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CPM forms human chain in Kerala over FTA with ASEAN
5-Oct-2009 Stockwatch
CPM chooses a unique way to express its reservation over Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN in Kerala. The party activists formed a 550 km human chain on a rainy Friday evening to register their protest against the pact scheduled to be effective from January, 2010.
The iniquitous perils of the free trade pact
5-Oct-2009
Kerala’s rubber sector, in particular, will vanish if the free import of rubber from outside India under the FTA is allowed. Pepper, coconut, plantation products and similar commodities which form the backbone of Kerala’s economy will die, too.
EAC service industry practitioners meet
4-Oct-2009
Services industry practitioners and representatives from the East African region met to discuss and seek ways of building services coalitions to confront challenges in the sector and help unlock the region’s economic potential.
E.Africa traders seek ways to boost exports to Europe
4-Oct-2009
Players in the services industry from across the East Africa Community region are working on a raft of reforms that could unlock potential ahead of the signing of economic partnership agreements (EPAs) with the European Commission.
Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement comes into effect
4-Oct-2009
The Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (VJEPA) has come into official effect on October 1, thus import duty rates will be cut in accordance with the agreed roadmap.
‘FTA with Asean won’t hit fisheries’
4-Oct-2009
Amid criticism by political rivals and apprehensions that the recently signed free trade agreement (FTA) with the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) would be detrimental to India’s agricultural and fisheries sectors, the government today said such fears had no basis.
Eureko secures exit from Polish PZU row
2-Oct-2009 IPE
An agreement has been signed between the Polish Ministry for State Treasury and Eureko to pay the insurer an interim dividend in November 2009 worth €1.85bn.
Kerala ready for massive rally to oppose Asean-India FTA
2-Oct-2009 Bernama
"We are apprehensive about the agreement with Asean. This agreement is not going to protect Kerala farmers. Majority of our farmers survive on small scale farming and they can’t compete when the markets open up," Kerala’s Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran told Bernama in a telephone interview Thursday.
Close attention to final round of Peru-EU FTA required
2-Oct-2009 La Primera
The Peruvian Network for a Just Globalization says that both public opinion, as well as members of Congress, have to make sure that no conditions that restrict access to medicines for thousands of Peruvians are included in the text of the EU-Peru trade agreement.
DoS attack at bilaterals.org
2-Oct-2009
Over the past few days, bilaterals.org has been the target of a sustained and powerful ’Denial of Service’ attack.
Murder in Colombia and a US multinational
2-Oct-2009 LA Times
Did officials of Drummond Co, a US coal operation, play a role in the deaths of at least two men in Colombia? US and European labor leaders are watching this case closely and pointing to it as an example of why they object to the United States’ proposed free-trade agreement with Colombia.
Vietnam may soon get market economy status
1-Oct-2009 The Economic Times
India is to soon recognise Vietnam as a market economy clearing the last hurdle to the India-ASEAN FTA
Centre counters anti-FTA campaign
1-Oct-2009 The Hindu
In a rare move, India’s Union government has launched an ‘Appeal to the People of Kerala’ advertisement campaign to counter the ‘false propaganda’ against the Indo-ASEAN free trade agreement.
FTA between GCC, EU expected to be sealed next March: Kuwaiti official
1-Oct-2009 Xinhua
The long-awaited negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council is expected to be completed by next March, a Kuwaiti senior official said Tuesday.
US does not have timeline for KORUS FTA’s ratification: Cutler
1-Oct-2009 Yonhap
President Barack Obama has expressed concerns about an imbalance in auto trade and restricted shipments of US beef.
Alternatives for the Americas
30-Sep-2009 Alternative Regionalisms
Alternatives for the Americas is a document of guidelines for making the process of hemispheric economic integration more inclusive, democratic, environmentally and culturally sustainable, and equitable.
Barbados - Former PM urges CARICOM to strike better deals with Canada
30-Sep-2009 Jamaica Gleaner
Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur has cautioned Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments that any trade and economic agreement reached with Canada must be "better than what we got from Europe".
EPA negotiations in limbo – Daramy
30-Sep-2009 Peace FM
Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations between West Africa and the European Union are in a limbo due to differences over market access, the regional grouping ECOWAS said on Tuesday.
US Secretary Locke: Colombia trade pact not likely ratified in ’09
30-Sep-2009 Dow Jones Newswires
The US Congress won’t likely ratify a free trade agreement with Colombia this year as it’s currently focusing on health care reform and energy-related legislation, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday.
US-Malaysia: One hitch may be taken off FTA talks
29-Sep-2009 Business Times
One obstacle in US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement talks may be taken off the table following high-powered discussions on government procurement between the two trade partners.