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Wal-Mart, GE, and GM detail FTA best practices
2-Sep-2006     IATP Trade Observatory
US exports to nations with which the United States has negotiated a free trade agreement (FTA) are growing at double the rate of US exports in general. That striking statistic was just one of many provided by the panel "Can More FTAs Lead to Freer Trade?" at the recent New York conference of the American Association of Exporters & Importers.
ASEAN framework deal with US may be disastrous to economy, warns IBON
1-Sep-2006     IBON
The recently-signed trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) between the US and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will sooner or later lead to a free trade agreement (FTA), and this will prove disastrous to the vulnerable sectors of the region, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation.
Japan to set upper limit in accepting Philippine nurses under FTA
31-Aug-2006     Kyodo
Japan has agreed with the Philippines to set an upper limit on the number of Philippine nurses and caregivers -- 400 to 500 annually -- it will accept under a bilateral free trade agreement which is scheduled to be signed by leaders of the two countries on Sept. 9, government sources said Thursday.
Eli Lilly's CEO calls for Japan-US Economic Integration Agreement
31-Aug-2006     Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company chairman and CEO, Sidney Taurel, today made the case for a Japan-US Economic Integration Agreement, and urged private groups to help lay the groundwork for such a free-trade deal. He also expressed optimism regarding a favorable conclusion of the US-Korea negotiations over a free-trade agreement, arguing that "both sides understand the symbolic as well as the practical benefits of what they are trying to accomplish."
Free trade deal stalled
31-Aug-2006     Hartford Courant
Ratification of the US-Colombia FTA has been held up by the White House's refusal to notify the US Congress, perhaps fearing that another highly politicized trade deal could hurt the re-election chances of Republican incumbents.
Express fear on doorstep of Free Trade
31-Aug-2006    
The Newscasters and Radio and TV Producers guild considered that the Free Trade Agreement signed by the country with Central America and the United States will jeopardize the sector and will affect the population's possibility to receiving reliable information.
Australia gives China deadline for access
31-Aug-2006    
Australia told Beijing today it wanted access to China's services market by the end of the year, saying it needed to see real progress as the sixth round of free trade talks begin.
Another FTA issue looms: state-assisted banks
31-Aug-2006    
The third round of South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) talks will begin September 6 in Seattle, and observers expect Washington to demand that Seoul cease giving aid to certain financial institutions, including government-run banks.
India seeks free trade accord with European Union: report
31-Aug-2006     AFP
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during a European summit in Finland in October, will call for the start of negotiations on an Indian-EU free trade agreement.
Mexico's corn farmers see their livelihoods wither away
31-Aug-2006     San Francisco Chronicle
An estimated 1.5 million agricultural jobs have been lost since NAFTA went into effect in 1994.