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New Zealand offers free trade agreement
17-Mar-2006     TMCnet
New Zealand has offered to sign a free trade agreement with the Philippines to boost bilateral relations, an official said yesterday.
Peru, Colombia spark free-trade-pact déjà vu
17-Mar-2006     The Hill
Capitol Hill is starting to feel the pangs of trade déjà vu as two pending Latin American free-trade agreements prompt Democrats to demand stronger labor standards and business lobbyists push back.
Southern Africa: SADC hopeful of India, China trade negotiations
17-Mar-2006     The Reporter
Southern African Development Community (SADC) hopes to start trade talks with China and India at the forthcoming SADC Council of Ministers Consultative Conference in Windhoek, Namibia next month.
Investment text proposed by US to Thailand (2006)
17-Mar-2006    
Draft investment chapter of US-Thailand FTA as proposed by US
Ecuador: social agitation against FTA
16-Mar-2006     Granma International
The battle against the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States is continuing in Ecuador.
US-Peru FTA in jeopardy
16-Mar-2006     Upside Down World
A trade agreement between the United States and Peru could be rejected in Congress because of Peru's weak labor record and the agreement's lack of labor provisions.
Ecuador president calls for calm
16-Mar-2006     BBC
Ecuador's president has urged Ecuadoreans to stand together after nationwide protests threatened to destabilise the country. The demonstrations have been sparked by ongoing talks with the United States over a possible free trade agreement
Ecuador's interior minister steps down
16-Mar-2006     AP
Ecuador's interior minister resigned Wednesday as protests over a US free trade plan spread from the Andean highlands to the oil-producing southeast jungle, where police clashed with demonstrators.
US senators want Bush to back NZ trade deal
15-Mar-2006    
Two United States senators have written to President George Bush to encourage him to start free trade talks with New Zealand.
Pakistan, Canada to further enhance trade potentials
15-Mar-2006     Pakistan Times
Pakistan and Canada said they may soon start talks on a Free Trade Agreement.