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  • 24-Feb-2006 Business Times
    US calls for more flexible currency regime in Malaysia
    The US would like to see greater exchange rate flexibility in Malaysia, US Treasury Under Secretary Timothy Adams said yesterday.
  • 24-Feb-2006 Bangkok Post
    American Ambassador: It’s no secret
    When the former head of the Thai negotiating team, Nitya Pibulsonggram, was asked why the Thai-US trade deals must be kept confidential, he told journalists that he was asked by the US negotiation team to initial the agreements, but that he refused to do so. We asked US Ambassador to Thailand Ralph Boyce some questions concerning the confidentiality of the Free Trade Agreement.
  • 23-Feb-2006 Yonhap
    S. Korea to exclude rice, beef pacts from FTA talks with US
    South Korea’s agriculture minister said Thursday that the country will not include deals on the liberalization of rice and beef imports in the agenda of upcoming free trade talks with the United States.
  • 23-Feb-2006 Brownfield
    US sugar producers support Peru agreement
    Here’s a switch. US sugar farmers are supporting a proposed US/Peru Free Trade Agreement. They’ve been solidly against FTAs in the past.
  • 23-Feb-2006 MercoPress
    Mandelson calls for a new EU/Mercosur round of talks
    The European Union Trade Commissar Peter Mandelson said he was disappointed with the EU and Mercosur’s incapacity to reach a free trade agreement but nevertheless extended an invitation for another round of talks.
  • 23-Feb-2006 The Hindu
    Cabinet approves signing of PTA with Chile
    The Union Cabinet today approved signing of Preferential Trade Agreement between India and Chile which will pave the way for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
  • 23-Feb-2006 Reuters
    US groups fear ports uproar may hurt UAE trade deal
    US business leaders voiced worry on Wednesday that a congressional uproar over an Arab company’s takeover of operations at key US ports could slow proposed free trade pacts in the Middle East, particularly with the United Arab Emirates, where the company is based.
  • 23-Feb-2006 Dawn
    Bush plans to sign investment treaty: Greater cooperation with Pakistan on cards
    US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that a bilateral investment treaty that he is planning to sign during his visit to Islamabad will be the first step towards greater trade and commercial relations with Pakistan.
  • 23-Feb-2006 Reuters
    US, Colombia close to free trade deal: Portman
    The United States and Colombia are close to a free trade agreement after nearly two years of talks and a push last week by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, a top U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.
  • 22-Feb-2006 Media Line
    Iran, Syria close to free trade agreement
    Syrian Minister of Economy and Trade Dr. ’Amir Lutfi, and Iran’s Minister of Housing and Cities’ Construction Muhammad Said Kya met on Sunday to discuss issues connected with the Free Trade Zone agreement and the agreement of Differential Trade, reports the official Syrian news agency SANA.
  • 22-Feb-2006 Online Opinion
    Free trade agreement - time to criticise big brother
    What message does it send to the world when we unquestioningly enter into an agreement with a country who seeks to change the rules of the international game in order to win?
  • 22-Feb-2006 Prensa Latina
    US like iron over FTA with Colombia
    The US inflexibility over Colombia’s most sensitive issues characterizes Tuesday the resumption of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks, which could be the last round between the two nations.
  • 21-Feb-2006 ITC
    US-Oman free trade agreement: Potential economy-wide and selected sectoral effects
    A February 2006 report from the US International Trade Commission
  • 21-Feb-2006 The Star
    Toyota plans to tap regional FTAs
    Toyota Motor Corp Japan is re-strategising its position in Malaysia to take advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs) signed between the countries in the region.
  • 21-Feb-2006 Gulf News
    UAE-Australia free trade pact likely this year
    A free trade agreement between the UAE and Australia is likely to be concluded by the middle of this year, said a top Australian official. The UAE is also likely to conclude another free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, while the GCC is expected to sign its own FTA with the European Union in May.
  • 21-Feb-2006 Resource Center of the Americas
    Ways and Means chair says US should drop lagging FTA partners
    House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) this week said the U.S. should drop partners in free trade agreement negotiations if talks on those agreements are not progressing.
  • 20-Feb-2006 AP
    Rice: Timing off for free trade with Egypt
    The United States will not seek a free trade agreement with Egypt this year because the "timing" is not right, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.
  • 19-Feb-2006 AFP
    S Korean farmers, movie makers rally over US trade talks
    Some 2,000 South Korean farmers, movie-makers and anti-US activists staged a candlelight protest Friday against free trade negotiations with the United States.
  • 19-Feb-2006 Bangkok Post
    US-Thailand: Talks could slow over plant and drug issues
    Differences over pharmaceuticals could be overcome, but the countries are far from reaching a common understanding on biodiversity issues.
  • 19-Feb-2006
    Kenya and Venezuela sign bilateral trade agreement
    Kenya has signed an agreement with the Venezuela government to enhance bilateral co-operation between the two countries.