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  • 21-Mar-2006 Zawya
    FTA... at what cost?
    At a recent AmCham gathering, discussions with a US congressional staffer made clear that if FTA negotiations were not launched soon, Egypt would have to wait until at least 2010.
  • 21-Mar-2006 PNS
    Pacific ACP countries propose new agreement With EU
    Pacific countries that are members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group have proposed an all embracing trade agreement with the European Union (EU) under the proposed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that will come into force in 2008.
  • 21-Mar-2006 INQ7.net
    SC asked to stop RP from finalizing trade deal with Japan
    Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party has asked the Philippine Supreme Court to stop the government from finalizing an economic agreement with Japan, which the party-list group alleges contains a provision that will allow this country to trade its hazardous and toxic waste products.
  • 21-Mar-2006
    Ecuador quells Indian trade protest
    Police fired tear gas at dozens of Indian demonstrators trying to reach the government palace Monday to protest free-trade talks with Washington this week that are expected to draw thousands of opponents to the capital.
  • 21-Mar-2006 FT
    Uruguayans lose faith in Mercosur trade pact
    Uruguay is looking to increase trade with the US amid mounting disappointment about the benefits of membership of the Mercosur trade bloc.
  • 21-Mar-2006 Gulf News
    Free trade pact with EU near
    The Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union are close to sealing a free trade agreement after outstanding issues, including EU tariffs on exports of aluminium and petrochemicals, were resolved last week, a UAE ministry official said yesterday.
  • 21-Mar-2006 PTI News
    Govt eyes FTAs with China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea
    The Indian government said it is looking at the possibility of Free Trade Agreements with a host of nations including Japan, China and Korea, with a view to increase India’s trade with the Asian countries.
  • 21-Mar-2006 Reuters
    UAE, US hope for free trade deal by mid-year
    Free trade talks between the United Arab Emirates and the United States should resume at the end of April after a sudden delay this month, with a final deal seen by mid-year, UAE and US officials said on Monday.
  • 21-Mar-2006 Times of Malta
    France bolsters Moroccan ties as free trade grows
    France is pushing to maintain strong economic ties with former protectorate Morocco even as the North African kingdom tries to draw more foreign investors by lowering barriers to trade and investment.
  • 21-Mar-2006 New Age
    BIMSTEC, SAFTA unlikely to meet July 1 deadline
    The member countries of the BIMSTEC and South Asian Free Trade Area may not be able to meet the July 1 deadline for implementation of the pact mainly due to different degrees of opposition from Thailand, India and Sri Lanka.
  • 21-Mar-2006 Granma
    Ecuador begins second week of anti-FTA protests
    Ecuador today is starting another week of indigenous mobilizations against the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, with marches and road blocks in various provinces.
  • 20-Mar-2006 BNamericas
    Petroecuador rejects Oxy proposal to end legal dispute - Ecuador
    Ecuador’s state oil company Petroecuador has rejected US oil company Occidental’s offer to pay US$1bn to end a legal dispute between the two.
  • 20-Mar-2006 Prensa Latina
    Guatemalan court examines FTA appeal
    Guatemalan organizations described the Constitutional Court ruling to give leave to an appeal against a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US as a firm step to defend the nation’s interests.
  • 19-Mar-2006 IPS
    Biosafety protocol alive, but restricted
    The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety "is alive," although there were complaints about and criticism of modifications to the final agreement reached at the Third Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (MOP3). The aim of the compromise that Mexico successfully pressed for is to not hinder the country’s free trade agreements with other countries.
  • 19-Mar-2006
    Agreement on promoting investment in Pakistan
    A joint venture agreement between Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) and the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was signed yesterday.
  • 19-Mar-2006
    Make FTA with Taiwan a priority: US representative
    A pro-Taiwan member of the US House of Representatives has proposed a resolution urging President George W. Bush to make the conclusion of a US-Taiwan free trade agreement (FTA) one of the top priorities of his administration.
  • 19-Mar-2006
    Trade pact on cards during Khaleda`s visit
    New Delhi and Dhaka will sign a revised bilateral trade agreement during the three-day visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia from tomorrow. The present bilateral trade agreement expires on March 31.
  • 19-Mar-2006
    Sikri pins high hope on trade boost
    Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Veena Sikri pinned high hope on Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s India visit beginning today in boosting trade between the two South Asian neighbours.
  • 19-Mar-2006
    Ecuador: Protests threaten - ’FTA signed, Palacio out’
    Several weeks of turmoil have escalated as thousands of workers, students and indigenous groups have taken to Ecuador’s streets and highways, bringing the country to a standstill, forcing the resignation of the interior minister and demanding an end to negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US.
  • 19-Mar-2006
    Indians vow to continue fighting free-trade pact
    When Ecuador’s Indians start building roadblocks and organizing other protests, they usually spark fears that the country’s president will soon be toppled.