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Food, Trade And US Power Politics In Latin America
11-May-2004 Food, Trade And US Power Politics In Latin America
The difference between what Bush officials say to Congress and the pap they feed foreign audiences makes interesting reading for anyone trying to figure out US government rhetoric on Latin America.
About the US government’s Trade Policy Advisory Committee system
11-May-2004 Trade Policy Advisory Committee system
The U.S. Congress established the private sector advisory committee system in 1974 to ensure that U.S. trade policy and trade negotiation objectives adequately reflect U.S. commercial and economic interests.
Panama Proposal Is One of Many: Onslaught of FTAs Threatens U.S. Sugar Industry
11-May-2004
A representative of the American sugar industry cautioned the Office of the United States Trade Representative today that a proposed trade agreement with Panama cannot be viewed in isolation.
US trade negotiations in the 108th Congress
11-May-2004
The Bush Administration has made bilateral and regional free-trade agreements (FTAs) more important elements of U.S. trade policy, a strategy known as “competitive liberalization.” This strategy is designed to push forward trade liberalization simultaneously on bilateral, regional and multilateral fronts.
Intensifying Free Trade Negotiating Agenda Calls for Better Allocation of Staff and Resources
11-May-2004
US Government Accounting Office’s January 2004 assessment of US’s FTA negotiating plans and whether it has the means to carry them out.
T&T: Parliamentary OK for trade pacts
11-May-2004 Parliamentary OK for trade pacts
Trinidad & Tobago’s Constitution has to remove from the Executive the power to make unilateral decisions on trade and investment.
PNAC Paper: A US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement
11-May-2004 PNAC Paper: A US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement
A review, published by the right-wing Project for a New American Century, of reasons why the US should go into an FTA with Taiwan.
Critics Sound Alarm in Free Trade Talks with U.S.
11-May-2004 Critics Sound Alarm in Free Trade Talks with U.S.
The Thai government is facing a growing chorus of outrage over its plans to ink a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States by next year.
Dhaka needs bilateral FTAs to get maximum from Safta says commerce minister
11-May-2004
Bangladesh needs bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with major south Asian nations to get maximum trade benefits from South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta), Commerce Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said yesterday.
Japan aiming to expand scope of free trade agreements
11-May-2004 Govt aiming to expand scope of free trade agreements
The government has decided to expand the scope of its free trade agreement negotiations with several Asian countries, including South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia, aiming to conclude comprehensive economic partnership agreements (EPAs), government officials said Wednesday.
Dhaka, Delhi agree to map out product standards
11-May-2004
India and Bangladesh have agreed on a time-bound programme to recognise each other’s certification of commodities like food products, agro-products, textiles and leather, in a bid to remove a major non-tariff barrier in bilateral trade.
Drugs May Tie Up FTAs
11-May-2004
Disagreements over trade in pharmaceuticals may bog down pending free trade agreements between the U.S. and foreign nations.
Thailand: Calls for rethink on privatisation, FTAs
11-May-2004
The Thaksin government should rethink its privatisation and free-trade agreement (FTA) policies, and any such plans should go through public hearings or a national referendum, a panel of speakers at a labour seminar said yesterday.
Analysis: Laser-Guided Liberalization and Latin America
11-May-2004 Asia-Europe Dialogue
While the US military unleashed laser-guided weapons of mass destruction on the peoples of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush Administration’s aggressive international trade and investment agenda has developed some “smart bombs” of its own.
Services - Under Construction
11-May-2004
India: New trade pact with Bangladesh ready
11-May-2004
The revised India-Bangladesh bilateral trade agreement is likely to be signed soon. The modalities for the agreement were thrashed out at a joint working group meeting of the two countries yesterday.
India seeks to amend trade treaties
11-May-2004
India is seeking to amend bilateral trade treaties with foreign countries by diluting international protection agreements - a move which will provide the government respite against any international arbitration, a la Dabhol or Maruti.
Thailand: Activists want new law to control FTA process
11-May-2004
Academics and social groups yesterday joined forces to propose that a law be passed to hold the government accountable for several FTA negotiations that they say have adversely impacted many sections of society as well as the country’s sovereignty.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) mulls FTA with India
11-May-2004
The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are exploring the possibility of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with India, Commerce Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Ali Saleh Al Saleh, has said.
US-THAI RELATIONS: FTA with Thailand opposed
11-May-2004
A growing campaign in the US Congress to encourage the Bush Administration to re-evaluate its policy with Thailand has reached a new height, with a leading member of the House of Representatives making moves to derail upcoming talks on free trade with Thailand.