11-Apr-2008
The Federation of the GCC Chambers is inviting the European Union and the GCC to speed up signing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two blocs.
11-Apr-2008
A free trade deal with the United States remains elusive in the wake of New Zealand’s deal with China.
11-Apr-2008
President Pervez Musharraf and President Mahinda Rajapakse of Sri Lanka on Friday agreed on improving their trade and commerce ties with specific focus on continuing Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
11-Apr-2008
India and Australia will launch talks next week on a "high quality" Free Trade Agreement with both countries agreeing on terms of reference for a feasibility study to remove all impediments to bilateral commerce.
11-Apr-2008
Press TV
The seventh Hemispheric Meeting on the Struggle against Free Trade Agreements and for People Integration is set to conclude in Cuba.
11-Apr-2008
Nasdaq
The US House of Representatives voted 224-195 Thursday to effectively postpone a vote on the US-Colombia trade agreement until House Democratic leaders decide to bring it to the floor. US Trade Representative Susan Schwab told reporters the House action " effectively kills the Colombia FTA."
10-Apr-2008
A group of NGOs, trade unions and civil society groups have accused the EU of undermining global poverty reduction goals through its pursuit of free trade deals with African states.
10-Apr-2008
The Chinese and Australian governments have agreed "to unfreeze" the stalled negotiations for a free trade agreement.
10-Apr-2008
Federal Trade Minister Simon Crean says the Prime Minister has shown the Australian Government can express concerns about Tibet, without affecting the trade relationship with China.
10-Apr-2008
Welcome to the era of free trade, Chinese style.With Beijing’s completion of a bilateral free-trade pact Monday with New Zealand, its first with a developed country, the government has raised the tempo in its race to secure sources for commodities it deems critical to the growth of the economy: dairy products, food and raw materials.
10-Apr-2008
Meat and Livestock Australia managing director, David Palmer, has accompanied Federal Minister for Agriculture, Tony Burke, in Korea to lend support for the commencement of free trade agreement negotiations between Australia and Korea.
10-Apr-2008
The executive secretary of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Tswelelopele Moremi has said the organisation has achieved a lot since the establishment of its secretariat.
10-Apr-2008
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters appears to have backed down on a threat to criticise the free trade agreement with China while he is overseas, promising the prime minister he will not denounce it publicly.
10-Apr-2008
U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday announced a plan to submit a U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement to the U.S. Congress for ratification, despite opposition from the Democratic Party, which is opposing FTA deals. Attention is now drawn to how the U.S. debate on the proposed Colombia deal will affect the Korea-U.S. FTA.
9-Apr-2008
While it is a US company, Exxon Mobil is entitled to invoke protection under the Netherlands-Venezuela Investment Promotion and Protection Convention, which guarantees resolution of Exxon Mobil’s dispute with Venezuela in the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
9-Apr-2008
The presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that her husband, the former president, supports a free trade agreement with Colombia that she strenuously opposes.
9-Apr-2008
Despite rhetoric about their alleged benefits, the results of free trade agreements in Latin America are far from expected, experts attending the 7th Hemispheric Meeting of the Struggle against FTAs and for Integration of the Peoples said.
9-Apr-2008
The Rudd Government had to be more demanding than its predecessor when negotiating the automotive elements of free trade agreements, according to a leading car industry spokesman.
9-Apr-2008
The dispute between the White House and Democrats on the economy escalated sharply Wednesday over a surprise move by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to scrap the House’s rules and hold hostage a trade accord sought by the administration until President Bush agrees to more economic relief for Americans.
9-Apr-2008
Deputy Commerce Minister Wiroon Techapaiboon on Wednesday stated he was prepared to revise free trade area (FTA) agreements made with many countries to ensure that Thailand benefits most from them.
