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It’s US or us for Andean Pact partners says Venezuelan Trade Minister
30-Oct-2005 Daily Journal
An apparently chance remark by a junior trade minister appears to have put Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Alí Rodríguez Araque on something of a spot.
Olmert: Free trade pact with S. America close
21-Sep-2005 Jerusalem Post
Israel is close to signing the free trade agreement with the Mercado Comun del Sur (Mercosur) countries in South America, acting Finance Minister Ehud Olmert indicated yesterday.
Uruguayan Senate debates US BIT, looks for common Mercosur posture on BITs
23-Aug-2005 INVEST-SD
The Uruguayan Senate remains deeply divided on whether to move forward with the ratification of a US-Uruguayan Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).
The FTAA: A recipe for economic disaster?
16-Aug-2005 Political Affairs Magazine
As indicated by CAFTA’s ratification, instead of pushing for the enactment of the FTAA, the Bush administration has re-evaluated its strategy, now attempting to build up momentum by establishing separate free trade agreements with the different regions in the hemisphere through a "divide-and-conquer" strategy.
Free trade showdown: How long can Panama hold out for an agreement that reflects its own national interests?
10-Aug-2005 COHA
DR-CAFTA’s narrow victory will incite US domestic producers’ lobbies to exert heavier pressure to get a US-Panama agreement more favorable to US industry.
EU hopes to reach free trade agreement with Mercosur in 2006
17-Jul-2005 People’s Daily
The European Union hopes to reach a free trade agreement with Latin American trade group Mercosur by May 2006. But some Brazilian diplomats said Brazil wishes to delay the signing of the agreement till the end of the Doha round so as to seek more concessions from the EU on issues regarding agricultural products.
India scouts for PTAs in Latin America & Caribbean region
16-Jul-2005
Encouraged by its successful preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Mercosur countries, India is trying to increase its influence in the Latin American and Caribbean region by exploring possibilities of PTAs with the Andean community, Chile and countries in the Central America Integration System (SICA).
S. American group ready for PTA talks with Pakistan
11-Jul-2005 Dawn
MERCOSUR, a trading zone of South American countries, has agreed to initiate a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Pakistan.
Israel, Mercosur nations negotiating free trade agreement
28-Jun-2005 Globes
Israel is beginning negotiations for a free trade agreement with the Mercado Comun del Sur (Mercosur) countries (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay).
Experts question whether Arabs, S. Americans can deliver alternative to US domination
13-May-2005 Khaleej Times
South American and Arab leaders showed the US this week that they can be a force to be reckoned with - at least when it comes to talking tough. But whether they will be able to fulfill their pledges hinges on their ability to look beyond domestic agendas and resist American efforts to lure them away with lucrative bilateral trade deals.
Mercosur, GCC sign free trade zone frame agreement
11-May-2005 Xinhua
The signing of the agreement is regarded as the first concrete fruit of the South American-Arab summit taking place in Brasilia this week.
Canada contemplates innovative bilateral trade initiatives
8-May-2005
Canada has pursued trade opportunities beyond the U.S. by entering into a number of traditional and innovative bilateral agreements.
Framework agreement between Mercosur and GCC is ready to be signed
28-Apr-2005
The text of the framework of the free trade agreement between the Mercosur and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is ready to be singed, a Brazilian foreign ministry official has disclosed.
FTAA dead but not quite buried, say activists
12-Apr-2005 IPS
Activists and academics are singing the requiem for the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), a US-driven initiative that they say will soon be buried. However, the governments that have participated in the talks are not yet talking about failure.
SA union signs trade agreement with Mercosur
12-Apr-2005 SABC News
Countries making up the South African Customs (SACU) Union have signed a preferential trade agreement with Mercosur, South America’s trading bloc. However, trade negotiations with the US have run into problems.
Mercosur resumes EU talks; signs with India
22-Mar-2005 MercoPress
Mercosur and European Union negotiators resumed Monday in Brussels discussions with the purpose of reaching a much delayed free trade agreement between the two blocks. Meantime in New Delhi a framework trade understanding was signed with India.
India signs free trade deal with South American bloc
20-Mar-2005 AFP
India has signed a free trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc to boost trade. The trade agreement flows from the customs duty accord and now grants reciprocal tariff reductions on 450 items and greater market access.
Caribbean and Mercosur discuss free trade agreement
1-Mar-2005 AP
Caricom and Mercosur officials held talks Friday about establishing a free trade agreement by the end of the year.
US reject 4+1 agreement with Mercosur
9-Feb-2005 MercoPress
United States is not interested in reaching an agreement with Mercosur and prefers to concentrate in the Free Trade Association of the Americas, FTAA, said Peter Allgeier Washington’s Trade Representative.
Sub-region integration a challenge to FTAA
19-Jan-2005 IPS
The fifth annual World Social Forum will take place Jan. 26-31 in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre amidst an upsurge in Latin American sub-regional integration efforts, bolstered by the obvious failure of the project to create the hemisphere-wide Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).