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PM favours bilateral arrangements with the US
4-Jul-2006
Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has endorsed a proposal for regional states to pursue more bilateral arrangements with the United States.
Regional leaders to discuss global trade issues today
4-Jul-2006
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will chair the prime ministerial sub-committee on External Trade Negotiations today, according to a Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat statement issued here yesterday.
Haiti returns to CARICOM’s fold
4-Jul-2006
Two years after Caribbean Community leaders meeting here refused to recognize Haiti’s interim government, they returned here Monday to embrace its new president and re-engage CARICOM’s poorest member-state.
FTA Sanction Betrays Peru Farming
4-Jul-2006
Antolin Huascar, president of the National Coordination Office against the Free Trade Agreement, branded the ratification of that deal with the US as treason to the Peruvian farming world.
Dominicans await U.S. reply on Free Trade
3-Jul-2006
The Dominican Republic awaits reply from the United States on reports that it deposited during the month of May through the National Planning Office (ONAPLAN).
Thailand’s attractiveness as a small-car hub
3-Jul-2006
Rising fuel prices and unprecedented competition among automakers have resulted in some distinct trends that are sweeping the global markets. The most noticeable among them are a growing preference toward smaller cars and the shifting of manufacturing bases to Asia.
Free trade warned of PC approach
3-Jul-2006
A lucrative free trade deal with China is hovering on the horizon but some believe the New Zealand government’s politically correct stance may damage business potential relationships.
WTO chief Pascal Lamy upbeat about global trade talks
3-Jul-2006
The World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy is upbeat about global trade talks, with the U.S. having indicated that it will go further to cut trade distorting farm subsidies. He is also expecting better offers from all the other major players in the round, including the European Union and the Group of 20 that includes India, Brazil and China, during the mini-ministerial conference next week in Geneva.
As Guatemala enters CAFTA, US coalition calls for a new trade model
3-Jul-2006 Stop CAFTA Coalition
As the Dominican Republic - Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is expected to be implemented tomorrow with Guatemala, a coalition of U.S. organizations denounces the Bush Administration’s strong arm tactics to force implementation and calls on Congressional candidates to promote positive trade agreements by taking the Pledge for Trade Justice.
Japan can use Dominican Republic to enter the U.S. market
3-Jul-2006
Dominican president Leonel Fernandez today presented his country as a "springboard" for Japanese products to enter the United States duty free.
Europe seeks Russian trade deal
3-Jul-2006
The European Union wants a free-trade deal with Russia once the country joins the World Trade Organization, the European Commission president has said.
Opening of the 9th Roundtable Meeting for Pacific Island Countries on WTO and Regional Trade Agreements
3-Jul-2006
Jim Anderton opened the 9th Round Table meeting for Pacific Island Countries on WTO and regional trade agreement provisions in Wellington today. He stressed that although currently only three Pacific Island Countries are WTO members, it is important to become part of the multilateral trade system.
Making SAFTA effective
3-Jul-2006
The South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA), has come into force in the member countries in South Asia. Of the seven countries of SAARC India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are at the phase of developing countries and the remaining four in the category of least developed countries.
Costa Rican Unions against US FTA
3-Jul-2006
Secretary of the Internal Front of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) Fabio Chavez Friday assured unions would apply to all possible resources to hamper the implementation of a commercial alliance with the US.
’National Consensus Crucial for FTA’
3-Jul-2006
It is important to set up measures supporting those to be damaged by the free trade agreement (FTA) and induce national consensus to turn the FTA into a new growth engine, the president of the Dominican Republic said Saturday.
UAE and Japan to boost trade ties
3-Jul-2006
The UAE and Japan yesterday agreed to foster their existing trade and economic relations by starting discussions on Avoidance of Double Taxation Treaty to create an enabling environment for bilateral investments.
Canberra quenches Beijing’s energy thirst
3-Jul-2006
No other country today appears to be more important in Australia’s diplomatic and political calculations than China, at least for commercial purposes.
Investment considerations
3-Jul-2006
In recent months, there has been much ado about foreign investment considerations, though the issues have not always presented themselves directly, or exclusively, as investment questions. Some of them touch on significant Jamaican interests, so we need to be especially careful in our analysis.
Canada urges S Korea to remove beef, pork tariffs
3-Jul-2006
Canada has urged South Korea to remove tariffs on beef and pork as part of envisioned bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), government officials said Monday.
CAFTA implementation leaves some countries hanging by a thread
3-Jul-2006
While the machines on the factory floor whirred rat-a-tat-tat, textile maker Sergio de la Torre sat in his office and extolled what CAFTA will bring in the future: attention and foreign investment.