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Twelve-country report on FTAs
15-Dec-2004 ANN
A report on the status of FTA fever in 12 Asian countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
Sri Lanka, Iran sign bilateral agreements
12-Dec-2004 ColomboPage News Desk
Sri Lanka and Iran signed a preferential trade agreement and several memoranda of understanding yesterday at the Islamic Republic Mansion in Tehran, the Office of the President said.
FTA with SL in Jan: Humayun
12-Dec-2004 Daily Times, Pakistan
KARACHI: Humayun Akhtar Khan, the federal minister for commerce, said on Saturday that free trade agreement with Sri Lanka would be finalised in January next year while trade talks with India are linked with sustainable political dialogue between the two countries.
Free trade at a heavy cost for India
12-Dec-2004 Asia Times
The recently signed India-Thailand FTA has stirred a hornet’s nest in India. It is being argued that India has shown unnecessary haste in signing the agreement without fully comprehending its economic implications for Indian industry.
Sri Lanka to enter into free trade agreement with Egypt
5-Nov-2004
Sri Lanka will enter into a free trade agreement with Egypt in January next year.
Merry-go round
26-Oct-2004 Lanka Business Online
Sri Lanka and Pakistan are hoping to have another go at the belated free trade agreement between the two countries in November.
Tom Yam Swamp
10-Oct-2004 Outlook India
The Indo-Thai FTA is great news, but who will it benefit?
EU-Sri Lanka Cooperation Agreement (1995)
8-Oct-2004
Bilateral trade talks falter after enthusiastic starts
6-Oct-2004
Bangladesh is yet to make any clear headway in its bilateral talks in free trade agreements with India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well as trade and investment framework agreement with the United States.
Indo-Lanka economic partnership soon
2-Oct-2004 Indian Express
India and Sri Lanka are on the threshold of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Sri Lankan Minister of Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle said Friday.
FTA Pushes Up India, Lanka Trade By 128%
30-Sep-2004
Bilateral trade between India and Sri Lanka has grown by 128% after the free trade agreement (FTA) became operational in March 2000.
India-Sri Lanka: South Indian business delegation calls on Minister Kadirgamar
2-Sep-2004
A delegation of members of the Southern Region Office of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) representing a variety of business enterprises called on Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar at the Ministry of Foreign affairs on August 31.
Jeyaraj holds discussions on Sri Lanka-US trade & investment agenda
28-Jun-2004 Jeyaraj holds discussions on moving forward Sri Lanka-US trade and investment
Sri Lankan Minister of Trade and Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle concluded his four day visit to the US moving forward the bilateral trade and investment agenda.
US ready to pursue FTA with Sri Lanka
23-Jun-2004 http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/...
The United States says it is keen to pursue a trade pact with Sri Lanka and agreed to meet in October to iron out issues.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka FTA talks on June 4-5
26-May-2004
A four-member Pakistani delegation will visit Sri Lanka from June 3 to June 10 to finalise the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the government of Sri Lanka and to attend the third meeting of the Committee of Experts (COE) on carrying forward the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) process.
US-Sri Lanka BIT (1993)
23-Mar-2004
US-Sri Lanka TIFA (2002)
20-Mar-2004
US-Sri Lanka IPR Agreement (1991)
17-Mar-2004