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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of West Asia.

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Qatar seeks free trade deal with Iraq in meeting with PM
19-Mar-2019 Kurdistan24
Qatar would like to sign a free trade agreement with Iraq to exchange, encourage, and protect investments between the two countries.
Jordan, Turkey mull new free trade pact
19-Sep-2018 Ammon
Jordan and Turkey on Tuesday discussed prospects for sealing a new free trade agreement (FTA) following the Kingdom’s suspension of the previous agreement.
New gov’t maintains position on FTA deal with Turkey
3-Jul-2018 Jordan Times
The Jordan-Turkey agreement will be terminated in November 2018.
Jordan to re-assess EU association, relaxed rules deals
5-Jun-2018 Jordan Times
Jordan is planning to conduct a study to assess the economic impact of the EU Association Agreement and the EU deal on relaxed rules of origin to Jordanian industries.
Jordan to end Turkish free trade agreement
29-May-2018 Ahval
The deal was suspended in March, but the following month Jordan announced it was willing to reactivate the agreement provided Turkey agreed to meet certain conditions.
US-Bahrain food export agreement signed
10-Apr-2018 Arab News
Bahrain has agreed to continue to recognize US safety certifications for American food and agriculture exports to the Gulf nation.
Argentina shows interest in FTA with Morocco
3-Apr-2018 North Africa Post
Argentina is interested in signing a free trade agreement with Morocco in order to foster bilateral trade, said Argentinian Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie who is on a visit to Rabat.
Gov’t suspends FTA with Turkey
13-Mar-2018 Jordan Times
The FTA with Turkey has not yielded the expected fruits, but has rather further tilted the trade balance in favour of the Turkish side, says Governement.
Turkey to reconsider FTA with Jordan ‘to ensure balance’
21-Feb-2018 Jordan Times
Relying the findings of a study by the Amman Chamber of Commerce, business leaders called for revisiting the Jordan-Turkish FTA, noting that trade balance was heavily in favour of Turkey.
Iran, Indonesia discuss preferential trade agreement
2-Oct-2017 Financial Tribune
The Indonesian and Iranian governments discussed tariff reduction in the fourth round of the preferential trade agreement negotiations to expand market access for Indonesian products.