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Nigeria: FG urged to spearhead Ecowas negotiations
18-Apr-2007     AllAfrica.com
The Federal Government has been called upon to take the lead in driving the Economic Community of West African States-Economic Partnership Agreement (ECOWAS-EPA) negotiations in order to guide the developing region towards effective regional integration and improved trade practices.
Lobbying begins on Indo-US free trade pact
17-Apr-2007     Economic Times
First a nuclear deal, and next a free trade agreement. Industry lobbies in US are working towards activist' agenda to eventually lead up to a Free Trade agreement between US and India, potentially the largest ever such deal.
Rubber planters wary of Thai free-trade pact
17-Apr-2007     Reuters
Indian rubber planters will oppose any move to cut the duty on imports from Thailand, the world's largest rubber producer, as part of negotiations of a free-trade agreement which the two governments hope to conclude by end June.
Japan releases “2007 report on compliance by major trading partners with trade agreements -- WTO, FTA/EPA, and BIT”
17-Apr-2007     METI
Japan's Ministry of Trade has issued a new report on how countries which have signed Japan FTAs and BITs are living up to their commitments, plus a revised set of trade policy priorities.
Japan, ASEAN get ready to finalize free-trade deal
17-Apr-2007     Japan Times
Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are likely to wrap up negotiations in early May for the liberalization of trade in goods, paving the way for Tokyo's first free-trade deal with a regional bloc, government sources said Wednesday.
US sugar industry efforts to influence US positions on free trade agreements
17-Apr-2007     USF
This 2005 report describes efforts by the US sugar industry to influence US policy on Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in the last 5-10 years, including tracking money spent on lobbying, identifying and summarizing papers and studies by the industry to support its position, and providing a description of the industry's connections to policymakers.
No compromise on GM food labelling
17-Apr-2007     Sun2Surf
Malaysia will not compromise on mandatory labelling for genetically-modified (GM) foods or products in its negotiations with the US for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), according to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid.
EU has no plans to start up FTA talks with Japan
17-Apr-2007     Japan Times
The European Union isn't planning to start talks with Japan on a bilateral free-trade agreement, the director general for trade at the European Commission said Monday at a news conference in Tokyo. Japanese business leaders are concerned that if an EU-South Korea FTA takes effect, some Japanese industries would lose European market share to their South Korean rivals.
El Salvador: Spanish firm advocates, then breaks labour laws
17-Apr-2007     IPS
The Spanish tuna-fishing and processing company Grupo Calvo has been accused of serious anti-union practices in El Salvador. The paradox is that Calvo had insisted that this Central American country approve labour laws required by the European Union for the purpose of obtaining tariff exemptions, as a condition for continuing to invest here.
800 NGOs: "KorUS FTA is invalid!"
17-Apr-2007     Voiceofpeople
Korean Alliance against KorUS FTA concludes people's protest should go on. They declared "KorUS FTA is Invalid" and decided to have nationwide strikes at the end of June, which is supposedly when the agreement will be signed.