- Negotiations
Bilateral deal-making involving governments of West Asia.
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17-Oct-2007
Gulf News
A proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between Iran and the six Gulf states would help boost the regional economy, Iran’s ambassador to the UAE said yesterday.
11-Sep-2007
Press TV
Tehran is ready to hold talks with the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council on a free trade pact.
12-Jun-2007
US-Kuwaiti trade talks kicked off yesterday at the experts level tackling a number of economic issues within the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) signed between the two countries in February 2004.
8-May-2007
Qatar and the Netherlands may soon sign investment protection as well as double taxation avoidance agreements as part of efforts to improve economic and political relations between them.
13-Apr-2007
On two counts, the 27-28 March Arab League summit in Riyadh could be the beginning of a turning point in the tumultuous history of the Middle East post-1948.
16-Mar-2007
The taxation environment in the GCC may be on the cusp of significant change.
15-Mar-2007
A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be signed between the US and Kuwait by 2013, a senior US official said.
28-Feb-2007
Gulf Times
The US has presented a "first draft" of a free trade agreement to Qatar, HE the Finance Minister Yousef Hussain Kamal said.
18-Jan-2007
Forbes
While US free trade initiatives in the Gulf appear to be faltering, Europe has stepped into the vacuum, launching a charm offensive that appeared to be on the brink of clinching a trade pact with a bloc of six energy-rich Arab states.
18-Dec-2006
Gulf News
The main reason for the delay in the finalisation of the GCC customs union was the unilateral decision by Oman, preceded by Bahrain, to sign a free trade agreement with the US.