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Guatemala anti-FTA vigil grows
12-May-2006 Prensa Latina
More popular organizations have joined the on-going vigil in front of the Guatemalan Constitutional Court, where a bill against the free trade agreement with the US is being discussed Thursday.
Morales urges Latin American countries to kill FTA with US
12-May-2006 Xinhua
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales on Thursday urged Colombia, Peru and Ecuador to kill their free trade agreements with the United States, so as to keep the Andean Community alive. Meanwhile, Peru’s President Alejandro Toledo said the Andean Community would now seek to launch trade talks with the EU, with or without Venezuela and Bolivia.
FTA summary to be reported to National Assembly next week
12-May-2006 Korea Times
A summary of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to be presented by the Ministry of Finance and Economy to the National Assembly next week, while an exchange of agreement drafts with the US is expected on May 19.
Japan agrees to non-quota deployment of nurses—RP exec
11-May-2006 INQ7
Discussions on the labor component of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) finally moved forward after Japan agreed to a non-quota deployment of Filipino nurses and caregivers, a labor official said.
Morocco, Egypt to strengthen trade ties
11-May-2006 ANDnetwork
Despite a free trade agreement between Morocco and Egypt, entered in force in 1999, trade exchanges remain meager between the two.
Divided Latin America arrives in Vienna summit
11-May-2006 MercoPress
A deeply divided Latin America, in the midst of several growing conflicts, meets with the European Union 25 leaders in the framework of the two regions’ fourth summit.
Malaysia not bound to finalise FTA with US by 2007
11-May-2006 Bernama
Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz cited the financial sector as one area that Malaysia cannot open up at a faster pace. She noted that it was the US — not Malaysia — which made the approach on the FTA.
No date set for next round of UAE-US free trade talks
11-May-2006 Gulf News
The fifth round of free trade negotiations between the UAE and the United States ended in Abu Dhabi yesterday without agreement. The closely guarded negotiations, held amid a virtual media blackout, centred around two core issues: investment and labour laws.
Sonia’s letter on FTA: BJP demands PM’s resignation
11-May-2006 PTI
Terming as “public humiliation” of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s letter to him on free trade agreements, BJP on Wednesday demanded his resignation and asked government to make public both the letters and the pacts signed so far.
Guatemalan orgs: No US FTA
11-May-2006 Prensa Latina
The COS (Social Organizations Group) and the MISPEC (Guatemalan indigenous, farmer and popular movement) have joined the vigil Wednesday in front of the Guatemalan Constitutional Court to reject the free trade agreement with the United States.
Colombia postpones signing FTA with US: official
10-May-2006 Xinhua
Colombia will postpone signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United State because its English version was inconsistent with the original bilateral pact.
Singapore urges EU to forge trade deal
10-May-2006 AP
Singapore on Tuesday urged the European Union to negotiate a free trade agreement to strengthen their trade and investment ties.
Australia, Japan set to launch FTA talks
10-May-2006 AAP
Australia and Japan expect to launch negotiations on a free trade deal late this year or early in 2007, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said.
DR-CAFTA expected to compel curricula revisions in universities
9-May-2006
Education minister suggested this Tuesday that universities in the country should be subject of a revision of their respective curricula in light of the upcoming Free Trade Agreement with the Central America and the United States.
Free trade agreements: complicated but unavoidable
9-May-2006
The 16th Inter-Pacific Bar Association Conference, held in Sydney last week, provided a forum to illustrate the enormous impact FTAs have on the economic and social aspects of their respective countries and the legal issues underlying them.
Free trade pact not to hurt farmers
9-May-2006
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured Congress president Sonia Gandhi that the proposed Indo-Asean free trade agreement (FTA) would not affect Indian farmers.
FTA clears last hurdle with Shura go-ahead
9-May-2006
Six laws that should allow Bahrain’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US to be activated cleared their final hurdle yesterday.
M’sian govt taking strong stand on IPR protection
9-May-2006
The Malaysian Government is taking a strong stand on the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), says International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz.
Free-trade agreement: Thailand rejects deal with South Korea
9-May-2006 The Nation
Thailand is the only Asean member not planning to sign the free-trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea and will thus lose export competitiveness, due to higher import tariffs.
Shaukat for setting up ECO free trade area
9-May-2006 Business Recorder
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday called for the establishment of an ECO free trade area and intra-regional oil and gas pipelines, saying an energy grid could create inter-linkages necessary for making the Economic Co-operation Organisation (ECO) more effective.