Free Trade

I would think NAFTA is also a free-trade zone but from what I read here, apparently, it isn't. johanson ❋ Unknown (2009)

The South Korea Free Trade Agreement, America's largest free-trade agreement since NAFTA, is back on the front burner. ❋ Ian Fletcher (2011)

The Obama administration unveiled a revised free-trade pact with Colombia that boosts the chances for passage of three trade-opening deals. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Japan's car industry has been eager for a free-trade deal with the EU, particularly after South Korean auto makers secured tariff-free access to the European market under the South Korean deal. ❋ Matthew Dalton (2011)

President Barack Obama has also spoken of plans to boost competitiveness and revive free-trade agreements. ❋ Robert Zoellick (2011)

The Atlanta-based global shipping company reported a 26% increase in second-quarter profit, buoyed by growth in China and Europe, but warned that U.S. gridlock over the federal debt ceiling, as well as a number of free-trade pacts, continue to weigh on the economy. ❋ Bob Sechler (2011)

The U.S. and Colombia will likely announce an agreement Wednesday on a free-trade deal after weeks of intensive talks on labor issues. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I recently received exactly this sort of favor from an economist, one Don Boudreaux, at the renowned libertarian Cato Institute, a hotbed of free-trade thinking. ❋ Ian Fletcher (2011)

Tonight in Roll Call: To prod lawmakers to approve a long-stalled free-trade agreement, the South Korean government is turning to its secret weapon in the United States: Korean-Americans, writes Roll Call's Bennett Roth. ❋ Eliot Nelson (2011)

The leaders said in a statement following their meeting Friday that an upcoming May summit with Japan could be the time to start free-trade talks. ❋ Matthew Dalton (2011)

He called for quick action on free-trade agreements, especially the newly completed free-trade accord with South Korea. ❋ Jonathan Weisman (2011)

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said he was one of the main advocates for pursuing a trade deal with Japan: "I believe one of our priorities in order to demonstrate our good faith must be to invite Japan to enter into a free-trade area with the EU, which would help boost their economy and help their businesses to recover." ❋ Matthew Dalton (2011)

The Obama administration unveiled a revised free-trade pact with Colombia that boosts the chances for congressional passage of three trade-opening agreements that have languished for more than four years. ❋ Elizabeth Williamson (2011)

The South Korea Free Trade Agreement, America s largest free-trade agreement since NAFTA, is back on the front burner. ❋ Ian Fletcher (2011)

Late Tuesday, a senior Obama administration official confirmed the U.S. and Colombia will likely announce an agreement Wednesday on a free-trade deal after several weeks of intensive talks on labor issues. ❋ Dan Molinski (2011)

WASHINGTON—The U.S. and Colombia will likely announce an agreement Wednesday on a free-trade deal after several weeks of intensive talks on labor issues, a senior Obama administration official confirmed Tuesday. ❋ Tom Barkley (2011)

The trade bloc would bring together four countries that already have free-trade deals with the U.S. ❋ Tom Barkley (2011)

[elmo] like free trade, elmo assembled by cheap [chinese] [labour]! ❋ Kung Fu Karl (2005)

I want what [Peter] has; he wants what I have. So we [trade], and we're both [better off] for it. ❋ RXtasy (2005)

The president sold his [country's] middle class [down the river] by signing the country into free trade agreements and eliminating tariffs on [imports]. ❋ K Corwin D (2016)

"Dammit, [my space] farm just got [raided] by the Free Trade [Syndicate]!" "Damn those pirates, they were probably after your bunnies!" ❋ Jobnob (2009)

"If there were an [Economist's] Creed, it would surely contain the [affirmations] 'I understand the Principle of Comparative Advantage' and 'I advocate Free Trade'." -Paul [Krugman] ❋ Oscar MacGorden (2012)

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