13-Apr-2006
Ollanta Humala, frontrunner in Peru's presidential election.
Mr Humala says the deal should be put to a popular vote
Peru's decision to sign a free-trade agreement with the US has provoked a domestic political row, with critics calling for the deal to be blocked.
13-Apr-2006
As African trade ministers continue their meeting in Nairobi, NGOs are trying to make their positions known on various issues, including the economic partnership agreement being negotiated between the EU and African states and agricultural subsidies used by rich nations.
13-Apr-2006
Peruvian farmers are organizing a march from Cusco to Lima to protest the free trade agreement with the US, the president of Peru's National Agrarian Confederation, Antolin Huascar, stated Thursday.
13-Apr-2006
With just 40 days in force, the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US already has negative effects for the Salvadoran people, the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) has denounced Thursday.
13-Apr-2006
President Roh Moo-hyun's public relations secretary Lee Baek-man has rejected criticism from circles close to the government that a planned free-trade agreement with the US would amount to selling out the nation.
13-Apr-2006
Miami Herald
The CARICOM bloc already enjoys preferential access to the US market through the Caribbean Basin Initiative. But key textile concessions are set to expire in 2008, and the region has been losing ground to competitors in Central and South America as those countries sign free trade deals with Washington.
13-Apr-2006
AlterNet
Thanks to NAFTA's success, the flood of illegal immigration is up and the standard of living of the average Mexican is down.
13-Apr-2006
AND Network
President Festus Mogae is unhappy with the pace of the on-going negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
13-Apr-2006
ITP Business
The combined effects of the ongoing Dubai Ports World furore over the sale of six major US ports that sparked a catalytic delay in Free Trade Agreement talks between the US and the United Arab Emirates, could provide a significant economic boost to not only the UAE, but also to the Middle East, experts have suggested.
13-Apr-2006
Sun2Surf
An interview with Chee Yoke Ling of Third World Network on globalisation, WTO and FTAs
