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BusinessEurope position on the EU-Korea free-trade agreement
25-Jul-2007    
BUSINESSEUROPE would like to see an agreement based on full coverage, full reciprocity and effective market access for industrial goods, ambitious services liberalisation of as many sectors as possible, strong rules to foster and protect investments, and strong rules on trade facilitation, competition and public procurement.
KoA's Action Team finishes ten days of intense struggle
25-Jul-2007     KoA
The struggle against the Korea-US FTA faces the difficult challenge of stopping its ratification.
Biofuels FTAs menace CentAm ag
25-Jul-2007     Prensa Latina
The future of Central American agriculture is threatened by developed countries' demand for biofuels and US-sponsored free trade agreements.
Anti-CAFTA camp protests outside tribunal
25-Jul-2007     Tico Times
Leaders of the movement against the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) spoke to about 200 people yesterday outside the Supreme Elections Tribunal in San José.
New Zealand, Gulf states open free trade deal talks
25-Jul-2007     IHT
A first round of talks for a free trade agreement between New Zealand and the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council opened Wednesday in the New Zealand capital, Trade Minister Phil Goff said.
Jordan, Kazakhstan to consider opening free trade talks
25-Jul-2007     MENAFN
Jordan and Kazakhstan will consider starting talks on a free trade agreement when the joint technical committee from both countries holds two days of meetings starting Thursday.
Pachamama goes organic: Bolivia's quinoa farmers
25-Jul-2007     Naclan News
Bolivia joined the ALBA-TCP pact in 2006, and the government has earmarked $1.5 million for quinoa growers out of the $100 million provided by Chávez for investments benefiting small farmers. This will include credit for at least five quinoa-related projects in the southern altiplano.
US still interested in Thai free trade deal
24-Jul-2007     The Raw Story
The United States is still interested in a free trade deal with Thailand, the US embassy said Tuesday, adding that a top trade official had been misquoted as saying the deal was off.
New rating poses threat to Kenya's trade terms
24-Jul-2007     Business Daily Africa
Kenya's terms of trade in the international market may change for the worse following its recent removal from the list of the world's Least Developed Countries, it has emerged.
Observers watchful of US trade impact on medicines access
24-Jul-2007     IP Watch
The United States has begun incorporating a revised intellectual property and health policy into its bilateral trade deals. But although the overall softer approach towards its partners may improve access to medicines, the debate on the impact of the US free trade agreements on public health in developing countries is not over, according to close observers.