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Analysis of Mercosur Summit
30-Apr-2007     Movimiento Boliviano por la Soberanía y la Integración solidaria de los pueblos: Contra el TLC y el ALCA
Presidents Néstor Kirchner (Argentina), Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Brasil), Nicanor Duarte (Paraguay) y Tabaré Vázquez (Uruguay) met at the Río de Janeiro summit between 18 & 19 January in order to advance and consolidate the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). The focus was less on institutional strengthening of the block but more on looking for mechanisms to resolve the deep asymmetry in trading relations between nations.
Japan-UAE joint economic committee set up
29-Apr-2007    
President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed their firm determination to develop bilateral relations between the UAE and Japan at all levels.
Growing sense that Caribbean-EC negotiations may be in trouble
29-Apr-2007    
A few days ago an influential political friend of the region asked about the current state of the negotiations between the Caribbean and the Europe for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
EU says West Africa trade talks may stretch to 2008
29-Apr-2007    
The European Commission is pressing West African governments to negotiate a deal on trade before a WTO waiver on current trade perks expires on December 31, but acknowledged on Thursday a short extension may be needed.
10th round of Korea-Canada FTA talks finished
29-Apr-2007    
Trade delegates from Korea and Canada wrapped up their tenth round of free trade talks in Seoul last Thursday.
Call to lay down rules for signing treaties
29-Apr-2007    
The draft constitution has failed to fix weaknesses in the state's endorsement of international treaties, including free trade agreements (FTAs), civic groups and legal experts say. Article 186 regarding the signing of international agreements failed to say that the government must seek parliamentary backing before signing any international pact, they said.
S Korea free trade deal looms
29-Apr-2007    
New Zealand has taken a big step closer to a free trade agreement with South Korea.
Abe-Bush statement sets ball rolling on FTA
29-Apr-2007    
The agreement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President George W. Bush to share information about their countries' free trade agreement talks with third parties apparently marked a first step toward an eventual FTA between Tokyo and Washington.
EU concessions to African farmers suspect
29-Apr-2007    
The recent trade concessions by the European Union to African, Caribbean and Pacific countries mean little in real terms, says an international non-governmental organisation.
Drug dispute could lead to trade trouble
29-Apr-2007    
The Thai government's showdown with multinational drug companies over compulsory licensing could result in a downgrade on Washington's watch list of countries with poor intellectual property (IP) rights protection, trade sources say.