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Malaysia, Pakistan sign accord to reduce trade tariffs
2-Oct-2005 The News International
Malaysia and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to remove tariffs on scores of products they trade with each other including fish, fabric, fruit and machines as the first step toward a planned free trade agreement.
Negotiations on Thai-US FTA on well progress
2-Oct-2005 MCOT
Negotiations between Thailand and the United States on a planned bilateral free trade area (FTA) are on well progress in its fifth round, with Washington agreeing in principle to protect Thai intellectual property on the Internet and to use the Thai laws to take care of the environment.
OIC members urged to look towards establishing Islamic FTA
1-Oct-2005 Bernama
Governments and the private sectors of the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) should take a qualitative leap to establish an Islamic Free Trade Area (FTA) to overcome obstacles and bottlenecks that hinder the development of trade and investment between member states.
GCC-EU very close to striking free trade agreement — diplomatic source
1-Oct-2005 KUNA
The Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union are very close to striking a free trade agreement as coordination on this issue is in its final stages, an informed diplomatic source close to the process told Kuwait News Agency.
Taiwan and Philippines to benefit from FTA, TIER president says
1-Oct-2005 China Post
Taiwan and the Philippines can benefit from a free trade agreement that is currently being negotiated by both countries, as it would help boost two-way trade and encourage more investments from the Taiwanese, said David Hong, president of Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER), yesterday.
Intensive talks to solve disagreement over free trade agreement
1-Oct-2005 Arabic News
Intensive talks between Egypt and the USA, especially on intellectual property, are currently take place as a preliminary step toward concluding a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
Financial institutions urged to resist seizure by foreign investors
30-Sep-2005 MCOT
Local financial institutions need to adjust themselves to resist possible business seizure by foreign investors in a wake of the liberalization of trade with many countries in the world, according to a top banker.
Japan, ASEAN trade ministers fail to break impasse in FTA talks
30-Sep-2005 Kyodo
apan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations failed to narrow their differences on launching free trade negotiations between the two sides during a ministerial meeting on Thursday.
Attracting FDI through the Spread of Free Trade Agreements
30-Sep-2005 Thai Labour Campaign
This paper shows how free trade agreements (FTAs) in Southeast Asia are essentially a means to secure foreign direct investment (FDI) at the expense of labour standards. It explores the significance of FDI in export-oriented industrialisation and for economic transformation in Southeast Asia, with emphasis on the increasing global competition for FDI.
US-Swiss free-trade deal "extremely valuable"
30-Sep-2005 swissinfo
An independent report says a free-trade accord between Switzerland and the United States would have "extremely valuable benefits" for both countries.
WIR 2005: Transnational corporations and the internationalization of R&D
30-Sep-2005 UNCTAD
World Investment Report 2005, by UNCTAD, presents the latest trends in foreign direct investment and explores the internationalization of research and development by transnational corporations along with the development implications of this phenomenon.
Saudi Arabia accession to WTO (2005)
30-Sep-2005
Information sheets from USTR
Bahrain societies flay move to normalise ties with Israel
30-Sep-2005 Gulf News
Nineteen societies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have rapped moves to normalise relations with Israel and called for joint national and regional efforts to abort the US-initiated Broader Middle East project.
Indonesia may sign trade deal
30-Sep-2005 The Australian
Australia and Indonesia bolstered trading ties today, which could support efforts by Canberra and Wellington to forge a free trade agreement with ASEAN.
Thailand’s bilateral trade pacts face mixed reception
30-Sep-2005 VOA
Thailand has been aggressively negotiating bilateral and regional trade agreements in the face of the uncertainty over whether the WTO will reach a deal on liberalizing global trade. But the agreements fail to live up to expectations of increased trade and investment.
The importance of the FTA to Thailand
30-Sep-2005 American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand
Ambassador Nitya Pibulsonggram, the chief negotiator for the Thailand-US Free Trade Agreement, spoke to AMCHAM members on May 25, 2005 about the importance of the FTA to Thailand.
Disagreement over data protection holding up US-Andean FTA
30-Sep-2005 BRIDGES
Ecuador’s opposition to US demands on access to test data for clinical drug trials has emerged as a primary obstacle in the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) talks between the US and a group of three Andean countries.
Democrats press labor ahead of Bahrain FTA vote
30-Sep-2005 ABC News
US Democrats pressed Bahrain on Thursday to change its labor laws before an expected vote in Congress this year on a bilateral free trade pact with the tiny kingdom known as the Gulf’s banking hub.
EU, Caribbean begins new round of trade talks
29-Sep-2005 My Caribbean News
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson is in St Lucia today to launch the third phase of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations between the European Union and the Caribbean region.
SA signs free trade pacts in Middle East
29-Sep-2005 Business Report
South African exporters will now have more access to Kuwait’s market after trade and industry minister Mandisi Mpahlwa yesterday signed a free trade agreement with the oil-rich Middle East country. The deal with Kuwait was concluded a day after Mpahlwa signed a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), also an oil producer.