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Colombia, Chile complete second round of free trade talks
28-Oct-2006 People’s Daily
Colombia and Chile on Friday completed the second round of their free trade talks, resulting in a deal to be signed by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Nov. 27 during a visit to Santiago.
Chile, Colombia begin free trade talks
12-Oct-2006 Xinhua
Chile and Colombia on Tuesday began a series of free trade talks which they aimed to complete within two months, Carlos Furche, who heads Chile’s negotiating team, said. "The bilateral free trade agreement with Colombia will be the broadest and deepest in the region," he noted.
China, Chile put free trade agreement into effect
3-Oct-2006
China and Chile’s free trade agreement, which is expected to eventually exempt 97 percent of all trade goods from import tariffs, went into effect on Sunday.
Chile, Japan free trade agreement
22-Sep-2006
Chile and Japan have negotiated a free trade agreement that among other facilities will sever bilateral exchange tariffs by 92 percent.
Chile re-enters Andean Community
22-Sep-2006 MercoPress
A council of Andean foreign ministers yesterday approved Chile’s re-entry to the Andean Community of Nations trade group after a three-decade absence.
Japanese Cabinet OKs Chile trade pact
22-Sep-2006 AP
Japan’s Cabinet approved a bilateral free trade pact with Chile on Friday, an official said.
Colombia sees free-trade deal with Chile signed on Nov 27
21-Sep-2006
Colombia and Chile will sign a free-trade agreement on Nov. 27 instead of in January as originally announced because negotiations are going faster than expected, President Alvaro Uribe said in New York on Thursday.
Japan, Chile reach basic agreement on free trade
21-Sep-2006
Japan and Chile have agreed on a bilateral free trade pact, a Foreign Ministry official said Thursday.
Rough trade: the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement
21-Sep-2006 Canadian Business
The Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), signed 10 years ago, has some discouraging lessons to offer would-be bilateralists. And lesson No. 1 would be: Don’t expect such agreements to boost trade.
Chile to start free trade talks with Australia
8-Sep-2006
Chile plans to add Australia, Thailand and Malaysia to a growing list of free -trade partners as it pushes to become Asia’s gateway to Latin America, Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley said on Thursday.
Pisco sour
26-Aug-2006 The Economist
Little by little, South America is dividing itself into two very different trade blocks. Mercosur, based on Brazil and Argentina and recently joined by Venezuela, is relatively protectionist and suspicious of bilateral trade deals with the United States. Most countries on the Pacific seaboard are committed to free trade with both el norte and Asia.
A bridge between Asia and South America
25-Aug-2006
In the last few months, Chile has made it clear that it intends to become a trade platform between the vast Asia Pacific region and the Andean countries, by means of trade treaties and political integration. Prompt re-entry into the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) would be a step in that direction.
Chile formally requests incorporation to CAN
24-Aug-2006
Chile formally requested incorporation to the Andean Community of Nations, CAN, in a letter sent by President Michelle Bachelet to her counterparts from Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, reported Foreign Affairs minister Alejandro Foxley.
Bachelet signs China-Chile free-trade agreement
22-Aug-2006
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a free-trade agreement with China to increase sales of copper, fruit and fish oil to Asia’s second-biggest economy.
Chile eyes Viet Nam free trade deal
17-Aug-2006 VNS
Viet Nam will receive priority under Chile’s plans to develop its free trade agreement (FTA), according to the Chilean Foreign Ministry’s External Economic Department.
P4 trade deal takes another step
10-Aug-2006
The ratification of the trade deal between New Zealand, Chile, Brunei and Singapore has taken another step with the Chilean senate approving the deal.
Chile, China ratify free trade accord
10-Aug-2006
Chile’s Senate on Wednesday unanimously voted to ratify a free trade agreement with China, Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley said.
Chilean legislators ratify FTA with China
20-Jul-2006 People’s Daily
Legislators in Chile’s lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved a free trade agreement with China. The agreement, China’s first with a Latin American nation, now passes to the Senate for final ratification.
FTA negotiations with Chile resume
11-Jul-2006 Japan Times
Japan and Chile began five days of official talks Monday in Tokyo aimed at concluding a bilateral free-trade agreement by the end of the year.
Chile, Panama Sign Free Trade Agreement
27-Jun-2006
Chile and Panama signed a tree trade agreement that severs 98 percent trade tariffs, 15 years in Panama and 10 years in Chile.