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5-Mar-2006
PTI
The South African Customs Union is in talks with the Indian government for signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to enhance the trade and business between both the countries.
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5-Mar-2006
Open letter to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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4-Mar-2006
Economic Times
The Indian government gave its approval to the proposed Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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3-Mar-2006
USTR
USTR’s summary of the US-Colombia free trade agreement concluded on 27 February 2006.
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3-Mar-2006
MENAFN
The Kingdom and the European Union (EU) launched an agricultural trade agreement on Tuesday to increase the Kingdom’s agricultural exports to European markets.
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3-Mar-2006
New York Times
While the delay is in part a sign of how complex the negotiations have been, it also reflects the extent of the concerns about the agreement in the tiny economies it will affect.
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3-Mar-2006
Dominican Today
Don’t be fooled by the images of street protests against free trade that you often see on TV. In the real world, the most powerful opposition to US-Latin American free-trade agreements does not come from radical leftist workers and students, but from potentially damaged business tycoons.
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3-Mar-2006
White House
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2-Mar-2006
Asia Times
Although US President George W Bush’s India visit that officially started on Thursday is hardly expected to grab headlines in terms of business and economic deals between the two countries, both are looking forward to several new initiatives to boost bilateral commercial ties expected to be announced in the next few days.
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2-Mar-2006
AND Network
An Egyptian official yesterday said that the timing of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) "wasn’t appropriate from the Egyptian and US points of view".
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2-Mar-2006
Korea Times
In advance of negotiations with the United States on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), the South Korean government that it would gather public opinion on the issue through e-mail.
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2-Mar-2006
Prensa Latina
The Ecuadorian government’s aspirations to wrap up the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US by the end of March, are stirring up Thursday grassroots organizations against that deal.
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2-Mar-2006
Upside Down World
CAFTA creates a new legal framework for the sale of water and other public services, although it allows countries to "opt-out" of the public services of their choosing. El Salvador’s President Tony Saca chose no service exemptions, and thus opened the entire water sector to competition by international corporations.
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2-Mar-2006
The Standard
Kenya and Sudan are set to sign a bilateral trade agreement that may open up the vast Sudanese market to Kenyan entrepreneurs.
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2-Mar-2006
Daily Times
The federal cabinet is expected to accord ex-post fecto approval to the signing of Framework Agreement between Pakistan and Indonesia on Comprehensive Economic Partnership (CEP) and its ratification on Thursday.
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2-Mar-2006
IPS
Under an investment treaty signed by Uruguay and Finland in 2002, Uruguay would have to pay heavy damages if it ordered the suspension of work on the Botnia factory.
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2-Mar-2006
People’s Daily
Due to structural differences between the two economies, the talks will focus on agriculture, service and Australia-interested investment.
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2-Mar-2006
Korea Times
Seoul is unlikely to meet its timetable to strike a free trade agreement (FTA) deal with Washington by June next year due to a number of roadblocks that lie ahead, said an expert on South Korea.
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1-Mar-2006
Reuters
Opposition in the United States to a UAE firm taking over US ports will not deter the Arab state from more investments there, but could make other countries divert funds to Asia and Europe, the UAE’s economy minister said on Wednesday.
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1-Mar-2006
Reuters
Thailand has suspended free trade talks with the United States and delayed signing a deal with Japan until after an April 2 election called by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, officials said on Wednesday.
