"Senior political leaders in the province in their majority are 'tenderpreneurs', " is the blunt assessment of Dan Sebabi, the head of Limpopo's branch of Cosatu, the coalition of trade unions that is in alliance with the ANC.
As the war in Afghanistan grinds on, the trade-offs needed to preserve the coalition will surely grow (so far, there have been surprisingly few).
Trish Wexler, a spokeswoman for the Electronic Payments Coalition, a trade group that lobbied against the Durbin amendment on behalf of Visa, MasterCard and numerous banks, said Thursday she couldn't confirm the specifics of the McCrohan report, but said changes to merchant fees should be expected as a result of the new rules.
Former miner Ralph Dyson has been selected by the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition to fight for the seat.
They cover only a few products, although the limits they impose will pinch tightly: China's exports of cotton bras to America, for example, grew by nearly 32% in the first nine months of this year, according to the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition.
The chains' encroachment is one reason the board of the Farmers Market Coalition, a national trade group for the events, in May approved a formal definition: events that consist "principally" of farmers selling their products directly to the public.
The coalition includes such trade groups as the Internet Alliance, TechNet and TechAmerica, all of which represent major Internet companies.
The second is that the coalition in Congress in favour of free trade has fragmented.
Last December, the anti-Israel coalition running the town council voted to institute a trade, sports and academic boycott against Israel.
As part of National Consumer Protection Week, the Federal Trade Commission has organized a coalition of public- and private-sector organizations to provide practical tips on a wide range of topics.
But Intel and others may not warm to the package deal that Mr Netanyahu struck three months ago with the trade unions when he was wooing the Labour party to join his coalition: scant hope now of trimming the bloated public sector or reducing its wage bill.
In the absence of a conclusion to the Doha free trade talks, Mr Cameron also proposed that a "coalition of the willing" could "forge ahead with more ambitious deals of their own" such as agreements with India, Canada and Singapore.
The coalition, an electric industry trade group that is dedicated to open markets, wants to dispel any notion that a nefarious link exists between competition and deregulation.
Today, the same coalition is pushing for permanent normal trade with China, with the House Ways and Means Committee approving the proposal yesterday.
The Coalition Against Fraud--a trade group comprised of major insurers, consumer groups and government agencies--has also seen more fraud cases spring up in the past year, after a drop-off for several years.
Fifth, at least the temporary Soviet loss of their indispensable arms-for-oil barter trade with their favorite client state, Iraq, resulting from the coalition embargo against Iraq last August.
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Leaked details of the coalition agreement drew withering criticism from industry leaders, opposition politicians and trade unions, he reports.
Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat representatives are standing alongside UKIP, the Green Party, BNP, Labour and Co-operative Party, Trade Union and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) and Socialist People's Party, as well as a number of independents.
"If we hadn't been able to raise the level, you wouldn't have been able to sell a single PC that's on the market today, " said Dan Hoydysh, director of trade, public policy and government affairs at Unisys and co-chairman of the Computer Coalition for Responsible Exports.
Office for Budgetary Responsibility chief Robert Chote said growth had been slower than predicted when the coalition came to power because of "disappointing" consumer spending, business investment and trade.
If the retail issue can be resolved internally, with complex coalition politics still in play, it opens the door to a much wider free trade agreement between the European Union and India.
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, an umbrella body for protesters from all walks including churches, trade unions, women's and student associations may be best placed of all to tackle the government.
Robert DePosada, president of the Latino Coalition, summed it up this way: Latinos from the Southwest supported NAFTA because of the jobs and trade with Mexico it would bring.
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