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US, Myanmar sign trade, investment framework deal
23-May-2013 KUNA
The US and Myanmar signed Tuesday a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), creating a platform for "ongoing dialogue and cooperation" on trade and investment issues between the two countries.
TIFA will help ease trade in West Africa
16-May-2013 B&FT
If concluded, the TIFA will create opportunities for US companies interested in doing business in West Africa, and will assist in addressing impediments to U.S. trade and investment in the region.
West African states, US may work on new trade agreement
3-Apr-2013 US State Dept
The United States is exploring a trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), acting United States Trade Representative (USTR) Demetrios Marantis announced March 29.
Premier vows to keep ban on US pork containing ractopamine
26-Feb-2013 CNA
Taiwan’s Premier Jiang Yi-hua said Monday that the ban on US pork containing leanness-enhancing drugs will "definitely" not be lifted while he is in office. Jiang was speaking two weeks before the issue is likely to be put on the agenda of an important round of trade talks between Taiwan and the United States.
East Africa: US, EAC pursue new trade partnership
26-Jun-2012 Rwanda Express
The United States and East African community have agreed on a new partnership could serve as a building block towards a more comprehensive trade agreement over the long term.
AIT denies tying beef to TIFA, visa waiver
31-May-2012 Taipei Times
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday denied that the AIT was “menacing” Taiwan, as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) put it, by tying a resumption of trade talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) to the US beef issue.
No TIFA without US beef solution: lawmaker
31-May-2012 China Post
The de facto United States envoy to Taiwan has made it clear that the island’s restrictions on the import of certain US beef products have complicated the bilateral trade situation and could jeopardize the restarting of trade pact talks
Pig farmers plan protest against US beef on March 8
24-Feb-2012 CNA
Some 20,000 pig farmers will take to the streets of Taipei on March 8 to protest against any move to lift the bans on imports of US beef that contain residues of feed additive ractopamine
Nepal-US TIFA meeting postponed to Sept
15-Feb-2012 Fibre2Fashion
At the upcoming meeting, Nepali entrepreneurs are expecting that the Government would work out a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to improve garment and Pashmina item exports to the US, exports of which have been declining since 2000.
Group vows to protest if ban on ractopamine lifted
10-Feb-2012 CNA
An association of hog growers threatened Friday to mobilize its members in protest outside the Presidential Office if the government buckles under pressure and allows the entry of US beef imports containing a banned leanness-enhancing drug.
Pakistan: Faces further delays in US trade talks
22-Sep-2011 just-style.com
As the fifth round of talks on the Pak-US Trade Investment Facilitation Agreement (TIFA) began in Islamabad on Tuesday (20 September), Pakistani delegates have taken a tough stance to demand better trade arrangements with the US.
Labour issue blocking TICFA deal: Faruk
12-Jul-2011 BD News 24
Disagreement on the issue of workers’ union in EPZs is standing in the way of Bangladesh signing the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA) with the US, according to the commerce minister.
Officials indicate ractopamine ban remains in place
10-Jul-2011 Taipei Times
Taiwan is in no hurry to lift the ban on a lean growth-enhancing agent, the cause of a major trade dispute with the US, as the international food standards setting body again failed to advance maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the additive, government officials said yesterday.
US business team in Nepal looking for investment opportunity
28-Jun-2011 Himalayan Times
The visit — by a team including Johnson & Johnson, GE Healthcare, Rockwell Automation, Monsanto, and Bell Helicopter — demonstrates renewed US interest in Nepal’s economy building on the recently-signed US-Nepal Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA).
US, South Africa relaunch bilateral TIFA
16-Jun-2011 Tax-News.com
The Deputy US Trade Representative, Demetrios Marantis, has co-chaired a recent meeting with the SA Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies, of the US-South Africa Trade and Investment Council (TIFA Council), at which there was a re-launched discussion of a full range of trade issues.
US ties visa waivers to progress on beef exports to Taiwan
19-Mar-2011 Taipei Times
Taiwan has been informed that the import ban on US beef products containing ractopamine residue could have repercussions for the nation’s long-standing request to be included in the US visa-waiver program
TIFA talks shelved over beef dispute
24-Jan-2011 Taeipei Times
The US has decided to postpone a trade meeting with Taiwan later this month amid a dispute over US beef, the Central News Agency reported yesterday, citing unnamed Taiwanese officials.
ANCA welcomes AmCham call for new US-Armenia trade agreement
20-Jan-2011 Armenian Weekly
The American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia’s public call for a US-Armenia Trade and Investment Agreement was welcomed on Jan. 18 by the Armenian National Committee of America as a meaningful step toward putting in place a much-needed bilateral accord aimed at creating new export-driven jobs and economic growth in the US and Armenia.
Wu talks of possibilities in TIFA talks
8-Dec-2010
With the US and South Korea close to signing a free-trade agreement (FTA), Premier Wu Den-yih yesterday said Taiwan and the US could negotiate item by item in the next round of talks for the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA).
RP notifies US of intention to join TPPA
30-Sep-2010 Manila Bulletin
The Philippines has formally informed the United States Trade Representative of its intention to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, an aggressive free trade deal among a few countries that seeks not only to open up trade but also the country’s highly protected services sector.