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Bolivia: Washington opening another front?
30-Mar-2006 Granma
Even before Evo Morales won the presidential elections on December 15, 2005 and took possession on January 22, his government entered one of Washington’s exclusion lists, in this case one of "populism," an epithet that serves the White House and the US State Department, in charge of issuing warnings, to denote an executive that does not please or suit them.
Pakistan seeks US market access to fight extremism
29-Mar-2006 Reuters AltertNet
What Pakistan really needs to fight extremism is better access to US markets in order to create jobs, Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan said.
’Spring struggle’: Industrial peace determines nation’s economic future
28-Mar-2006
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) has announced it would stage a general strike in April 3-14 in protest of parliament’s passage of a bill that labor thinks unfavorable to irregular workers and the government’s "labor road map," followed by walkouts of some industrial unions. KCTU also opposes the Korea-US free trade agreement, while calling for the provision of free medical and educational services.
Ecuadorean team eyes trade deal with US this week
28-Mar-2006 Reuters
Ecuador could reach a free trade deal with the United States by the end of this week if the two sides can resolve difficult agricultural issues, Ecuadorean negotiators said on Monday.
Equitable trade and Southern Africa: A cookie cutter approach will cost lives and livelihoods
28-Mar-2006 AFSC
Statement of the US-SACU FTA Working Group
Colombia FTA could help sell more US rice
28-Mar-2006
The USA Rice Federation says the new US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement could mean increased sales of US rice - thanks, in part, to the persistence of the U.S. Trade Representative’s chief agricultural negotiator Richard Crowder.
Civil society, trade and the US-ROK relationship
27-Mar-2006
Remarks by Alexander Vershbow, US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
On trade, the US and China need to go global
27-Mar-2006
With President Hu Jintao due to visit the United States, there is an urgent need for a cease-fire in the war of words between China and the United States over trade.
Malaysian activists launch campaign against free trade deal with US
27-Mar-2006 AFP
Malaysian activists over the weekend launched a campaign against a planned bilateral free trade deal with the US, saying it could undermine job and food security and the nation’s economy.
US FTA set to impact entertainment industry
25-Mar-2006 Korea Times
Korean culture and entertainment industries will suffer considerable damage from a Korea-US free trade agreement (FTA), a local think tank warned Friday.
RI seeks closer trade ties with US
25-Mar-2006 Jakarta Post
After four years of stagnant trade relations, the government plans to start intensifying talks with the United States and support a joint-study group on a possible free trade agreement (FTA) with the country, a minister says.
’Fisheries could lose W80 billion under US FTA’
24-Mar-2006 Chosunibo
Once tariffs are removed under a putative free-trade agreement with the US, Korea’s domestic fishing industry could lose between W51.1 billion (US$51 million) and W84.9 billion (US$87 million).
US will seek fast renewal of trade authority: Portman
23-Mar-2006 Reuters
The top US trade official said on Wednesday he would push for quick renewal of trade promotion authority, which allows the White House to negotiate agreements that Congress must approve or reject but cannot change.
Malaysia’s Mahathir fears planned FTA with U.S. could have ’adverse’ consequences
22-Mar-2006 The Star
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday warned that a free trade agreement with the United States could harm Malaysia, claiming that a similar pact signed with Japan recently has brought no benefits.
How to beat US trade barriers
22-Mar-2006 Asia Times
The transshipment issue — the illicit movement of shoes, shrimp and garments that have been repackaged, re-labeled and re-exported after being shipped to Indonesia — has cast a shadow over recently warmed US-Indonesian bilateral relations and threaten to damage the Southeast Asian country’s chances of a full free-trade agreement (FTA) with the US.
Free trade, minus the warmth and the longing
22-Mar-2006 Daily Star
In Egypt, just because a couple is engaged doesn’t mean they’ll get married.
US seeks trade insurance with bilateral pacts
22-Mar-2006 FT
It’s always wise to have a Plan B. As the US urges progress in the “Doha round” of trade talks, it is also chasing bilateral trade deals across east Asia.
Colombia-USA: The back door
22-Mar-2006 Granma International
While Ecuador was once again erupting with popular protests and Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez was affirming that his country would not sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was trying to justify himself during his visit to Bolivia by saying that "it is not a question of ideology, it is a question of markets."
RP, US seen moving close to FTA
22-Mar-2006 Manila Times
The United States government is intensifying its economic relationship with the Philippines through the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) as the two countries work on starting negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA).
FTA... at what cost?
21-Mar-2006 Zawya
At a recent AmCham gathering, discussions with a US congressional staffer made clear that if FTA negotiations were not launched soon, Egypt would have to wait until at least 2010.