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House passes trade pact with Peru
8-Nov-2007     LA Times
In a rare victory for President Bush since Democrats took control of Congress, the US House of Representatives approved a trade agreement with Peru today in a vote that exposed a rift within the Democratic ranks over the issue.
As Senate resumes public hearings, new anti-JPEPA group slams effects on agriculture
8-Nov-2007    
Members of No Deal! JPEPA, Movement Against Unequal Economic Agreements, slammed the effects on agriculture of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).
Biotech to figure in new EU-India S&T cooperation
8-Nov-2007     Financial Express
Biotechnology in agriculture, bio-fuel, climate change and energy security are top on the agenda of the European Union's new offer for science and technology cooperation with India.
Japan, US business leaders call for 2009 start of free-trade talks
7-Nov-2007     Bernama
Japanese and US business leaders said Monday their governments should launch negotiations in 2009 to conclude an all-inclusive economic partnership agreement between the world's two largest economies.
Indo-Asean FTA slips on palm oil
7-Nov-2007     Business Standard
It is now certain that negotiations to conclude the agreement will spill over to the next year, due to disagreements over reduction of duties on palm oil.
Human rights body uneasy about impacts of CAFTA-DR in Costa Rica
6-Nov-2007    
As furore continues in Costa Rica about ratification of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), members of a leading UN human rights body have been expressing their concern to Costa Rican officials today in Geneva, about the human rights impact of the trade agreement.
ASEAN health warning: Myanmar stunts your growth
6-Nov-2007     Inquirer
Brussels and Washington have taken steps toward free-trade agreements with ASEAN, but they could be stopped in their tracks if the destination was a deal that had to include Myanmar.
“Love is blind”?
6-Nov-2007     ACP-EU Trade
A two-stage agreement between EU and ACP countries risks being an ‘EPA tight' rather than an ‘EPA light'
‘Ghana may lose $150m to EPA'
6-Nov-2007     Modern Ghana
Nigeria could also lose $680 million annually if the agreements were implemented, according to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
Bush seeks Colombia trade vote as soon as possible
6-Nov-2007     Reuters
The Bush administration wants congressional Democratic leaders to schedule a vote "as soon as possible" on a controversial free trade agreement with Colombia