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Since December, when President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak announced that they made further progress on US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS-FTA), the agreement has been highly debated on its way to Congress.
The US and South Korea have plans to meet to further discuss the KORUS Free Trade Agreement, which has yet to be approved by Congress.
US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke outlined a new plan to increase US exports last week in a keynote speech at the National District Export Council Conference. Locke outlined 4 strategies for increasing exports. I’m not counting his “other strategies” here, IMO “other” is not a strategy! Boosting Trade Promotion Activities: Encourage companies to export or [...]
On a roll after getting closer to a trade agreement with South Korea, the EU is now beginning trade agreement talks with Canada. The talks will cover investments and industry sectors excluded from previous agreements, making it potentially the most comprehensive bilateral trade agreement ever reached – wider than the EU-South Korea deal. Talks will [...]
The US may be close to pursuing a free trade agreement with Japan, according to the US Ambassador to Japan. Currently they are talking about a schedule to meet to discuss the potential agreement. Read more below from Bloomberg: President Barack Obama wants to sign a free trade pact with Japan, U.S. Ambassador to Japan [...]
Sen. Richard Lugar is introducing a bill to encourage the US to negotiate a free trade agreement with the ASEAN trading block. Read the complete AP article below or at “US lawmaker to introduce bill urging US-ASEAN free trade deal” WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. lawmaker says he plans to introduce legislation next week that [...]
Working with the Palestinian National BDS Committee, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Committee on Foreign Relations and National Defense has recommended to the Brazilian Congress not to ratify the free trade agreement between Mercosur and Israel until “Israel accepts the creation of the Palestinian state on the 1967 borders”. Israel’s foreign trade with the five Mercosur [...]
A recent report released by the US Government Accountability Office shows that since 2001, Free Trade Agreements have successfully increased trade, improving access to these markets and strengthening rules for government fairness and transparency. The four selected FTAs have largely accomplished the U.S. objectives of achieving better access to markets and strengthening trade rules, and [...]
