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Toughest issues remain in South Korea-U.S. free trade talks
4-Sep-2006    
Rough sailing is anticipated in free trade agreement talks with the United States that resume in Seattle this week, with rice and other sensitive issues expected to be taken up for the first time, South Korean officials said Sunday.
COMESA urged to speed up integration
4-Sep-2006    
Common Markets for Eastern and Southern Africa - Comesa member countries ought to speed up the process in setting up a unified customs union.
Oman seeks fast-track mechanism for India-GCC FTA
4-Sep-2006    
Oman today said India and the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council should create a fast-track mechanism for early completion of negotiations on the proposed Free Trade Agreement to boost economic engagement.
Seattle police to ask FTA protesters for calm
4-Sep-2006    
The chief of Seattle's police department will meet South Korean media on Tuesday to ask protesters planning demonstrations over free trade talks this week to refrain from violence.
A fair shake: South Korean activists seek “mini-WTO protest” at trade talks
4-Sep-2006     Real Change
The mass protests that took place against the World Trade Organization in 1999 might stop some nations from scheduling a round of free-trade talks in Seattle. But not South Korea.
Algeria about to lose $5bn
4-Sep-2006     El Khabar
The dismantling of customs tariffs on the entry of EU goods under the EU-Algeria association agreement is expected to cause to Algeria a five billion dollar loss in income and 500 000 jobs.
Peru and Mexico negotiate free trade pact
4-Sep-2006     MercoPress
Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said Thursday that his country and Peru are "90 percent" of the way to concluding a free trade agreement.
Trade furore: Pacific solidarity thrown into disarray
4-Sep-2006     Islands Business
Concerns are growing that the key bargaining chip for the islands of the Pacific with the European Union (EU) is fast eroding. This follows a decision by the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati and the Solomon Islands to continue their bilateral fisheries agreements with Europe despite a collective decision for the Pacific to negotiate as a group.
China, Cyprus sign agreement on economic cooperation
4-Sep-2006     People's Daily
China and Cyrus signed an economic cooperation agreement on Wednesday, pledging to strengthen and develop bilateral cooperation in the sectors of trade, research, science and technology.
Analysis: Will UNCITRAL arbitrations become even more secretive?
3-Sep-2006    
Proposals tabled by the Vienna-based UNCITRAL Secretariat could make it more difficult for observers to discover and monitor international arbitrations taking place under the UNCITRAL rules.