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US free trade accord divides Latin American leaders
26-Apr-2006 AFP
The US free trade agreements "are destroying the CAN," Bolivian President Evo Morales said.
Turkey: FTA with Tunisia & Morocco vital for textile sector
26-Apr-2006 Fibre2fashion
Currently, Turkey has inked Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with 19 countries and now, the formation of Mediterranean Basin Free Trade Area, is being added which will improve economic and commercial transactions between the Mediterranean countries.
Array of trade pacts a cause for concern: India Inc
26-Apr-2006
With instances of more than one trade pact being inked with a single country under the Government’s bilateral and regional trade agreements policy, Indian industry is apprehending confusion in import clearances arising from multiplicity of rules of origin' norms andnegative lists’ applicable on imports from the same country under the numerous agreements signed with it.
Watchdog demands delay to talks
26-Apr-2006 Bangkok Post
FTA Watch, a Thai civic group campaigning against free trade pacts, demanded an amendment to article 224 of Thailand’s constitution to clearly state that any bilateral trade deals be subject to parliament’s endorsement without conditions.
Malaysia, US making progress on proposed FTA
25-Apr-2006
Malaysia and the US are making progress on a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), US Commerce Department Deputy Secretary David A Sampson said yesterday.
NZ knows place in US trade game
25-Apr-2006
Delegates at the New Zealand-United States Partnership Forum in Washington are realistic about the tangible rewards of three days of meetings. They are few, if any.
Industry minister: Venezuela will never ink FTA with the US
25-Apr-2006
"We will never initial a Free Trade Agreement (with the United States,) as they put men in the background and focus on the North," Venezuelan Light Industries and Commerce minister María Cristina Iglesias said Tuesday.
FTA daggers leave Andeans gasping
25-Apr-2006
Venezuelan Minister for Integration and Foreign Trade Gustavo Márquez said on Monday that the countries which signed Free Trade Agreements with the US are responsible for the failure of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN).
India remove negative list in FTA talks: Asean
25-Apr-2006
India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement talks are in troubled waters with Asean insisting on New Delhi to eliminate its big list of negative items, contrary to the stand taken by the former.
Peru’s Prime Minister says FTA with US fundamental
25-Apr-2006
Peru’s Prime Minister Pedro Paulo Kuczynski said on Tuesday it’s "absolutely necessary" for his country to pass the free trade agreement with the U.S as the deal will allow Peruvian textile and agricultural industries to grow.
Chavez may consider Venezuela’s return to Andean Pact
25-Apr-2006 Bloomberg
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he would consider returning to the Andean Community of Nations trade bloc provided Colombia and Peru reconsider their trade agreements with the US.
Iran, Cuba sign investment, trade MoU
25-Apr-2006 IRNA
Iran and Cuba also have plans to finalize a preferential trade agreement to boost mutual trade exchange.
Colombia suggests FTA with Venezuela — in exchange for the CAN
25-Apr-2006 El Universal
Colombian authorities on the border with Venezuela have proposed Colombian President Álvaro Uribe and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez to negotiate a bilateral Free Trade Agreement in exchange for the Andean Community of Nations (CAN).
Keep the FTA away from our plasma
24-Apr-2006
It has been several years since my last donation, but yesterday I did my part towards saving someone’s life.
At your service: Chinese FTA win
24-Apr-2006
Australia’s service providers - including the big banks, universities and construction and transport companies - yesterday received the strongest indication yet that they may be among the winners from the free trade agreement being negotiated with China.
China is losing its single voice
24-Apr-2006
Businesspeople naturally admire decisiveness. This is one reason why China is so widely sought by corporate Australia as a trade and investment partner.
Submission on the Transpacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement 2005
24-Apr-2006
The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (P4) is the latest attempt to bind the policy options of present and future New Zealand governments to a global liberalisation agenda that is facing a crisis.
Korea-US FTA remains contentious
24-Apr-2006
Opinions were sharply divided at the National Assembly yesterday during a debate over the risks and benefits of a free trade agreement with the United States.
No FTA if US interferes in country’s policies
24-Apr-2006
The Malaysian government will not finalise a Free Trade Agreement with the United States until all interests and needs of the country are taken into account.
US-FTA blocks medicine for many
24-Apr-2006
The Guatemalan pharmaceutical industry is the strongest company in Central America and among the first 10 in Latin America, but it is today threatened by the free trade agreement (FTA) with United States.