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Select few see benefits of free trade: report
29-Dec-2007     FInancial Post
The Canadian Business Council on National Issues, whose CEOs pushed for free trade with the United States two decades ago, and that remain members of the since-renamed Canadian Council of Chief Executives, have cut jobs since even as their revenues have soared
India-GCC: Petrochem industry fears free trade with the Gulf
28-Dec-2007     Earth Times
A leading industry body has urged the Indian government to keep key petrochemical products outside the purview of the proposed free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council, fearing unfair competitive advantage.
Vying for position
28-Dec-2007     Al-Ahram
The European Union and the United States are increasingly involved in a widening medley of trade and other agreements in the Middle East and North Africa region. As the EU and US push for more and varied free trade agreements, rivalries between these global economic giants also spur competition among Arab countries.
Uganda: Workers get nod for Epas talks
27-Dec-2007     AllAfrica.com
The government is to involve labour unions in all future Economic Partnership Agreement (EPAs) negotiations with the European Union.
Free trade with US a boom for elites, a bust for most: report
27-Dec-2007     Canadian Press
Canada's 20-year-old free trade agreement with the United States has not lived up to its billing and the promises of its proponents, says a new report that seeks to debunk the conventional wisdom that the deal was the best thing for Canada since sliced bread.
Grim present, dim future for Andean integration
26-Dec-2007     IPS
The Andean countries are passing through the gates of the new year with their trade bloc, the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), fraying at the edges.
Lawmakers to clash over US FTA
25-Dec-2007     Korea Times
Korea's parliamentary "yes-or-no without amendment" vote on the Korea-US FTA motion may not be carried out before Roh's term expires on Feb. 25.
FTA talks with Japan to resume
25-Dec-2007     Korea Times
Korea's stalled and deadlocked free trade talks with Japan might see a breakthrough under the economic stewardship of President-elect, and former Hyundai CEO, Lee Myung-bak.
Mexican lawmakers fear social destabilization
24-Dec-2007     Prensa Latina
The president of the Agriculture Committee at the House of Deputies, Hector Padilla, said on Sunday that the agricultural chapter of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will cause social destabilization in Mexico.
Seoul, New Delhi to resume trade talks in April
24-Dec-2007     Korea Times
South Korea is holding back on farm products