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Colombia inks Central America trade pact
10-Aug-2007     Houston Chronicle
Colombia signed a free trade agreement Thursday with Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador that could double exports to the Central American countries in five years.
Evaluation of the impact of NAFTA on manufacturing
9-Aug-2007     Scoop
The evidence is overwhelming: NAFTA has damaged the manufacturing industry in the US and Mexico. As the maquiladora industry thrives and human rights are continuously eroded in sweatshops across the globe, it is the responsibility of the US, the world's most insatiable consumer, to call attention to this injustice in the manufacturing sector and correct it.
Argument vs. JPEPA: Not only environmental impact but unfairness of pact
9-Aug-2007    
The main argument against ratifying JPEPA is not only that it would turn the country into Japan's landfill, but that the pact is blatantly unfair against the Philippines.
Peruvian workers warn about national strike
9-Aug-2007     Prensa Latina
The General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP) warned on Tuesday that it will stage a national strike to demand higher salaries and to protest against the Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
S Korea, Mexico agree to resume free trade talks
9-Aug-2007     Korea Times
South Korea and Mexico officially have agreed to resume their negotiations for a full free trade agreement (FTA), which is expected to contribute not only to economic ties but the political partnership between the two countries
India-Japan CEPA on the anvil
9-Aug-2007     The Statesman
The second round of negotiations for an India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement - covering trade, investment and services - will take place in September.
Thailand prepares for Asean-EU talks on free-trade deal
9-Aug-2007     The Nation
"The talks might be called a Closer Economic Partnership Agreement as the European Union wants the agreement as a comprehensive package which will cover not only trade, but also services and investment," Thailand's chief negotiator said.
Bilateral trade talks FTA partnership sought from US govt
9-Aug-2007     Daily Times
During the ongoing round of bilateral trade talks at Washington, US Administration is being pressed to designate Pakistan as a potential Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partner to attract investment and promote trade relations between the two countries.
Democratic candidates say they would change Nafta trade pact
9-Aug-2007     Bloomberg
US Democratic presidential contenders said they would revise the North American Free Trade Agreement if elected in 2008.
Research institute recommends inter-Korean trade agreement
9-Aug-2007     Hankyoreh
A private think-tank claims that South and North Korea should work on signing a free trade pact to prompt changes in the communist country and eventually achieve consolidation of the two divided Koreas.