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    Pat :
    24-Sep-2005

    I shared the same view of this scenerio as the Thailand FTA with US will open up another tragedy for the poor thai citizens who know nothing about the consequences.....


    23-Sep-2005

    Does anyone know what they mean by "permanent"? ("The FTA, by contrast, would be a binding and permanent treaty.") It can’t be rescinded? Thanks.

    Ahmed:
    21-Sep-2005

    Hi,
    I agree with your openion, I worked as an employee in his "MASHAL CHEMICALS" two years ago. He is very croock in cheating the employees. he has his own labor contaract, which is entirely differnt from the Bahrain’s labor rules and regulations. By signing these agreement he is unscruplesly sqeezing the employees. Meger wages and poor amnesties in his factory is really hazardes for the employees. He is not giving any compensation for the health risk which is taken by his employees in the form of working in dangerous environment, instead he is cheating the employees. A real hypocrat and now he is appraising the people about the family values and country’s industrial revlution, I really ashamed to read his utternces....

    Thanks and best regards

    former emplyeee
    MASHAL CHEMICALS

    Service commercial:
    21-Sep-2005

    Je ne trouve pas cette liste.
    J’ai bien été sur le site Web www.douane.gov.dz mais je n’ai pas trouvé la rubrique coopération.

    An employee from Mashal Chemicals:
    17-Sep-2005

    Dr. Mashal is one of the number one hypocrat in bahrain. He is brutally utilizing his worekers. There is not enough amnesties in his firm. Don’t me amazed, the worker who is doing Job in a hazardes environemnt like chemical industry getting BD. 60/- per month. He is cheating people and accumultaing wealth. Do’t heed his words about Bahrain’s development.....

    Sachin Gupta:
    11-Sep-2005

    Dear Sir,

    As per my opinion it is better for both countries if Fta sign with Bangladesh.

    Tapsearcher:
    6-Sep-2005

    CAFTA was passed and it passed by only two votes. For more information, visit http://tapsearch.com/globalization. It names the Democrats who voted for it. Also Republicans like Rep LaTourrette of Ohio changed their vote at the last minute.
    The site also tells about the opposition in Central America where two protestors were killed protesting CAFTA. See also http://tapsearch.com/unions http://tapsearch.com/tradetraps http://www.aboutglobalization or search under Tapart News at http://www.donkeydo.com which combines the search results of Google, Yahoo and MSN on the same pages for thousands of more references about the the great betrayal of workers everywhere and not only in the USA.

    Alejandra Husni:
    5-Sep-2005

    Mi única duda es acerca de las fuentes que se utilizaron para determinar tanto los niveles de inversión como los de pobreza y desigualdad. Me la podrían resolver y enviarmela a mi mail.

    Gracias


    3-Sep-2005

    Vous trouverez la liste des produits sur le site web www.douane.gov.dz dans la rubrique coopération

    Signe Direction relations extérieures douanes algeriennes

    Actions Technologiques:
    21-Aug-2005

    Bonjour,

    L’Accord d’association Algérie-UE entre en vigueur le 1er Septembre 2005, une base de données sur les accords est opérationelle dupuis le 20 Août 2005 sur www.netalgerie.com.

    Cordialement

    Le Webmaster

    roger :
    20-Aug-2005

    soy de venezuela tube la oportunidad de hablar con un grupopaqueno que vino a venezuelaa y me cometaron poco adema que tuvimos realmente muy poco para compartir pero quiero que sepan que desde aqui en venezuela apoyamos a los pueblos indiganas y sobretodo su autonomia sin mas que que decir por el poco tiempo que me queda un saludo revolucionario y solidario hasta pronta.

    R.Gopalakrishnan:
    20-Aug-2005

    It is unfortunate that India and Pakistan are scurrying the globe in search of partners for FTAs, while failing to take any serious steps to make mutual economic and investment/trade cooperation a priority. Pakistan to this day has not extended to India the MFN treatment, which is a right of every member of the WTO. Both countries at the official level emphasise their competing capabilities in missile development and nuclear "deterrence" instead of using the resurgence of sentiments of peace and friendship at the level of people of the two countries to advance of the agenda of economic cooperation. India has concluded FTAs with Sri Lanka and Thailand and is on the way to concluding a much broader agreement with Singapore.

    info:
    11-Aug-2005

    Bonjour,

    Prenez contact avec notre secretariat pour vous la délivré, nous vous infomant aussi que ya un espace dédié aux accords de l’Algérie - avec UE sur le site www.netalgerie.com, il sera opérationel d’ici la fin du mois avec toute la réglementation qui touche ses acccords.

    Cordialement.

    Netalgerie.com


    3-Aug-2005

    nous aurions souhaité disposer de cette liste afin que les industriels transformateurs de produits puissent savoir si les intrants qu’ils utilisent sont concernés par cette liste. Merci

    ouadia mohamed:
    25-Jun-2005

    i’am 24 m from morocco i find the article judicious and wish to read and have more informations about some sectors sush as the agriculture part

    Rich:
    6-Jun-2005

    The current US government is not concerned with the truth, they are bullies and have targeted Syria for the next victim. It makes no difference what Syria does, they will remain a target so the EU needs to just use their own intelligence and do what they want to do with no regard for permission from the US.

    Huntington:
    27-Apr-2005

    Pienso que es muy triste que personas que ni siquiera se hayan tomado el tiempo para leer el tratado esten emitiendo criterios, basados en envidias, complejos y nacionalismos estupidos. Lo peor de todo es que lo que quieren es que el sistemas politico pierda legitimidad y convertirse en un Venezuela. Espero y le pido a Dios que los costarricenses no se dejen llevar por los comentarios populistas y por personas que tienen la ideologia en el lado izquierdo, pero la mano en el bolsillo derecho ya que viven como reyes, y predican y predican y lo que son es unos doble moral de primera. Abajo los sindicatos, y los Chavez.

    hacen:
    3-Mar-2005

    There is no doubt that the situation is improving comparing to the last decade, but still a lot of work needed in order to achieve a healthy and prosperous business environment. I think a alongside with the reforms of the banking systems there is an urgent need for reforms in the legal system and the jurisdiction practices which still incredibly very corrupted and in favour of people who have connections with those in the government or in the army. I believe the only remedy for this is the creation of an independent legal association formed by lawyers and advocates who can play a role of watch dog over the jurisdiction practices in the courts whether in civil or criminal matters, (how can a business man/woman have assurances that a legal dispute would have a fair trial without any external pressure from those who have power?).
    Another factor which I believe can contribute in creating a healthy business environment is through increasing the competency of the staff in the local governments and the creation of a system which can control and hold the decision makers accountable for their acts. As an example to illustrate my point: the practices in the local government in handling and processing tenders for local projects still in its traditional ways which is usually based on higher bribery not on the basis of competency and the ability of entrepreneurs. As a consequence the quality and standards of the infrastructures such as roads are really appalling (holes in the roads, bursting sewages, electricity and telephone cables hanging dangerously over the road users). How the values of assets can be maintained in such chaotic urban environment.
    Taking in accounts the urban chaos in most cities where street don’t have names and houses without numbers, I think there is an urgent need for more reforms in those areas which are prior than the reforms in the banking systems; can you imagine a bank chasing its debtors in those conditions?