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  • 1-Mar-2006 Dawn
    Signing of BIT with US put off
    The signing of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between Pakistan and the US, expected on the eve of visit of President Bush this weekend in Islamabad, has apparently been put off again as businessmen give no indication of firm answers from the US on objections raised by Pakistan on certain clauses.
  • 1-Mar-2006 Christian Science Monitor
    Made in North Korea - or is it?
    The issue of how much the North Korean workers are paid is, as one manager puts it, "a delicate question" as South Korea negotiates with the United States for a free trade agreement.
  • 1-Mar-2006 Mail & Guardian
    No to free trade with US
    Trade experts say the United States is demanding far deeper market access than South Africa is willing to give, particularly in the area of services that are covered by regulatory protection rather than tariffs.
  • 1-Mar-2006 Dominican Today
    Ambassador describes DR-Canada free trade scenario
    Dominican Republic can favorably negotiate the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that has been outlined with Canada, as long as the official and private sector representatives define a good negotiating strategy on time.
  • 1-Mar-2006 Xinhua
    Syria, EU hold talks on partnership association pact
    Syria and the European Union on Tuesday held talks on means to facilitate the final approval of an association agreement initialled more than a year ago.
  • 1-Mar-2006 Houston Chronicle
    Salvadorans protest trade deal with US
    Thousands of street vendors, university students and labor unionists marched in San Salvador Tuesday against a regional free trade accord with the United States, which they say will hurt small businesses and organized labor.
  • 1-Mar-2006 AP
    Singapore, Panama sign free trade deal
    Panama and Singapore signed a free trade agreement Wednesday that will allow companies in both countries greater access to each other’s markets, as well as enhance collaboration in areas such as investment promotion and science and technology.
  • 1-Mar-2006 Prensa Latina
    Colombian students oppose FTA
    Students of Colombia’s Teachers College protested on Tuesday against what they described as a free trade agreement with the US that goes against national interests.
  • 1-Mar-2006 Channel News Asia
    Singapore, South Korea FTA takes effect Thursday
    Three-quarters of Singapore’s domestic exports to South Korea will enjoy tariff elimination from Thursday.
  • 28-Feb-2006 AP
    New Zealand to explore S. Korea trade deal
    New Zealand is planning to explore the possibility of forging a free trade agreement with South Korea, Minister of State Jim Sutton said Tuesday.
  • 28-Feb-2006 Arab News
    Japan seeks free trade deal with Gulf
    Japan plans to begin talks with six Gulf Arab states this year toward a free-trade agreement in the aim of securing stable energy supplies, officials said yesterday.
  • 28-Feb-2006 ICTSD/UNCTAD
    Intellectual property provisions of bilateral and regional trade agreements in light of US federal law
    The critical lesson for developing countries accepting IPRs commitments in FTAs with the United States is that US IPRs law is replete with exceptions to the general rules, in many cases elaborated in considerable detail. If developing countries accept obligations in the FTAs, they must also be prepared to implement a significant level of exceptions so as to create a reasonable balance within their own law. If they do not implement these exceptions, they will find themselves not only with TRIPS-plus levels of IPRs protection, but also with US-plus levels of IPRs protection.
  • 28-Feb-2006 Bangkok Post
    Trade negotiations command attention
    Amidst the promises of positive benefits of FTAs to Thailand, more and more citizens are raising questions, especially in relation to the services and investment sectors.
  • 28-Feb-2006
    EPA signing, FTA parleys postponed
    Thailand has postponed the signing of its Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan, and suspended free trade area (FTA) negotiations with the US until the formation of the new government, chief negotiators for the two pacts said yesterday.
  • 27-Feb-2006 Navhind Times
    Indian IT sector eyeing free trade pact with US
    India’s dollar-spinning information technology industry is looking forward to some positive initiatives towards inking a free trade agreement with the US in the services sector during the US President, Mr George W Bush’s visit to the country.
  • 27-Feb-2006 AFX
    Japan may begin FTA talks with India as early as summer - report
    The government will possibly this summer enter into negotiations with India on a bilateral economic partnership treaty, of which a free trade agreement (FTA) would form the core, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, citing government sources.
  • 27-Feb-2006 Channel News Asia
    Singapore and Panama to sign FTA on March 1
    Singapore and Panama will sign a free trade agreement on Wednesday.
  • 27-Feb-2006 Reuters
    US says reaches free trade deal with Colombia
    The United States has reached a free trade deal with Colombia after nearly two years of talks, the US Trade Representative said on Monday.
  • 27-Feb-2006 Bangkok Post
    Election pushes back Japan FTA
    Thailand and Japan have postponed off the signing of their bilateral trade pact earlier scheduled for April 3-4, pending the outcome of Thailand’s upcoming general election, a senior offcial said Monday.
  • 27-Feb-2006 FT
    Costa Rican presidential hopeful promises to obstruct Cafta
    The leader of Costa Rica’s second largest political party has vowed to obstruct efforts to ratify a 2004 free trade agreement between Central America and the US.