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Korean, EU trade ministers to meet in January
21-Dec-2008 KBS
South Korea and the EU hope to finalise their FTA in January
Japan to help Vietnam strengthen car, electronic parts industries
21-Dec-2008 Vietnam Business News
According to JETRO, Japan will boost support to Vietnam next year, once the two governments sign an FTA, for the benefit of both Vietnamese and Japanese corporations
EU to continue FTA talks with Peru, Colombia
20-Dec-2008 Xinhua
The European Union said Friday that it had decided to pursue a Free Trade Agreement deal with Peru and Colombia despite reservations from Bolivia and Ecuador.
Vietnam, US holds first BIT negotiation
19-Dec-2008 VNA
The first round of negotiations on the Vietnam-US Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) was held in Washington from Dec. 15-18.
EU trade agreement with Central America may force ACP countries out of banana business
19-Dec-2008 African Agriculture
The banana companies in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States maybe forced out of business following the European Union’s decision to negotiate a Free Trade agreement (FTA) with Central American countries in what the ACP Group describes as on “too generous” terms.
EU-Moroccan deal "illegal" - UN expert
19-Dec-2008 afrol News
Former UN Legal Counsel Hans Corell calls the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement illegal because it includes the waters off Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara.
South Korea trade fight gets ugly
19-Dec-2008 NYT
The parliamentary battle over a contentious free trade deal in South Korea led to a confrontation on Thursday in which opposition lawmakers used a sledgehammer to knock down the doors of a blockaded room in which a committee was discussing the agreement.
JETRO White Paper on International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment (2008)
19-Dec-2008 JETRO
Many Japanese companies, including those catering to domestic demand, are aiming to expand their sales in overseas markets. The focus in this White Paper is placed on emerging resource rich countries as new potential overseas markets for Japanese companies. Contains chapter on FTAs.
Bolivia to hold off on legal action vs US over trade
18-Dec-2008 Reuters
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales said on Tuesday he would hold off on legal action over the US suspension of trade benefits for the Andean nation in hopes that President-elect Barack Obama will reverse the step.
India, Myanmar ink bilateral agreements
18-Dec-2008 IRIS
India and Myanmar have signed Bilateral Investment Promotion Agreement (BIPA) and agreements on banking arrangements.
Commitee opposes approval of KORUS FTA
18-Dec-2008 KBS
The Korean National Assembly’s agricultural and fisheries committee said Wednesday that the parliament should not ratify a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States at this juncture.
EU won’t renew special tariff rate for RP canned tuna
17-Dec-2008 GMA News
The European Union (EU) will not renew a special tariff scheme for canned tuna from the Philippines and two other Southeast Asian countries, offering, instead, increased market access for the product in its 27 member-countries via a free trade agreement, the top EU representative in the Philippines said in a news conference here Wednesday.
FTAs badly failing Australia
17-Dec-2008 Rethinking globalisation
The Australian Parliamentary Library has released a background note analysing Australia’s bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) which shows how clearly destructive they have been (although the analysis is only from an economic perspective).
ASEAN tightens up to ride China’s rise
17-Dec-2008 Asia Times
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launched a new joint charter on Monday that establishes mutual rules and commitments, moving the 41-year-old grouping one step closer to becoming a unified economic bloc.
FTA benefits food, telco export
17-Dec-2008 Straits Times
Singapore-based exporters of food and telecommunications equipment look set to be among the major beneficiaries of the new free trade agreement signed with six Gulf states on Monday.
US cuts Bolivian duty free export law
16-Dec-2008 Prensa Latina
The US officially shut out Bolivia from the benefits of the Law of Andean Trade Preference and Drug Enforcement Act (ATPDEA).
Qatar warns Gulf may suspend talks on EU trade pact
16-Dec-2008 AFP
Qatar warned on Monday that the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council would suspend talks on a free trade deal with the European Union if an impasse in the 20-year-old negotiations continues.
Dominican Republic no longer interested in joining CARICOM
16-Dec-2008 Fresh Plaza
The country has no faith in CARICOM’s ability to either address pending agreements or to be the implementing authority for the CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
US keen to conclude FTA with Malaysia
16-Dec-2008 Bernama
The United States says it is keen to conclude the Malaysia-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as early as possible under Barrack Obama’s new administration
Aust to sign Asean FTA
16-Dec-2008 Nation
Australia will today sign a free-trade agreement with Asean to stimulate trade, services and investment growth.