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CAFTA approved by US House
28-Jul-2005 Bloomberg
The US House of Representatives approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement, overcoming objections by unions, sugar producers and textile makers in what became the most contentious trade fight in Congress in a decade.
Pacific nations’ threat
28-Jul-2005 Post Courier
Papua New Guinea and other Pacific Island countries are likely to be forced to drop trade barriers earlier than planned to Australia and New Zealand.
In Bush win, House narrowly approves CAFTA
28-Jul-2005 AP
The US House of Representatives narrowly approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement early Thursday, a personal triumph for President Bush.
Thai-Japan Free Trade Agreement expected by next April
27-Jul-2005 MCOT
Despite a few sticky issues, the leader of the Thai negotiating team reckons the Thai-Japanese Free Trade Agreement could be ready to be signed by the two leaders next April.
Australian PM holds FTA talks with United Arab Emirates
27-Jul-2005 ABC
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has held talks with officials from the United Arab Emirates on another Free Trade Agreement. The UAE has the world’s 3rd largest oil reserves.
CECA and free trade agreements
27-Jul-2005 PIB
A Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between India and Singapore has been signed on the 29th June in New Delhi by the Prime Ministers of two countries.
Inter-ministerial group to assess trade agreement with China
26-Jul-2005 Financial Express
The Indian government is planning to constitute a high-level inter-ministerial group to weigh the pros and cons of having some sort of trade/economic pact with China.
President Roh wants Economic Partnership Agreement with Mexico
26-Jul-2005 Chosun Ilbo
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun says he prefers an economic partnership agreement over a free trade pact with Mexico. In an interview with news daily "El Sol de Mexico," President Roh said he would propose a comprehensive economic partnership when he makes an official visit to the country in September.
FTA with Singapore to benefit India: NCAER
25-Jul-2005
Changing its views on India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (ISCECA), the Delhi-based think-tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has said that India will be benefitted from ‘plus’ component of the free trade agreement (FTA).
Thai team coming to discuss FTA
25-Jul-2005
A high-level team from Thailand is visiting New Delhi on Monday to discuss the details of the proposed India-Thailand free trade agreement with Indian officials.
Committee agrees on FTA elements
25-Jul-2005
In a meeting held recently at the Ministry of Finance and Industry (MoFI) in Dubai, the Rules of Origin National Committee agreed upon various elements including the official forms that will be adopted in the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) that are currently under negotiation between the UAE and other countries.
2 Minnesotans hold CAFTA cards
25-Jul-2005 Star Tribune
In a showdown that could be a defining moment in President Bush’s second term, Congress is preparing to vote this week on the proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). And all eyes are on two Republican congressmen from Minnesota.
’Indonesia set for a fall in free trade era’
25-Jul-2005 Jakarta Post
Indonesia will not be able to take advantage of increasing world trade liberalization because many stakeholders here are not even aware it is going on, an official says.
NLC, others want economic partnership date shifted
25-Jul-2005 This Day
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the civil society have called for a shift in the commencement date of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), from January 2008 to a more appropriate and realistic date. They said this became necessary in view of the apparent unpreparedness of Economic Community of the West African State (ECOWAS), little or lack of public awareness on EPA process and the little involvement of non-state actors.
U.S., Andean talks move forward
24-Jul-2005 Miami Herald
While the Andean trade talks drew little attention in the United States, several hundred negotiators, business advisors, lawmakers and journalists from the three Latin American countries came to Miami, a sign of just how important these negotiations are in the region.
The Miami round: We are already in the worst of the worlds
23-Jul-2005 Indymedia Colombia
On the eve of the Miami round, the USA’s ambassador William Wood declared that without signing the Free Trade Agreement, and because there will be no prorogation of the APTDEA, “Colombia will remain in the worst of the worlds”.
US-Andean free-trade negotiators make progress in Miami
23-Jul-2005 AP
The United States, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have agreed on what the customs procedures and competition policy should be in their proposed free-trade area, but thorny issues such as agriculture still remain before the deal can be finished, negotiators for the countries said Friday.
METI chief plans late-July trip to strike Thai FTA
23-Jul-2005 Japan Times
Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa will visit Thailand possibly on July 31 in a bid to strike a basic deal on a bilateral free-trade agreement in time for the end-of-July deadline set by the two countries.
Dhaka-Islamabad economic ties
22-Jul-2005
Unlike some other regions of the world, trade among the South Asian countries is meagre compared to their trade outside the region.
APEC & free trade agreements in the Asia Pacific
22-Jul-2005
This conference provides a useful opportunity to reflect on the present and possible future role of APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation). In recent years, veteran APEC-watchers have rather complacently dismissed the grouping as irrelevant. But we may have under-estimated its contribution to the new matrix of economic alliances that are emerging within the region.