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Han says time running out for parliamentary approval of Korea-US FTA
6-Nov-2007     Yonhap
Korea's prime minister is concerned that the presidential election slated for Dec. 19 may divert parliamentary attention away from the FTA deal and other pending bills.
Africa: Church leaders' statement on Economic Partnership Agreements
5-Nov-2007     AllAfrica.com
Full text of a statement issued recently by Church leaders concerned about new trade agreements being negotiated between Europe and developing countries
Israel boycott office 'must be reopened'
5-Nov-2007     Gulfnews
A parliamentarian committee in Bahrain has called for the reopening of the Israel boycott office. Manama shut down the office in 2005 as part of the requirements by the US Congress before it ratified a free trade agreement with Bahrain
Colombia: A significant market for US red meat upon FTA ratification
5-Nov-2007     Cattle Network
The US Meat Export Federation estimates that around 50 percent of pork production in Colombia comes from family-owned farms
Economic growth without social justice: EU-India trade negotiations and their implications for social development and gender justice
5-Nov-2007    
This paper attempts to place the EU-India FTA negotiations in their historical and topical context, and questions the coherence between the development aid agenda on the one hand, and the trade and investment agenda on the other.
Letter to US Congress requesting rejection of the 7 October referendum
5-Nov-2007    
Letter from Costa Rican citizens to US Congress requesting rejection of the alleged approval of CAFTA through the 7 October referendum
Landlessness, environmental healh hazards to increase with JPEPA
5-Nov-2007     Mindanews
The militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) Southern Mindanao Region and No Deal! Movement against Unequal Economic Agreements are spearheading today a protest rally against Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) in Davao City as the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs is expected to submit its report on JPEPA in the plenary.
Mercosur FTA to boost Korea's GDP by 2% - study
5-Nov-2007     Chosun Ilbo
A free trade agreement with the South American trade bloc Mercosur could increase Korea's gross domestic product by up to two percent, a study by the two sides has found. The Foreign Ministry said the joint FTA study was adopted at a Korea-Mercosur policy meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay late last month.
FTA with Malaysia finalised
5-Nov-2007     Business Recorder
The Pakistani government's long-awaited Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia has been finalised. It will be implemented from January 2008, after formal approval of the Cabinet, sources in Commerce Ministry told Business Recorder.
Viet Nam: US set to become top investor, trade leader
4-Nov-2007     Viet Nam News
The US is set to become Viet Nam's number one investor in the next two years, President of the US-ASEAN Trade Council Matthew P Daley said yesterday.