13-Sep-2006
New York Times
Long taken for granted by its much larger neighbors, Uruguay suddenly finds itself one of the main fronts in the struggle between the United States and Venezuela for dominance in South America. Washington is offering a free-trade agreement that would pull Uruguay into the United States' orbit and weaken Mercosur, the regional trade group to which Uruguay and Venezuela belong. Mr. Chávez has countered with attention-getting investments, subsidized oil, acts of charity and a growing alliance with left-wing factions of the ruling Broad Front.
13-Sep-2006
Stop CAFTA Coalition
Over the past four months members of the CAFTA Monitoring Working Group have coordinated the
drafting of this report with friends and allies in Central America. While it is far too early to detail
long-term trends in labor, textiles, agricultural practice and policy, investment patterns, services, and
environmental consequences of CAFTA, in this report we have looked primarily at the process of
implementing CAFTA since January 1, 2006 and some early trends and concerns that have emerged,
many of which we will continue to monitor.
13-Sep-2006
Business Times
Malaysia should diversify its trade agreements beyond its traditional trading bloc in the Asean region and focus on expanding liberalisation of trade policies to enhance its competitiveness in global trade.
13-Sep-2006
Manila Standard
A free trade pact with Japan has given Philippine agricultural products like sugar wider access to the world's second-largest economy, an agriculture official said yesterday.
