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US free trade accords face rocky road
7-Feb-2008     CSM
A fresh battle is brewing in Washington over foreign trade, with the White House persevering in its pursuit of free trade agreements while congressional Democrats - some elected two years ago on protectionist planks - appear more inclined to take up trade issues with China than pass new deals.
Differences over negative list hold up India-EU trade pact
7-Feb-2008     Economic Times
India Inc's eager wait for a comprehensive trade and investment agreement with the European Union could get a little longer as differences have cropped up over the items which would be kept off the pact.
Turkey will negotiate a free-trade agreement with Arab Gulf states in 2 years
7-Feb-2008     AP
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Wednesday his country planned to sign a free-trade agreement with Arab Gulf countries after two years of negotiations with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council. «We are keen on buying Qatar's gas,» Gul told reporters.
Fighting FTAs: new publication and website
7-Feb-2008    
bilaterals.org, GRAIN and BIOTHAI are today launching a collaborative publication, "Fighting FTAs: The growing resistance to bilateral free trade and investment agreements".
India, Malaysia free-trade deal set for March 2009
6-Feb-2008     AFP
Malaysia and India have agreed to try to finalise a free-trade agreement by March 2009, Indian officials said Wednesday after the first round of talks.
Bank of the South: A potential new challenge to hegemonic global finance and its monetary terrorism
5-Feb-2008     Payvand
Although there are no well-developed models, the possibility of regional banks independent of the agents of monetary terrorism serving what David Harvey calls "vulture capitalism" is becoming a reality.
Commons debate on free trade urged
5-Feb-2008     The Chronicle Herald
Canada's shipbuilding industry wants the federal government to hold true to its word and bring free-trade deals to the House for debate and a vote before they are ratified.
US trade decision 'great news' says AmCham
5-Feb-2008     Scoop
The United States decision to get involved in forging a trade accord involving New Zealand is a major milestone in the quest for a US-NZ free trade agreement, says the American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand (AmCham). AmCham has been lobbying hard for a US-NZ FTA for nearly 10 years now.
Peru: Free trade deal an Andean tragedy
5-Feb-2008     Green Left Weekly
Hypocritical euphemisms belie the real intent of PeruFTA, which is to strike a blow against the growing movement toward the creation of a regional trading block in Latin America.
L'accord bilatéral entre l'UE et l'Algérie reste bloqué
5-Feb-2008     Le Maghreb
M. Mandelson a souligné que l'accord d'association, qui est "une base" de développement des relations bilatérales entre l'Algérie et l'UE, ne fonctionne pas bien actuellement.