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Free trade agreement between US and South Korea is a lie
2-Mar-2007     Seattle Post Intelligencer
President Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun share many similarities.
Mercosur: South America's fractious trade bloc
2-Mar-2007     Council on Foreign Relations
'Does Mercosur have a political agenda?' asks the Washington-based Council on Foreign Affairs.
Peru: More suffering for informal economy
1-Mar-2007     Latin America Press
Labor Ministry's meager efforts to protect workers keep informal laborers on the edge
Nicaragua's Ortega asks US, EU to start free trade 'compensation funds'
1-Mar-2007     IHT
"We have explained to the Europeans that if there is no compensation fund, the association (agreement) would have no future," Ortega told a meeting of businesspeople.
Too big a price to pay for an FTA
1-Mar-2007     New Straits Times
Letter from the Malaysian Organisation of Pharmaceutical Industries contesting the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce's claim that that the country's generic medicine manufacturers will do better if the Malaysia-US free trade agreement is signed.
Gambia Social Forum condemns EU-EPA negotiations
1-Mar-2007     The Point
The executive members of the Gambia Social Forum have condemned the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) that is being negotiated between the European Union and ECOWAS member states. They say that these proposed free trade agreements would exacerbate the current agricultural crisis that farmers already face, increase poverty, and violate human rights.
Philippines pursue US free-trade accord
1-Mar-2007     ISSA News
According to the Philippines' Department of Trade and Industry, the Philippines and the United States have agreed to pursue talks for a comprehensive free-trade agreement (FTA).
Pakistan may lose EU market as FTA rejected
1-Mar-2007     The News
The 25-country European Union - the biggest market for Pakistani products - is likely to be closed down for Pakistan, as the EU refused to sign a free trade agreement (FTA), arguing that the size of Pakistan's economy is not enough for such a trade deal, a senior government official told The News.
European-Gulf FTA talks falter anew
28-Feb-2007     KUNA
European-Gulf negotiations on a joint free trade agreement have faltered anew due to fresh European economic preconditions for the signing, an Omani representative said Wednesday.
Leaders praise CAFTA as US exports climb
28-Feb-2007     Houston Chronicle
US exports to four Central American countries grew more than 18 percent last year, after the Bush administration began a free-trade agreement with those nations, while imports from those countries were unchanged.