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US to press South Korea, Panama, Colombia and Russian trade
9-Feb-2011 Reuters
Apart from passage of the three pending FTAs, the White House also wants Congress to remove a Cold War-era stain on relations with Russia by approving "permanent normal trade relations."
Putin’s free-trade proposal is ’just a smokescreen’
29-Nov-2010 Der Spiegel
The governments in Berlin, Warsaw and Paris are unlikely to be terribly thrilled. They fear domination by the Russian energy giant Gazprom, which is still majority owned by the Russian state, writes Der Spiegel
Merkel talks down chances of Russia-EU free trade zone
26-Nov-2010 AFP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday talked down the chances of a Russia-EU free trade zone ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin who has floated the idea.
Fonterra welcomes trade negotiations with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
16-Nov-2010 AFN
Fonterra said today the announcement of full Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with Russia and its Customs Union partners, Belarus and Kazakhstan, had the potential to make the region an even more important partner for the New Zealand dairy industry.
New Zealand, Russia to start free trade talks
13-Nov-2010 Stuff
New Zealand and Russia have agreed to kick start talks on a free trade agreement that will be a first for the former Soviet republic.
Vietnam mulls free trade zone with post-Soviet customs union
1-Nov-2010 Ria Novosti
Vietnam is considering creating a free trade zone with the post-Soviet customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Vietnam’s President Nguyen Minh Triet said on Sunday.
NZ and Russia talk FTA
1-Nov-2010 NZ Herald
New Zealand and Russia have had basic initial talks about a possible free trade agreement (FTA), Prime Minister John Key says.
Negotiations on Vietnam-Russia FTA begin
12-Oct-2010 VOV News
One of reasons that Russia is interested in FTA with Vietnam is that the country can be a strategic partner in helping Russia restore its Asian influence.
Syria intends to join free trade zone of the customs union
27-Jul-2010 Telegraf
Syrian President Assad has expressed his interest in joining the Free Trade Zone within the Customs Union of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan.
Russia to draft free trade area agreement within CIS
28-Jun-2010 Voice of Russia
Russia is going to draft an agreement before the end of the year on a CIS free trade area involving at first Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, says the First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.
NZ, Russia agree to begin free trade accord talks
1-Jun-2010 Bloomberg
New Zealand, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, agreed to begin work on a free trade accord with Russia, the world’s largest market for butter and cheese. Any such deal will include Belarus and Kazakstan, according to NZ trade minister Tim Groser.
Egypt, Russia press ahead for free trade agreement
15-Mar-2010 Reuters
Officials from Egypt and Russia will meet in Cairo in July to continue negotiations for a free trade agreement between the two countries
Fiat to benefit from Serbia-Russia free trade deal—Berlusconi
15-Nov-2009
Italian companies with investments in Serbia such as Fiat SpA (F.MI) will benefit from a free trade agreement signed by Russia and Serbia, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Friday.
Medvedev trip looks to secure Africa’s riches
24-Jun-2009 Moscow Times
President Dmitry Medvedev is embarking Tuesday on a four-day African tour, beginning with a visit to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak before moving on to Nigeria, Namibia and Angola. Medvedev’s trip appears focused on helping Russian companies gain additional access to the continent’s natural resources wealth.
Casey, Lugar urge completion of accord to dismantle barriers to US businesses in Russia
14-May-2009 American Chronicle
US Senator Bob Casey, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Dick Lugar sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke calling for the finalizing of a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with Russia to encourage US business deals and investments in Russia.
New Delhi can’t sign FTA with Moscow until Russia joins WTO
30-Apr-2009 Business Standard
India and Russia, two of the four most important emerging economies in the world, will not be able to enter into a free trade agreement for expanding their trade ties unless Moscow becomes a member of the World Trade Organisation.
Russia, Bangladesh express willingness to sign Free Trade Agreement
10-Feb-2009 Xinhua
Dhaka and Moscow on Tuesday expressed their willingness to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to further bolster bilateral trade during a meeting between Russian envoy and Bangladesh’s foreign minister
Russia, US amend trade agreement on pork, poultry
31-Dec-2008 Forbes
The US government and Russia have amended their five-year bilateral poultry and pork trade agreement with protections that should limit disruptions to trade, the US Trade Representative said.
Korea seeks free trade with Russia, Mercosur
10-Dec-2008 Joong Ang Ilbo
Korea wants to offset the expected slowdown in growth next year by expanding free trade pacts with Russia and South America’s Mercosur members, a government official said yesterday.
US, Georgia to explore possible FTA, ponder expanded GSP
27-Sep-2008 Georgian Daily
Georgian Minister of Economic Development Ekaterina Sharashidze said last week that the US and Georgia will explore the possibility of a bilateral free trade agreement during a US delegation’s visit to Georgia this month.