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To stay healthy, US-Saudi ties need attention
5-Nov-2004
Over the past year, the George W. Bush administration has prepared a comprehensive political and economic reform initiative aimed at promoting democracy in the Middle East.
Algeria joins Arab Free Trade Zone
5-Nov-2004
Algeria has inked an agreement for improving trade and facilitating commercial exchanges among Arab countries that constitute the basis for the Arab Free Trade Zone
Bush better for Asia...
5-Nov-2004
The United States must come to grips with the China juggernaut and assert its role as a stabilising force in the region, say analysts
Key free-trade deal deadline missed
5-Nov-2004
Australia and the United States have missed a key deadline for their free trade agreement but Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile remains confident the deal will start as planned on January 1.
Sri Lanka to enter into free trade agreement with Egypt
5-Nov-2004
Sri Lanka will enter into a free trade agreement with Egypt in January next year.
Cabinet approves FTA with Yemen, Mauritius
5-Nov-2004
Federal Cabinet has approved the summary for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan, Yemen and Mauritius. The summary was presented before federal cabinet after a trade delegation headed by Federal Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan attended a joint Ministerial Commission conference in Yemen and Mauritius in March 2004 and inked a Memorandum of Understanding about FTA.
Central America is Not for Sale
5-Nov-2004
A call for organizational sign-ons from the Central America is Not For Sale Coalition
The Wrong Ointment
5-Nov-2004 CAFOD
CAFOD is asking the UK government to hold the EU to drop all ‘offensive interests’ in the EPA negotiations in Africa and provide African countries ‘alternative’ non-reciprocal trade relationships that are not free trade areas
T Shinawatra, Aust partner await FTA
5-Nov-2004 The Nation
T Shinawatra Thai Silk (Thailand) Co Ltd, a family business of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is negotiating with an Australian fashion designer to form a joint venture that benefits from low import tariffs under the Thai-Australia free-trade agreement.
NZ ready to talk to Bush Govt about free trade
4-Nov-2004
New Zealand will again put its case to the United States to negotiate a bilateral free-trade agreement, after the election of President George W. Bush for a second term.
Bush Election May Pave Way for Americas Free Trade Talks
4-Nov-2004
U.S. President George W. Bush’s election to a second four-year term paves the way for the resumption of negotiations for a free trade agreement spanning the Americas.
Govt begins consultations with industries on SAFTA, BIMSTEC benefits
4-Nov-2004
The government has started a series of consultations with industries to have a clear-cut idea about the sectors that can enjoy the benefits of the SAFTA and BIMSTEC deals.
China to speed up FTA process with ASEAN
4-Nov-2004
The Chinese government is willing to speed up the process of the China-ASEAN free trade area (FTA) and promote comprehensive and substantive bilateral cooperation.
Schieffer aims to fix FTA impasse
4-Nov-2004
The United States ambassador to Australia has left for Washington in a final bid to work through details holding up the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
New Middle East trade promotion group formed
4-Nov-2004
A new trade promotion group — the US Middle East Free Trade Coalition (USMEFTA) — has been created to "expand free trade between the US and the Middle East and to encourage economic development, transparent and accountable governance, and enhanced prospects for the people of the Middle East region."
Andean FTA hailed by US Wheat Associates
4-Nov-2004 DTN
An Andean Free Trade Agreement has the potential to provide real benefits to US wheat producers and exporters, since Ecuador, Peru and Colombia have combined annual wheat imports of three million metric tons.
NGOs request "EFTA countries shall not endanger public health and food security in Southern Africa"
4-Nov-2004 Berne Declaration
Today 57 organizations sent a letter to the trade and foreign ministers of EFTA member states urging them not to include provisions that would restrict access to medicines and farmers rights under the EFTA-SACU FTA
US-Andean talks even worse than feared
3-Nov-2004 Colombia Week
Barring major turns, any deal emerging from the talks will be a disaster for most Colombians.
Unravelling the complex rationale of RTAs
3-Nov-2004 Financial Express
Proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs) has been a striking development in the world’s trading systems since the mid-1990s.
APEC might form unilateral FTA: Official
2-Nov-2004 Jakarta Post
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation member countries are displaying a growing tendency in favor of establishing a unilateral free trade agreement in the vast region, according to a senior official at the Indonesian Ministry of Trade.