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International signature campaign against EFTA FTAs
11-Jun-2007     Berne Declaration
The member states from the European Free Trade Association EFTA (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland) are increasingly negotiating bilateral free trade agreements with developing countries. In 2007, they strive to enter into negotiations with Peru, Colombia, India and Indonesia. Plese join this signature campaign to stop them.
S Korean minister calls on EU firms to consider investment in Kaesong complex
11-Jun-2007     Yonhap
No foreign firm has expressed interest in the facility that South Korea wants to build up as a showcase for economic cooperation between the Koreas.
Hillary Clinton slams proposed US-Korea trade pact
10-Jun-2007     Washington Post
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic front-runner in the presidential race, said on Saturday she would oppose ratification of a free trade pact with South Korea because it would harm the US auto industry, among other things.
People's forum on the Korea-US free trade agreement
10-Jun-2007     Korean Americans For Fair Trade
A people's forum in Washington DC on the impact of the KorUS FTA -- and what we need to do
EU in danger of breaking its promise to the poor
10-Jun-2007     Financial Times
In its economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations with the ACP, the European Union seems to have forgotten the development dimension and pursues an agenda that reflects primarily the interest of the EU alone. This pattern is painfully evident in the EU's pursuit of new and higher standards for intellectual property and other trade-related areas.
Feds to ease out tariff
9-Jun-2007    
The Canadian shipbuilding industry's feared loss of a protective tariff has come to pass and now the industry will have three years to adjust to new market conditions.
Ecuador to mediate Andes for EU deal
9-Jun-2007    
Ecuadorian chancellor, Maria Fernanda Espinosa affirmed that her country will mediate differences within the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) prior to the upcoming summit.
Singapore leaders, GCC Secretary General discuss free trade agreement
9-Jun-2007    
The visiting Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Mr Abdulrahman Hamad Al-Attiyah, met Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday.
Sri Lanka to announce FTA with India by March '08
9-Jun-2007    
The proposed free trade Agreement (FTA) between Sri Lanka and India can become a reality by March 2008. It would trigger trade between the two countries and offer opportunities to exploit potential in service sectors such as finance, tourism, health and education, said CII Southern Region Chairman P K Mohapatra on his return from Colombo on Friday.
EU won't demand 'duty-free' access to Caribbean markets - Critical of Jamaica's high cost of business
9-Jun-2007    
A European Union (EU) representative in Jamaica, moving to calm fears that duty-free goods from that region would storm the Caribbean come January 1, 2008 has said the 27-member bloc is not expecting full reciprocity on its blanket offer to eliminate duties on regionally-produced goods entering its market.