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Korea pushing to mitigate impact of free trade deals
3-Nov-2005     Yonhap
South Korea is moving to provide financial assistance and other support to companies and their workers who are adversely affected by free trade agreements with foreign countries, officials said Tuesday.
Clash of visions for Latin America
3-Nov-2005     Christian Science Monitor
It's Bush vs. Chavez as 33 heads of state meet Friday for Summit of the Americas.
New Zealand seeks free trade, film pact with South Korea
3-Nov-2005     Yonhap
New Zealand will pursue talks for free trade and a deal for joint film production with South Korea when their government officials meet during the APEC forum in Busan next month.
Does the FTAA have a future?
3-Nov-2005    
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) will become a reality only if the United States allows increased market access for Brazilian agriculture and competitive manufactures and if Brazil reciprocates by opening its market to foreign competition in goods and services.
Bush says Latam free-trade idea stalled for now
2-Nov-2005     Washington Post
"The FTAA has stalled, I agree," Bush said on Tuesday. "On the other hand, at this point in time, the Doha round really trumps the FTAA as a priority, because the Doha round not only involves our neighborhood, it involves the whole world."
Papers from tralac's EPA conference
2-Nov-2005     tralac
tralac recently held its annual conference in Cape Town on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) and their impact on African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.
America's free trade agenda: The state of bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations
2-Nov-2005     Heritage Foundation
A Heritage Foundation summary of the role of FTAs in the US trade agenda.
Business groups lobby to resurrect FTAA
2-Nov-2005     IPS
Dozens of business groups from throughout the Americas are urging regional governments to adopt economic and trade reforms to give a boost to upcoming World Trade Organisation talks and a stalled regional free trade agreement.
Trade liberalization challenges post-CAFTA
2-Nov-2005    
This CRS report for US Congress analyses some of the challenges that became apparent in the aftermath of a divisive trade debate and how they could affect consideration of future trade agreements.
The FTAA and its babies
2-Nov-2005     CKUT
From November 4-5th, 2005, the heads of state of 34 countries in the Americas will meet in Mar del Plata, Argentina, to push the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) forward. One big issue at the helm this year are the bilaterals - otherwise known as the FTAA's babies - which establish free trade agreements on smaller scales.