bilaterals.org» Articles by language
Articles by language
EN ES FR DE NL PT ID JA

Articles by language

  • 15-May-2006
    Korea, US FTA no longer an option
    A free trade agreement with the United States has sparked a heated debate in Korea. The two major labor unions and the nation’s largest environmental group have jointly launched a nationwide campaign against a Korea-US FTA. There are also plenty of pro-FTA supporters.
  • 15-May-2006
    US FTA: A good opportunity to upgrade Korean economy
    Korea and the US officially announced the start of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) three months ago. The two sides are set to begin negotiations this June after gathering opinions from various fields of society.
  • 15-May-2006 Business Day
    US invites African ministers to talks on market access
    Washington has invited African trade and finance ministers for talks on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) - the US partial free trade regime for imports from Africa.
  • 15-May-2006 Islam Online
    US-SACU free trade talks hit snags
    The latest round of talks between the US and the five-member Southern African Customs Union (SACU) on a free trade agreement has failed to yield fruits, with many blaming the US for seeking to impose a one-size-fits-all formula.
  • 15-May-2006 Korea Times
    S Korea considers FTA with Gulf countries: Roh
    President Roh Moo-hyun said Saturday that the government will consider signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
  • 15-May-2006 MercoPress
    US-Ecuador free trade agreement frozen
    Ecuador’s chief trade negotiator, Manuel Chiriboga, admitted that a huge "uncertainty" surrounds the future of the free trade negotiations with United States suspended since the end of March.
  • 14-May-2006 ABC
    Treasury dismisses bilateral free trade deals in Asia
    Australia’s Treasury has dismissed the Australian Government’s quest for bilateral free trade deals in Asia, saying that there are no clear benefits.
  • 14-May-2006 AP
    EU forges ahead with free trade plans
    The European Union and six Central American leaders said Saturday they hoped to launch free trade talks before the end of the year.
  • 14-May-2006 Philippine Star
    ASEAN trade ministers meet to accelerate creation of European-style economic community
    Southeast Asian trade ministers, pressured by China and India’s growing economic might, will gather this week in Manila to chart plans to accelerate their daunting ambition of creating a European-style economic community. They will also assess progress of ASEAN’s various free trade negotiations.
  • 13-May-2006 MercoPress
    UK and Mexico sign trade agreement in Vienna
    United Kingdom and Mexico signed Friday a bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (IPPA) in Vienna.
  • 12-May-2006
    Spain seeks agreement with CAN
    The Andean Community of Nations (CAN) should come to terms first, before pursuing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), sources of the Spanish Foreign Ministry reported Thursday.
  • 12-May-2006
    Taiwan seeks better bilateral trade with India
    Taiwan is keen on a free trade agreement (FTA) with India and is also seeking the cooperation of Indian business houses to improve economic relations and increase connectivity between the two countries.
  • 12-May-2006
    Further NZ-China FTA talks
    A further round of New Zealand-China FTA negotiations will take place in Queenstown next week (15-19 May).
  • 12-May-2006 Dominican Today
    DR: New US exigencies for integration onto Free Trade
    The United States reportedly threatened to leave the Dominican Republic out of the Free Trade Agreement with Central America and the U.S. (DR-CAFTA), if local authorities do not accept other requirements aside from the original negotiation.
  • 12-May-2006 Economic Times
    Integrate Indian farm sector globally? It would have disastrous consequences
    Presently, the ever growing number of FTAs without adequate protection for the agricultural sector is a matter of serious concern. This would jeopardise the food security of our country.
  • 12-May-2006 Bernama
    US food based firms to use M’sia as Asian hub
    Several US-based food producing/processing companies have identified Malaysia a key market in Asia and are considering setting up a physical presence here, said agriculture counsellor of the United States Embassy, Malaysia and Singapore, Jonathan Gressel.
  • 12-May-2006
    UAE to resist US pressure to open telecoms sector: minister
    The United Arab Emirates will resist pressure in free trade talks with the United States to open its telecommunications sector to foreign investors.
  • 12-May-2006 Jakarta Post
    RI envisions free trade among D-8 member countries
    After breaking the ice by launching the preferential trade agreement among Developing Eight (D-8) countries, Indonesian Trade Minister Mari E. Pangestu envisions that the agreement would lead to a free trade arrangement for member countries in less than 15 years.
  • 12-May-2006 Washington File
    Imports of rice at issue in US trade negotiations with Korea
    Rice, the staple food for much of Asia, will doubtless be a tough issue in negotiations on a US-South Korea free-trade agreement (FTA) and could be an issue in US-Malaysia FTA talks, US experts say.
  • 12-May-2006 Xinhua
    EU rules out FTA talks with Andean Community in near future
    European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner on Thursday ruled out the possibility of holding talks with the Andean Community over a free trade agreement.