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Plan for FTA with Islamabad
11-May-2005 Bangkok Post
Thailand and Pakistan have agreed in principle to draw up a free trade area (FTA) agreement under the Economic Comprehensive Partnership between the two nations.
Trade talks between SACU and USA cancelled
11-May-2005 TRALAC
Talks were scheduled to restart this week between deputy trade ministers of South Africa and the United States regarding a free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). These have now been cancelled and no new date set.
Free trade pact faces trouble in Congress
10-May-2005 New York Times
The current centerpiece of President Bush’s trade agenda, the Central American Free Trade Agreement, is facing unusually united Democratic opposition as well as serious problems in overcoming well-entrenched special interest groups like sugar producers and much of the textile industry.
Open up FTA talks to wider participation
9-May-2005
Free trade area agreements made between Thailand and some foreign trade partners have caused a lot of concern and unhappiness among farmers and business operators.
GCC-China FTA talks on ’fast track’
9-May-2005 Xinhua
Free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and China are on fast track and expected to be completed before the end of 2006, the Times of Oman daily reported on Saturday.
DTI to fasttrack study on free trade agreement between RP and US
9-May-2005 Philippine Star
Trade and Industry Secretary Juan B. Santos has agreed to accelerate the completion of a cost-benefit analysis study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies regarding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and the United States.
Free trade fears
9-May-2005 Frontline
China’s proposal for a free trade agreement with India meets with resistance from Indian industry.
Rafidah wants private sector to continue to be proactive in FTA, WTO processes
8-May-2005
International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz wants the Malaysian private sector to continue to be proactively engage in the country’s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) processes.
Tuzmen: We will complete signing of FTA with Arab countries
8-May-2005
Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said on Thursday, "we will complete signing of free trade agreement (FTA) with Arab countries in a vast area from Morocco to Syria in the next few years."
Gulf states discuss economic tie-up, FTA with the US
8-May-2005
Finance ministers from six Gulf states met yesterday to discuss economic integration, including a unified currency, and a free trade agreement with the United States, an official said.
Canada contemplates innovative bilateral trade initiatives
8-May-2005
Canada has pursued trade opportunities beyond the U.S. by entering into a number of traditional and innovative bilateral agreements.
China urges movement on trilateral FTA
7-May-2005
China called on Japan and South Korea on Saturday to expedite a trilateral study on a possible three-way free trade agreement, Japanese officials said.
Singapore, SA eye trade pact
7-May-2005
Singapore and South Africa have agreed to begin free trade talks later this year, as the wealthy city-state seeks to expand its economic access to African states.
Free trade with China is key
7-May-2005
Economic diplomacy was "a central pivot" around which the South African Foreign Affairs department was anchoring its efforts to address poverty and underdevelopment in South Africa and the continent, deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said on Friday.
’India under cheap textile imports threat’
7-May-2005
Though the end of the quota regime has made India a much sought-after destination in the textile sector, the industry here is reeling under fears of cheap imports from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Thaksin tells businessmen to shape up for free trade
7-May-2005
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday took local industrialists to task for criticising the government’s efforts to forge a free trade area (FTA) agreement with Japan, even as negotiators on both sides continued working to close a deal.
’India under cheap textile imports threat’
7-May-2005
Though the end of the quota regime has made India a much sought-after destination in the textile sector, the industry here is reeling under fears of cheap imports from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Zoellick hits RP violations of IPRs
7-May-2005 Philippine Star
Washington said it would use the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) and the out-of-cycle review to assist the Philippine government in strengthening its IPR regime.
SA to reopen US free trade talks
7-May-2005 BUA News
The South African government is to revive talks with the US on trade policies between Washington and the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu).
Vietnam-US: Former enemies to become WTO buddies
6-May-2005
With the painful chapter of war between them closed, both Vietnam and the United States seem to be moving to new horizons in the realm of business relations.