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DR: New US exigencies for integration onto Free Trade
12-May-2006 Dominican Today
The United States reportedly threatened to leave the Dominican Republic out of the Free Trade Agreement with Central America and the U.S. (DR-CAFTA), if local authorities do not accept other requirements aside from the original negotiation.
Integrate Indian farm sector globally? It would have disastrous consequences
12-May-2006 Economic Times
Presently, the ever growing number of FTAs without adequate protection for the agricultural sector is a matter of serious concern. This would jeopardise the food security of our country.
US food based firms to use M’sia as Asian hub
12-May-2006 Bernama
Several US-based food producing/processing companies have identified Malaysia a key market in Asia and are considering setting up a physical presence here, said agriculture counsellor of the United States Embassy, Malaysia and Singapore, Jonathan Gressel.
UAE to resist US pressure to open telecoms sector: minister
12-May-2006
The United Arab Emirates will resist pressure in free trade talks with the United States to open its telecommunications sector to foreign investors.
RI envisions free trade among D-8 member countries
12-May-2006 Jakarta Post
After breaking the ice by launching the preferential trade agreement among Developing Eight (D-8) countries, Indonesian Trade Minister Mari E. Pangestu envisions that the agreement would lead to a free trade arrangement for member countries in less than 15 years.
Imports of rice at issue in US trade negotiations with Korea
12-May-2006 Washington File
Rice, the staple food for much of Asia, will doubtless be a tough issue in negotiations on a US-South Korea free-trade agreement (FTA) and could be an issue in US-Malaysia FTA talks, US experts say.
EU rules out FTA talks with Andean Community in near future
12-May-2006 Xinhua
European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner on Thursday ruled out the possibility of holding talks with the Andean Community over a free trade agreement.
Beans for Lima: Activists are fighting a new agreement between the US and Peru
12-May-2006 Grist Magazine
What are the environmental impacts of the Peruvian-US free-trade agreement?
Guatemala anti-FTA vigil grows
12-May-2006 Prensa Latina
More popular organizations have joined the on-going vigil in front of the Guatemalan Constitutional Court, where a bill against the free trade agreement with the US is being discussed Thursday.
Morales urges Latin American countries to kill FTA with US
12-May-2006 Xinhua
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales on Thursday urged Colombia, Peru and Ecuador to kill their free trade agreements with the United States, so as to keep the Andean Community alive. Meanwhile, Peru’s President Alejandro Toledo said the Andean Community would now seek to launch trade talks with the EU, with or without Venezuela and Bolivia.
FTA summary to be reported to National Assembly next week
12-May-2006 Korea Times
A summary of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to be presented by the Ministry of Finance and Economy to the National Assembly next week, while an exchange of agreement drafts with the US is expected on May 19.
Japan agrees to non-quota deployment of nurses—RP exec
11-May-2006 INQ7
Discussions on the labor component of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) finally moved forward after Japan agreed to a non-quota deployment of Filipino nurses and caregivers, a labor official said.
Morocco, Egypt to strengthen trade ties
11-May-2006 ANDnetwork
Despite a free trade agreement between Morocco and Egypt, entered in force in 1999, trade exchanges remain meager between the two.
Divided Latin America arrives in Vienna summit
11-May-2006 MercoPress
A deeply divided Latin America, in the midst of several growing conflicts, meets with the European Union 25 leaders in the framework of the two regions’ fourth summit.
Malaysia not bound to finalise FTA with US by 2007
11-May-2006 Bernama
Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz cited the financial sector as one area that Malaysia cannot open up at a faster pace. She noted that it was the US — not Malaysia — which made the approach on the FTA.
No date set for next round of UAE-US free trade talks
11-May-2006 Gulf News
The fifth round of free trade negotiations between the UAE and the United States ended in Abu Dhabi yesterday without agreement. The closely guarded negotiations, held amid a virtual media blackout, centred around two core issues: investment and labour laws.
Sonia’s letter on FTA: BJP demands PM’s resignation
11-May-2006 PTI
Terming as “public humiliation” of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s letter to him on free trade agreements, BJP on Wednesday demanded his resignation and asked government to make public both the letters and the pacts signed so far.
Guatemalan orgs: No US FTA
11-May-2006 Prensa Latina
The COS (Social Organizations Group) and the MISPEC (Guatemalan indigenous, farmer and popular movement) have joined the vigil Wednesday in front of the Guatemalan Constitutional Court to reject the free trade agreement with the United States.
Colombia postpones signing FTA with US: official
10-May-2006 Xinhua
Colombia will postpone signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United State because its English version was inconsistent with the original bilateral pact.
Singapore urges EU to forge trade deal
10-May-2006 AP
Singapore on Tuesday urged the European Union to negotiate a free trade agreement to strengthen their trade and investment ties.