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Malaysia, US resume free trade Talks
14-Jan-2008     AP
The United States and Malaysia resumed formal talks Monday for a free trade agreement, nearly a year after discussions stalled amid differences over Malaysia's government procurement policy.
Sri Lanka stops pepper exports to India under free trade deal
14-Jan-2008     Lanka Business
Sri Lanka has stopped exporting pepper under the Indo-Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA) because of restrictions imposed by India, a top exporter has said.
CARICOM/Canada trade talks start next month
14-Jan-2008     Nation News
The first full round of negotiations on a Canada/ CARICOM Free Trade Agreement is scheduled to get started next month.
Trade: The $1b game of patience
14-Jan-2008     NZ Herald
State of play with New Zealand's trade negotiations
Impacting unimpaired
14-Jan-2008     The Dominion
Both TILMA and the SPP have specific aims that go beyond the usual attempt to enshrine investors' rights and protect corporations from government regulations. Both agreements pave the way for the largest industrial project in history to move forward: a project that calls for the extraction of over 170 billion barrels of recoverable oil from the tar sands of Alberta's Athabasca, Peace and Cold Lake regions.
Agriculture takes a toll on Japanese economy
14-Jan-2008     New Straits Times
Free-trade deals had been the linchpin of a perceived strategy to break long-standing policy deadlocks in Japan, and to pry open agriculture to market mechanisms and competition. But uncertainty has set in.
Olive oil imports set to rise post India-EU FTA
14-Jan-2008     FE
The proposed India-EU free trade agreement may open doors for easy import of olive oil from Europe. Major olive oil exporting countries like Spain, Italy, and Greece are insisting upon India to reduce its duty, remove non-tariff barriers and other local taxes and levies and marketing restrictions like maximum retail price system that guarantee a 35% margin to the retailer.
Chinese exports to India rising fast
14-Jan-2008     TOI
India Inc may have got some ammunition to ward off a free trade agreement with China. A study has revealed a steep growth in major manufactured good imports from China.
Stephen Harper's bizarre logic of free trade with Colombia
14-Jan-2008     NUPGE
How can Canada denounce human rights abuses in China while turning a blind eye to the mass political murder of trade unionists in Colombia?
Canada announces start of bilateral investment treaty negotiations with Mongolia
14-Jan-2008     TLB
On January 9 2008, Canada announced that it will commence negotiations of a bilateral investment treaty with Mongolia. This is good news for Canadian mining companies...