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Swiss government approves mandate for FTA talks with Japan
10-Mar-2007     People's Daily
The Swiss government on Friday approved a mandate for negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership and free trade agreement (FTA) between Switzerland with Japan.
Indo-Japan economic pact to see the light of day within year
10-Mar-2007     Financial Express
India and Japan will ink the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in the next one year, minister of state for industry Ashwani Kumar said on Friday.
Beef heading overseas
10-Mar-2007     KGWN
South Korea announced Thursday that it will lower its quarantine standards for US beef imports and resume imports of American beef that do not contain bone fragments.
US says FTA with UAE off for now
10-Mar-2007     Gulf Daily News
US trade officials said yesterday they would not finish free trade talks with the UAE by a deadline at the end of this month. Investment is one issue that negotiators have failed to find agreement on.
S Korean Catholics ask God to stop FTA
9-Mar-2007    
South Korean Catholics on Friday asked God to stop a proposed free trade agreement between their country and the United States, as Washington's chief negotiator said the two sides were intensifying efforts to strike a deal their legislatures can approve.
Uruguay threatens to downgrade Mercosur role
9-Mar-2007     Euro2day
Uruguay has warned that it will consider downgrading its status in Mercosur if the regional trade bloc prevents it from making a bilateral trade deal with the US.
Japan, Australia free trade talks to begin in April
9-Mar-2007     Bloomberg
Japan and Australia will begin two days of talks on a possible free trade agreement April 23 in Canberra, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso said.
Mercosur keen to sign free trade agreement with Pakistan
9-Mar-2007     Asia Pulse
Mercosur, a regional group of four Latin American countries (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil), has expressed its willingness to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Pakistan.
Costa Rica: Why we reject CAFTA
9-Mar-2007     Americas Program, International Relations Center (IRC)
On Feb. 26, tens of thousands of Costa Ricans took to the streets in a demonstration to block ratification of the free trade agreement and reject approval to implement legislation demanded by the United States. Costa Rica is the only country included in the Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Central America, and the Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) that has not yet ratified the agreement. A broad grassroots movement in the country is trying to make sure it stays that way.
Disagreement puts India-GCC FTA on backburner
9-Mar-2007     Financial Express
Plans to put an India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in place have suffered a setback despite two rounds of talks earlier this year. According to officials, due to the absence of customs union and disagreement among the GCC countries, talks of an FTA with India are now stuck.