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“Beef and automobile issues could derail Korea-US FTA”
18-Sep-2007     Donga
Interview with US Congressman Charles B. Rangel
Ile Maurice: Le sucre bute sur de nouveaux obstacles en Europe
18-Sep-2007     AllAfrica.com
L'Europe pourrait accorder des quotas régionaux pour l'exportation de sucre. Ce qui placerait le Maurice et d'autres pays d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique en situation de concurrence face aux gros producteurs dont le Cuba et le Brésil.
S. Korea set to speed up efforts for free trade pacts with Latin American nations
17-Sep-2007     Yonhap
South Korea is ready to accelerate its efforts to sign free trade agreements with Mexico and Mercosur, the country's top economic policymaker said Monday.
ASEAN-China trade to hit $200b in 2008
17-Sep-2007     MENAFN
The value of trade between China and ASEAN may hit $200 billion next year in advance of the targeted ASEAN-China Free Trade Area in 2010 as tariff cuts take effect. China's exports to ASEAN surged 34 percent between January and July this year, while imports grew 22.4 percent.
Deal signed to export 8 million pieces of apparels to India
17-Sep-2007     People's Daily
Bangladesh signed a deal with India to export 8 million pieces of readymade garments to the neighboring country with zero tariffs under the South Asia Free Trade Agreement.
Korea-US FTA to cut customs revenues by W860b [$925m] annually
17-Sep-2007     Korea Herald
The free trade agreement between Korea and the United States would reduce the Korean government's customs-related tax revenues by an estimated 860 billion won ($925 million) annually for 10 years after the pact is implemented, the National Assembly's Finance and Economy Committee said yesterday.
Honda to source parts from India plant
17-Sep-2007     Economic Times
India is likely to become an important sourcing hub for global auto maker Honda once the Indo-Asean free trade agreement (FTA) comes into operation
Colombia trade deal a work in progress: US lawmaker
16-Sep-2007     Washington Post
Colombia's free trade accord with the United States is still a "work in progress" and President Uribe could persuade US Democrats to approve the deal by showing sustained success in tackling violence, a US lawmaker said on Saturday.
Flab grab
15-Sep-2007     The Guardian
Raj Patel illuminates the failures of the global food system in "Stuffed and Starved"
S. Korea has two-track FTA plan for entering advanced, developing markets: official
15-Sep-2007     Yonhap
South Korea has a two-track free trade promotion plan aimed at winning market access in both advanced and developing economies.