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What's to become of them?
18-Sep-2006     New Straits Times
Some 11,700 tobacco farmers in Malaysia - most of them in Kelantan - will be affected come 2010 when the original Asean members of Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore enact zero tariff rates on virtually all imports.
Mandelson call for bilateral EU-Asian trade agreements
18-Sep-2006     FT
Peter Mandelson, the European Union trade commissioner, will today call for the EU to negotiate new bilateral trade deals with countries in Asia, a further sign that hopes of a successful global trade agreement are dimming. The targets: India, Korea and ASEAN.
Struggling with globalisation, EU to take tougher line with trade partners
18-Sep-2006     Turkish Press
The European Commission is planning a more "hard-nosed" approach to breaking into foreign markets and ensuring EU exporters get a fair deal, including protection of their intellectual property, through better use of available trade instruments such as negotiating new free-trade agreements.
India-EU trade pact firmed up
18-Sep-2006     Economic Times
The high-level trade group between India and the European Commission, which is examining the feasibility of a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement, will meet in Brussels on Monday to give final touches to its report.
Indo-Gulf free trade plan hits a petrochem block
18-Sep-2006     Economic Times
The proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has hit a roadblock with the Indian industry, especially the petrochemical sector, opposing the agreement.
Salvadorans resist trade reforms
18-Sep-2006     The Bridge
The Salvadoran Market Vendors Movement held peaceful protests yesterday morning to denounce police confiscation and repression. The work of market vendors were criminalized last December when the right wing in the Legislative Assembly pushed through dozens of reforms to bring El Salvador into compliance with the US-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
European MPs note importance to ink partnership agreement with Syria
18-Sep-2006     SANA
European MPs visiting Syria emphasized "the significance of accomplishing the Syrian-European partnership due to its important role in achieving a human and economic development contributing to the peace process, security and stability in the region."
Nepal keen to sign labor agreements with host countries
18-Sep-2006     People's Daily
Nepal is initiating the process of signing bilateral labor agreements with various countries that have been importing Nepali workers, state run Radio Nepal reported Friday.
Merkel eyes free trade zone to help the west rival China
18-Sep-2006     MSNBC
Spurred by concern about China's growing economic might, Germany is considering a plan for a free-trade zone between Europe and the US.
China to advance bilateral and regional free trade negotiation
18-Sep-2006     People's Daily
China will not shy away from using bilateral or regional free trade agreements to facilitate trade, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. The remarks came after WTO chief Pascal Lamy warned that China's pursuit of separate bilateral and regional free trade agreements would harm its long-term commercial interests.