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  • 22-Aug-2006 Le Quotidien
    Impasses probables dans les négociations internationales : Le fameux Plan B du ministre «Decroix»
    Le Sénégal ne voit plus, semble-t-il, le besoin de poursuivre les négociations commerciales internationales si les choses n’évoluent pas.
  • 22-Aug-2006
    Could US firms be left in the cold?
    US enterprises are chafing at the bit to get into Vietnam, yet many business heads are concerned that if Congress does not establish permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with their former foe, then firms from other countries will have a trade advantage.
  • 22-Aug-2006 Business Day
    Mugabe delays signing investor law
    The future of South African investment in mining and precious metals still hangs in the balance as Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has delayed signing laws that will protect the business interests of investors.
  • 22-Aug-2006
    Japan-Viet Nam BIT (2003)
  • 22-Aug-2006 Nhan Dan
    Vietnamese, Japanese governments sign scientific co-operation agreement
    The agreement signed between the two governments will facilitate exchanges of information and scientists and technicians providing training to improve professional skills and the protection of intellectual property rights.
  • 22-Aug-2006
    35 Uri lawmakers urge Bush to include Kaesong goods in FTA
    A group of 35 governing Uri Party lawmakers Tuesday called on US President George W Bush to include products from an inter-Korean industrial park in a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the US.
  • 22-Aug-2006
    US-Asean TIFA likely to be concluded
    The Asean-United States Trade Investment Framework Agreement (Tifa), which is likely to be concluded Friday, is a well-timed development given the growing trade and investment between the two, a US senior congressional aide said here Monday.
  • 22-Aug-2006
    Bachelet signs China-Chile free-trade agreement
    Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a free-trade agreement with China to increase sales of copper, fruit and fish oil to Asia’s second-biggest economy.
  • 22-Aug-2006
    Uruguay to negotiate trade with US
    Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez said after a meeting with opposition leaders on Monday that his country will negotiate a trade agreement with the United States "as far as possible".
  • 22-Aug-2006
    Bangladesh, Pakistan to discuss FTA issues
    The first meeting of the Bangladesh-Pakistan Joint Business Council expected to kick-off in Dhaka next week would give priority to issues relating to signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries, sources said.
  • 22-Aug-2006
    Malaysian manufacturers wary of US move on patents
    Malaysian manufacturers are wary of any move by the US to incorporate software patents and pharmaceutical patents in ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks between the US and Malaysia.
  • 21-Aug-2006
    SADC Peoples Summit declaration
    We are particularly concerned that the EU’s plan for so-called Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA’s) with our countries is having the effect of splitting SADC into two groups and undermining the potential for our future co-ordinated regional programmes for mutual economic and social development.
  • 21-Aug-2006
    SA bid to shield assets in Zim
    The South African government is trying to protect its citizens’ rights in the face of Zimbabwean nationalisation moves.
  • 21-Aug-2006
    Asean can thwart economic hegemony through FTA, says Laos
    The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the six East Asean members as proposed by Japan can help thwart the rich nations’ economic hegemony in the region, said Laos Minister of Industry and Commerce Dr Nam Viyaketh.
  • 21-Aug-2006
    Manufacturing tariffs to stay in China FTA
    The Federal Industry Minister has ruled out abolishing import tariffs in the automotive and clothing industries as part of a free trade agreement with China.
  • 21-Aug-2006
    ’Pacts on services, investment should follow Asean FTA’
    Having submitted a revised offer to break the deadlock over the free trade negotiations with the Asean, India has now made clear that the pacts on services and investment will have to be implemented within a year of the implementation of the free trade agreement on goods.
  • 21-Aug-2006
    Consider everyone’s interest in FTA, says Vietnam
    Vietnam wants ASEAN to weigh the interest of all its members before deciding on the Asean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with its six East Asia partners, an official said Sunday.
  • 21-Aug-2006
    Goff cautiously supports massive trade bloc plan
    Trade Minister Phil Goff is cautiously keen on a plan to create the world’s largest trading bloc which would include Asean members and New Zealand and Australia.
  • 21-Aug-2006
    Tanzania turns to Southern African Customs Union
    Tanzania is likely to enter into a trade agreement with the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) allowing the East African nation to export textile and clothing material on preferential terms within the trading bloc’s countries.
  • 21-Aug-2006
    US welcomes S Korea’s new drug policy within FTA: Seoul official
    South Korea and the United States ended the first of a two-day meeting on pharmaceuticals and medical equipment on Monday, with Washington reiterating its acceptance of Seoul’s new drug policy plan within an envisioned free trade agreement (FTA), South Korean officials said.