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Ecuador, US delay free trade talks in Washington
4-Apr-2006 Reuters
Ecuador and the United States decided to suspend free trade negotiations until late April after a deadlock in talks, the Ecuadorean president’s spokesman said on Monday.
Focus on bilateral trade deals, Bush is urged
4-Apr-2006
Bill Thomas, President George W. Bush’s most important congressional ally on trade liberalisation, is urging the administration to focus its energy on concluding bilateral trade deals, warning on Monday that the Doha multilateral round of talks was heading for failure because of conflicts between the US and the European Union.
EU-Latin America: Doubts arise over May summit
4-Apr-2006 IPS
The European Commission’s objective is to ’’establish an enhanced partnership through a network of association agreements (including free trade agreements) involving all the countries of the [Latin America and Caribbean] region and liable to contribute to the integration of the region as a whole.’’
Former PMs aim for closer US-NZ links
3-Apr-2006
A delegation of New Zealand political and business leaders is heading for the United States to forge closer links between the countries, despite fading hopes of a free trade deal in the short term.
Manufacturing a trade pact with China
3-Apr-2006
The proposed free-trade agreement with China is intended to better position South African business to gain access to China’s economy. But will it?
Farmers urge caution in China FTA talks
3-Apr-2006 ABC
Australian farmers are warning the Federal Government to take its time negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with China, after a push by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to accelerate talks.
China wants fast-tracked trade deal
3-Apr-2006
China wants a breakthrough on a free trade deal with Australia within two years, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says.
KL-Canberra free trade pact talks on track
3-Apr-2006 Business Times
Negotiations are ongoing for the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with focus on tourism, education and professional services.
Taiwan targets June 2007 for FTA with United States
3-Apr-2006 Taiwan News
Taiwan looks forward to signing a free trade agreement with the United States before the expiration of the US Trade Promotion Authority next June, Taiwan’s deputy representative in Washington, DC said Friday.
US cites recommendations regarding FTA with Kuwait
3-Apr-2006 Al Bawaba
An annual reports released by the US Congress on Friday revealed that intellectual property rights remain a sticking point in progress towards a Free Trade Agreement between Kuwait and the US.
US ’always in the driving seat in FTA talks’
3-Apr-2006 The Nation
The economic strength of the United States makes it "virtually impossible" for developing nations to negotiate a fair bilateral free-trade agreement, according to Argentina’s new ambassador to Thailand.
Honduras and Nicaragua enter trade pact with US
2-Apr-2006 Reuters
A controversial trade pact between the United States and Central American nations took effect in Honduras and Nicaragua on Saturday as supporters said it would help bring prosperity to the poor region.
Korea wants FTA with Latin America
2-Apr-2006 Korea Times
South Korea hopes to establish free trade agreements (FTAs) with other Latin American and Caribbean countries following one with Chile, Vice Finance and Economy Minister Kwon Tae-shin said Sunday.
Ecuador: People want referendum on FTA
2-Apr-2006 Prensa Latina
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) has demanded the government Sunday to suspend the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with the US and hold a referendum on that deal.
Hundreds of Hondurans protest against CAFTA en Honduras
1-Apr-2006 AP
Hundreds of doctors, Indians, teachers, students and workers marched through the streets of the Honduran capital in protest Friday, a day before the government is scheduled to ratify a contentious free-trade agreement with the United States.
UAE: Address abuse of migrant workers
31-Mar-2006 HRW
The governments of the United States, the European Union, and Australia are currently negotiating free trade agreements with the UAE. Human Rights Watch called on these governments to require improvement of UAE’s labor practices and legal standards before signing such agreements.
Saharan fish and the EU
31-Mar-2006 Znet
The EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement is similar to a host of deals being signed down the West African coast, allowing European fishing access to African waters to make up for the over-fishing of European waters in recent decades. But this deal has one exception: it will allow EU boats to fish in the illegally occupied water of a country which the West has done its best to forget.
’Inflexible US threatens southern Africa free-trade deal’
31-Mar-2006 Cape Argus
South Africa has urged the United States to be more flexible in negotiations towards a free-trade pact with southern Africa, warning that current talks may fail to secure a deal.
President Chávez is not the problem with CAN, but FTA’s
30-Mar-2006
Rather than any remarks made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the problem of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) is the execution of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the United States, Foreign Vice-Minister Pavel Rondón told state TV channel Venezolana de Televisión during an interview.
Shrimp farmers demand Thai lawsuit against US at WTO
30-Mar-2006 Asia Pulse
The shrimpers asked the Commerce Ministry to take the case to the WTO within three days, or breeders from across the country will assemble at the Commerce Ministry to seek justice and to protest against the Thai-US Free Trade Area (FTA) negotiations.