTA. The negotiations were progressing for some time but now they have shifted to the GCC level and we are about to sign an agreement.
Thai-Chinese FTA leaves a bad taste with garlic growers
3-Mar-2008     Earth Times
A partial free trade agreement (FTA) between Thailand and China has led to a decline in Thailand's garlic output by 22 per cent in three years, a study revealed Sunday.
Obama and Clinton: Anti-NAFTA
1-Mar-2008     Milenio
Two aspiring candidates for the democratic presidential nomination made it clear in the Ohio debate that the US will abandon NAFTA if its environmental and labour standards are not renegotiated.
Costa Rican Indigenous protest FTA
29-Feb-2008     Prensa Latina
Hundreds of Costa Rican indigenous people began a protest against the Free Trade Agreement between Central America, the Dominican Republic and the United States. They accused the FTA of imposing the use of patented seeds that prevent traditional crops and warned that the use of transgenic seeds from the United States would affect ancestral crops closely linked to the people's view of the world and spirituality.
Saarc ministers to talk outlines of investment protection accord
29-Feb-2008     Daily Star
Broad outlines of an investment promotion and protection agreement among Saarc countries are expected to be discussed at a meeting of South Asian commerce ministers this week.
Peru ready for 2nd round FTA talks with China
29-Feb-2008     China Daily
Peru is ready for a second round of talks for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with China and has requested the presence of Peru's Intellectual Property Institute (Indecopi) in the negotiations.
Australia-UAE: Third round of FTA talks in March
29-Feb-2008     Gulf News
The third round of talks for a possible free trade agreement (FTA) between the UAE and Australia is likely to take place next month
Japan stance threatens free trade
29-Feb-2008     The Australian
The Japanese Government has refused to offer Australia any serious concessions on agricultural import tariffs, the major barrier to a free trade agreement between the two countries.
Jordan wants agreement with the Mercosur
29-Feb-2008     ANBA
The Arab country sent to the secretariat of the Mercosur, at the end of last year, a request for a framework agreement with the South American bloc, which includes Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. The Mercosur is gong to start talks for a treaty with another Arab country, Morocco, in April, during a meeting in Rabat.