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Free trade, but not fair trade
7-Dec-2005    
Early results of the free trade agreements (FTAs) Thailand made with China, Australia, New Zealand and India are quite worrying for the country.
African and European farmers say no to EPAs and no to a WTO agreement in HKG
7-Dec-2005    
Farmers organizations from West Africa and the European Union are convinced that the EPA talks will lead to an agreement which will be detrimental to family farming unless strong corrective measures are taken.
Thailand will not sign ASEAN-S. Korea FTA: spokesman
7-Dec-2005     People's Daily
Thailand will not sign a free trade agreement (FTA) between the Association of South East Asian Nations and South Korea because it does not include rice, government spokesman Surapong Suebwonglee said on Tuesday.
Getting SAARCastic
6-Dec-2005     Hard News
While the temptation exists to conclude as many FTAs as possible - in line with the global trend - India's aspirations to become a global power will not amount to much unless it defends its exclusive zone of influence in South Asia against China.
Timely demise for Free Trade Area of the Americas
6-Dec-2005     La Prensa San Diego
When the Bush cabinet announced intentions to revive the moribund Free Trade Area of the Americas at the Fourth Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata, the countries of the Southern Common Market closed ranks to prevent it. What followed was a diplomatic melee that reflects not so much divisions within Latin America, as a growing resistance to the current free trade model throughout the developing world.
US-Taiwan FTA not likely within next few years: USTR official
6-Dec-2005     CNA
A ranking US Trade Representative Office (USTR) official said Tuesday it is not likely that the United States and Taiwan will be able to reach a free trade agreement within the next couple of years as talks on many bilateral trade issues have yet to be completed.
COMESA members told to keep eye on globalisation
6-Dec-2005    
ZANIS-Vice President Lupando Mwape has advised the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to take into account the global, regional and local developments in all its endeavours.
Ecuador exec - Govt skirting FTA issue
6-Dec-2005    
The Ecuadorian executive and congress have been accused of politicking around a referendum on whether to sign a Free Trade Agreement with the US.
Panama questions FTA with US
6-Dec-2005    
Panamanian farmers on Monday called for a mass demonstration December 11 to analyze the state of the negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which their government plans to sign with the United States.
FTA with ASEAN benefits Kaesong products
6-Dec-2005    
Goods made in the North Korean border city of Kaesong will likely benefit from a free trade agreement (FTA) to be signed between South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year, a senior presidential aide said Tuesday.