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US unions oppose free trade with Malaysia
22-Jan-2007     IPS
Trade unions from the United States have joined forces with their Malaysian counterparts to strongly oppose ongoing negotiations for bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) until workers' concerns are first addressed.
Documento explicativo del TPC entre Panamá y EEUU
22-Jan-2007     MICI
El Ministro de Comercio e Industrias, Alejandro Ferrer, entregó hoy ejemplares del documento explicativo del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) acordado con los Estados Unidos a los representantes de los partidos políticos del país.
US-Panama FTA (2007)
22-Jan-2007     USTR
Draft as of 19 January 2007
New anti-FTA protests in Colombia
22-Jan-2007     Prensa Latina
Senator Jorge Robledo announced on Sunday new demonstrations against the congressional approval of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the governments of Colombia and the US.
Chávez, Morales seek transformation of MERCOSUR trade bloc
21-Jan-2007     ZNet
As South American presidents gathered in Rio de Janeiro this week to negotiate regional trade and integration strategies, including the possible ascension of Bolivia as a full member of the Southern Cone trade bloc MERCOSUR, Presidents Hugo Chávez and Evo Morales challenged the bloc to abandon its free market neoliberal roots.
Unification remains elusive at Mercosur
21-Jan-2007     AP
Discord at the two-day Mercosur summit that ended Friday left many to wonder about the future of a trade bloc that has never lived up to its promise of integrating much of South America into an influential body like the European Union.
US, Japanese bosses call for ambitious trade pact
20-Jan-2007     The News International
Powerful US and Japanese business leaders called Friday for a free-trade agreement to link the world's two largest economies.
US Business Roundtable and Nippon Keidanren position statement on US-Japan EPA
20-Jan-2007     US Business Roundtable
Business Roundtable and the Nippon Keidanren believe that a United States-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) holds tremendous potential for the US, Japanese, and world economies, and urge their governments to begin discussion toward a framework for negotiation of such an agreement as soon as possible.
ALBA: Justice in deeds
20-Jan-2007     Granma
The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) welcomed Nicaragua as its fourth full member as the FSLN returned to power in that country, while in Ecuador, President Rafael Correa adds new support to the movement for Latin America integration.
Afrique de l'Ouest: APE - Ce que les paysans attendent de la CEDEAO
20-Jan-2007     AllAfrica.com
Le Réseau des organisations paysannes et des producteurs de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA). Cette organisation est en campagne contre les APE dans leur formule actuelle, et propose de ne pas les signer. Basiaka Dao est le président de la Confédération paysanne du Faso, membre du ROPPA. Il dit en quoi ces accords ne sont pas bons pour les agriculteurs et les économies des pays de la CEDEAO.