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Japan, Thailand strike pact on FTA talks’ farm aspects
31-Mar-2005 Japan Times
Japan and Thailand have struck a basic deal on the contentious farm products segment of trade talks, Japanese government sources said Wednesday. The deal is a major step toward striking a bilateral free-trade agreement as early as next month.
NZ and Malaysia launch FTA negotiations
31-Mar-2005 Scoop
Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today that Malaysia and New Zealand have agreed to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement as soon as possible.
The mother of all FTAs
31-Mar-2005 Asia Times
Riding on a 79% growth in bilateral trade in 2004 at US$14 billion, China has expressed an interest in formulating a free-trade agreement (FTA) with India, saying that closer trade relations could make it easier to solve political differences. If the FTA is achieved, it would result in the biggest free-trade region in the world.
CAFTA’s profit motive
31-Mar-2005 Washington Post
The fundamental reality of most of the US’ trade accords is that they are designed to maximize corporate profits no matter the cost to the peoples of the signatory nations.
Analysis: S. Korea’s FTA push
31-Mar-2005 UPI
Upbeat about surging exports following its first free trade accord with Chile a year ago, South Korea unveiled an ambitious plan on Wednesday to push for free trade agreements with more than 15 countries by 2007.
Business leaders recommend FTA between Bangladesh and Pak
31-Mar-2005 Deepika Global
Business leaders of Bangladesh and Pakistan today recommended pursuing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries to help boost bilateral trade and investment.
Sandinistas say FTA bad for health
31-Mar-2005 Prensa Latina
Sandinista National Liberation Front legislators will present a minority report against ratification of the FTA (Free Trade Agreement) with the United States, Nicaraguan Congresswoman Alba Palacio said.
Thai govt urged to remove medicines from FTA deals
31-Mar-2005 TNA
Non governmental organizations (NGOs) yesterday made an impassioned plea to the government to remove the subject of medicines from negotiations on the proposed Thai-US free trade area (FTA), warning that Thai patients suffering from chronic conditions could be hit with sky-high costs for medication.
USTR 2005 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
31-Mar-2005 USTR
Office of the US Trade Representative has released its 2005 report on country-by-country barriers to US global trade interests.
Korea has high hopes of Canada FTA talks
29-Mar-2005
Korea and Canada will hold their second round of preliminary meetings for a free trade agreement in Ottawa, Canada, from Thursday.
S. Korea, Canada to discuss feasibility of FTA
29-Mar-2005
South Korea and Canada will hold their second round of meetings in Ottawa, Canada, between March 31 and April 1 to study the feasibility of a free trade agreement (FTA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) said Tuesday.
Open letter from civil society on the US-Thailand FTA negotiations
29-Mar-2005 FTA Watch
On 4-8 April 2005, negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Thai and the US will take place in Pattaya. Following two previous rounds in Hawaii, the US is expected to submit demands on remaining issues, the most important of which is the issue of patents. This is a sign-on statement to call on the Thai government to halt the third round of negotiations in order to conduct a through review of the outstanding points and the negotiating position towards the FTA.
Mideast building trade ties with US
29-Mar-2005 LA Times
The Bush administration’s plan: to negotiate a series of trade agreements that would eventually fuse one of the world’s most economically and politically unstable regions into a giant free-trade zone.
India-Singapore FTA to be ready in weeks
29-Mar-2005 UPI
A Free Trade Agreement between India and Singapore should be ready during the next couple of weeks, India’s finance minister said Monday.
Malaysia, India to sign FTA by year-end
29-Mar-2005 New Straits Times
India and Malaysia are on the verge of signing a comprehensive economic co-operation agreement by year-end. It will include free trade between the two nations.
FTA shakes up government procurement
29-Mar-2005 CIO
The Australia-US Free Trade Agreement will bring major changes to Australian government procurement.
Korea to step up free trade talks
28-Mar-2005 Korea Times
The government will continue working toward free trade agreements (FTA) with major trading partners as part of South Korea’s aim to emerge as one of the most open economies in the world.
Losing out in Asia: The perils of principle
28-Mar-2005 Newsweek
Europe is on the high road to big business losses. As the US races to make trade deals with nations across the world, Europe has held back, on lofty principle. That, in any event, is the message European businesses in Singapore will deliver to EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson when he arrives in the city-state in April.
India to sign free trade agreement with Mauritius
28-Mar-2005 The Tribune
The agreement will liberalise trade in goods and services and even facilitate joint ventures, besides encompassing the existing double taxation avoidance agreement between the two countries.
China pitching for FTA with India
25-Mar-2005 Financial Express
China is pushing for a free trade agreement (FTA) with India which, it claims, would result in the biggest free trade region in the world.