Archive - set 26, 2006

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Uruguay: Government speeds up free-trade negotiations even as protests build

25 September, 2006
Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez is stepping up efforts to work out a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the US even as various trade-union groups are stepping up their opposition to such a deal and as the president's political popularity slides.

U.S., EU Reach Agreement to Open European Market to U.S. Services Companies

25 September, 2006
The United States and the European Union have concluded an agreement that will provide new commercial opportunities for U.S. banks and other service providers in the 25-nation EU, U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab announced Sept. 25.