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China, South Korea to start FTA talks
14-Oct-2006     UPI
China said Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun agreed to soon start talks on a free-trade area.
Russia, Latvia seal economic cooperation agreement
14-Oct-2006     ITAR-TASS
Russia and Latvia have sealed an economic cooperation agreement and an agreement on creating an inter-governmental commission.
India calls EU trade bluff
14-Oct-2006     Times of India
Adopting a 'take-it-or-leave-it' posture, India on Thursday turned down last-minute EU efforts to dilute a trade and investment agreement by introducing onerous non-tariff conditionalities.
Japan, Indonesia wrap up free trade negotiations
14-Oct-2006     IHT
Japan and Indonesia wrapped up four days of negotiations toward a possible free trade agreement, an official said Friday.
Kiwi economist points to free trade option for South Africa
14-Oct-2006     AllAfrica.com
A former chief economist in New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade says South Africa should consider joining a Free Trade Agreement that exists between Singapore, New Zealand, Chile and Brunei (P4).
Overview of bilateral free trade and investment agreements now available
13-Oct-2006    
This document was originally prepared as a resource paper for the "Fighting FTAs" strategy workshop at the end of July 2006. It was then revised at the end of September, with the input of the workshop participants, for sharing as a public document.
Overview of bilateral free trade and investment agreements
13-Oct-2006    
A general overview of free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties that have been signed or are being negotiated all over the world. Organised by region, it provides a snapshot of the many processes currently under way, some of the controversies they raise and opposition movements against these agreements.
Europeans drop demands of equal treatment in Free Trade with Dominicans
13-Oct-2006     Dominican Today
As part of an important achievement for the Dominican Republic, the European Union (EU) will not demand from the Dominican Republic the same treatment that the Caribbean nation is compelled to grant to its partners in the Free Trade Agreement with Central America and the United States (DR-CAFTA).
El Salvador-US: Free trade deal a menace to local producers
13-Oct-2006     IPS
Seven months after the Central American free trade treaty with the United States came into effect, small-scale producers and economists in El Salvador say that it only benefits a few sectors of society, to the detriment of most national production and thousands of jobs.
Mandelson backs new EU-India trade and investment agreement
13-Oct-2006     DG Trade
The EU Commissioner for Trade, Peter Mandelson, has today told Indian and EU Business leaders that EU and India should boost their bilateral trade and economic relationship with a new trade and investment agreement.