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Thai Union urges govt to pursue FTA with EU
Thailand's leading canned and seafood exporter, Thai Union Frozen Products, has urged the government to strengthen exporters' competitiveness by going ahead with bilateral free-trade negotiations with the European Union.
FTA with ASEAN should be mutually beneficial:Bajaj
The Free Trade Agreement signed by India with the 10-member bloc of ASEAN should be mutually beneficial, leading industrialist Rahul Bajaj has said.
US trade deals open markets – GAO
The US Government Accountability Office says bilateral free trade agreements signed by the United States work: they deliver new market opportunities for America's agriculture sector.
The Honduran coup: Fiction and fact
Zelaya joined the Venezuelan proposed ALBA, a fair trade alternative to Washington's now-defunct Free Trade Area of the Americas, but is no Chavez puppet, despite what the all-out PR war from Washington-based business groups claims
Colombia romances US with PR campaign after trade deal stalls
The $800,000 effort, funded by both the government and groups such as the coffee and flower growers, is intended to alter the perception among some in the US that Colombia means drugs, violence and crime and isn’t intended to sway lawmakers on the trade accord, the campaign's manager said
Obama touts trade in meeting with Brazil official
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he wants stronger ties with Brazil, especially in the commercial area, a top aide and possible successor to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.
Wheat growers counting on trade deal
US wheat growers may lose more than 50 percent of $165 million per year in sales to Colombia if Congress does not approve the US-Colombia free trade agreement, US Wheat Associates and Colombian millers said at a July 14 news conference.
INTERATUN rejects EU-Papua New Guinea accord
The Inter-Professional Tuna Organisation (INTERATUN) warns that the European tuna fishing industry is in trouble if the European Union Agriculture and Fisheries Council approves the EU-Pacific Economic Partnership Agreement on Monday, 13 July
EU-South Korea trade pact marks trouble, Ford says
A proposed trade pact between South Korea and the European Union is one-sided and could threaten automobile manufacturing in Western Europe, a top Ford Motor Co executive said on Thursday.
Protecting foreign investment from political risk
In today's risk averse environment investment protection agreements are also increasingly attractive to protect pension and mutual fund investments.