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July deadline for Carib/Europe economic negotiations
19-Feb-2007     Jamaica Gleaner
All unresolved aspects of the EU-Caribbean EPA negotiations have to be completed at least in outline by the end of July 2007
Pak-Malaysia free trade talks hit snags
19-Feb-2007     The News
The ongoing dialogue between Pakistan and Malaysia on a free trade agreement (FTA) has hit snags as the main stakeholders in the country strongly oppose the proposed 20 per cent cut in tariff on the import of palm oil as demanded by Malaysia.
US/Colombia free trade agreement seems ever more distant
19-Feb-2007     MercoPress
The free trade agreement which the George Bush administration signed with Colombia is stalled in the US Congress and could face further delays because of the alleged links of the Colombian President Alvaro Uribe administration with para military forces.
Talks propose to expand India FTA
19-Feb-2007     Bangkok Post
Thailand's Commerce Ministry has opened talks with India to add 7,000 new products to their free trade agreement.
US-UAE FTA on ice
19-Feb-2007     AME Info
Talks between the US and the UAE over a free trade agreement have been suspended after both parties failed to agree on how the Gulf state would open up its markets to US investors and banks. The FTA will now miss the March 31 deadline.
Japan, ASEAN to miss end-March target for free trade deal
19-Feb-2007     Kyodo
Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not be able to wrap up their negotiations for an economic partnership agreement by the end of next month and now hope to strike a deal by June or July.
United States and Liberia sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
18-Feb-2007     USTR
US Trade Representative Susan C Schwab and the Liberian Minister of Commerce, Industry, & Trade Olubanke King-Akerele signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) yesterday that will provide a forum to address trade issues and will help build trade and investment relations between the United States and Liberia.
Colombian "para-political" scandal may hurt trade
17-Feb-2007     Reuters
A scandal over suspected Colombian government links to illegal right-wing militias could hamper President Alvaro Uribe's bid to clinch a free-trade deal with the United States.
Top EU official pushes trade, investment pact with India
17-Feb-2007     India PRwire
India and the European Union must push for a strong bilateral trade and investment pact even as they continue to play a crucial role to conclude the current round of global trade talks, a top EU official said Friday.
US-Korea trade negotiations get nowhere
17-Feb-2007     OneWorld
"A majority of people are opposed to this," Hyun Lee of the group Korean Americans Against War and Neoliberalism told OneWorld. "None of the benefits of these trade agreements go to ordinary people and ordinary workers. They only go to fatten the pockets of transnational corporations."