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Peruvians want Andean summit to speed up trade pact with EU: CAN chief
8-Jun-2006     Xinhua
Peru's President Alejandro Toledo wants the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) summit set for next Tuesday to push forward negotiations on a trade pact with the European Union, the CAN announced on Wednesday.
Hague backs EU-US free trade zone
8-Jun-2006     ePolitix
Shadow foreign secretary of the UK William Hague has called for a free trade area to be established between the EU and US.
Statements from a press conference challenging the US-Korea free trade agreement
8-Jun-2006     Oakland Institute
"Ever since President Roh Moo Hyun revealed his intent to pursue a FTA with the United States, every aspect of Korean society from labor, agriculture, entertainment, civic groups, and health sectors have voiced their opposition to the proposed deal."
Peru protests could mar FTA debates
7-Jun-2006    
Peruvian Congress Agrarian and Foreign Trade Commissions have started to discuss the US-devised free trade agreement.
Government to have an extra RD$2.35B income if Free Trade is delayed
7-Jun-2006    
The possible postponement of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States and Central America (DR-CAFTA) would secure for the central government additional income of, at least, RD$2,350 million during the second half of this year.
Washington's tactical shift on global trade
7-Jun-2006    
Seoul and Washington have just launched free trade talks. The negotiations will be complex, acerbic and angry -- and will finally bury the Doha Round of World Trade Organization talks.
Pakistan, US to soon sign BIT: Jahangir Karamat
7-Jun-2006    
Former Pakistan ambassador to US, Gen (Retd) Jehangir Karamat has hoped Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) will soon be signed between Pakistan and US.
All local Vanaspati factories shut down after India tightens imports
7-Jun-2006    
All Sri Lankan factories producing Vanaspati oil have shut down, after controversial Indian regulations to restrict duty free exports of the vegetable oil to India.
Korea, US fail to agree on Kaesong-made goods
7-Jun-2006    
The first round of free-trade negotiations between Korea and the US failed to produce agreement on products made at the joint-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea.
US and Korean labor say 'NO' to NAFTA repeat
7-Jun-2006     Change to Win
Leaders of the four main labor federations in the United States and Korea -- Change to Win, AFL-CIO, KCTU and FKTU -- today joined forces to tell their governments to slow down negotiations of a US-Korea Free Trade agreement (KORUS FTA).