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US florists join Asocolflores in trade deal push
The Society of American Florists, the umbrella organisation for the flower industry in the US, has supported the announcement that the US and Colombia have reached an agreement to help clear a path toward final Congressional approval of the US/Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
Farm groups make case for passage of free-trade deals
Emphasizing the importance of trade to the nation's economy and the need to prevent the loss of existing export markets, agricultural leaders converged on Capitol Hill to urge for immediate passage of three outstanding trade agreements.
DP calls for renegotiation of free trade pact with US
Leaders of Korea's main opposition party Tuesday urged the government to renegotiate the free trade agreement with the United States before seeking parliamentary approval.
Goff: Pharmac 'absolute bottom line'
Labour leader Phil Goff says his party would not put government drug buying agency Pharmac on the block to gain a free trade deal with the United States.
US rejoiced when AG quit, pushed for investment treaty, show cables
The US was not exactly sorry that Pakistan's Attorney General Makhdoom Ali Khan resigned from General Musharraf’s cabinet in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate ‘suspended’ Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, according to a ‘confidential’ US diplomatic cable accessed by Dawn News through WikiLeaks.
US Senate Finance Committee members agree on ratification of KOR-US FTA by summer
The US Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement on Thursday, and the members agreed on the need to ratify the trade pact before August this year.
California fighting back on Colombia free trade act
California, with its 53 Members of Congress, is key to stopping these FTAs and protecting worker power both in the US and abroad.
Protect Pharmac from US FTA - Greens
The Green Party is calling on the Government to take Pharmac off the table in Trans Tasman Partnership (TTP) negotiations.
US steps up pressure on Guatemala to enforce labor laws
The Obama administration announced yesterday that because Guatemala has not taken sufficient steps to effectively enforce its labor laws, as required under the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), it is requesting a meeting of the Free Trade Commission.
Conglomerate heads urge quick approval of U.S. FTA
Leaders of South Korea's largest business groups urged the nation's parliament Thursday to quickly ratify a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States signed four years ago.