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Malaysia and US to hold informal FTA talks
29-May-2007     FTA Malaysia
Malaysia and the US will be holding informal FTA talks to iron out various issues instead of planning for another formal round of negotiations, according to reports. Both sides last met in April in the US.
East Africa: EPA controversy continues
28-May-2007     AllAfrica.com
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has warned that COMESA states will lose up to Ksh16.9billion ($241 million) annually if the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union is endorsed. "Is this a second colonization by the EU.....or economic slavery by the so-called developed world?" said Mr. John Ogam, member of the Kisumu KAM executive Committee.
Philippines: 'Diplomatic exchange' on JPEPA toxic provisions not enough, Greenpeace says
28-May-2007     Infoshop
The diplomatic notes state that "Japan would not be exporting toxic waste to the Philippines as defined and prohibited under the laws of the Philippines and Japan, in accordance with the Basel Convention." This is where the loophole and ambiguity lies.
The Jordan-Israel QIZs have been insignificant for peace
28-May-2007     Daily Star
The impact of the Qualifying Industrial Zones -- a concept proposed by the United States in 1996 to bolster cooperation between Jordan and Israel after the Jordan-Israel peace agreement was signed in 1995 -- remains, after 10 years, difficult to determine. In spite of the tremendous growth of exports to the US market through these zones, QIZs continue to receive mixed reviews and their future is uncertain. Most importantly, the impact of the QIZs on the peace effort has been insignificant, to say the least.
NAFTA from below: A review
28-May-2007    
The full impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on the working people of Mexico, the US and Canada has yet to be assessed, but this slender volume makes a major contribution to our overall understanding of this disastrous economic treaty that was imposed on the people of all three nations by governments which routinely subvert democracy in the service of big capital.
Churches reject Economic Partnership Agreements
28-May-2007    
Catholic and other churches in Kenya are opposed to Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) currently being negotiated between developing countries and the European Union.
FTA talks with EU to begin soon
28-May-2007    
The council of European Union (EU) has given a mandate to European Commission to pursue negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) with India.
Dominican Senate to pass legislation in adherence to Free Trade
28-May-2007    
The Senate is set to modify the General Concessions Law so the Dominican Republic adheres to its commitments in the Free Trade Agreement with the United States and Central America.
Business delegation heads to US to sell FTA
28-May-2007    
A delegation of business leaders has set off for the United States to promote a Taiwan-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
After revealing the FTA text: how much did Korea give up?
28-May-2007    
The full text of the free trade agreement with the United States has been released. To the masses who have grown weary of the almost two months of the government's self-congratulatory propaganda about how well it did in the negotiations that ended in April, the news is like welcome rain after a long drought. Did not someone say the trade deal was "like a second founding of the nation," in order to say the economic negotiations are the biggest news since Dangun's founding of the Korean nation in 2333 B.C.E.?