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

Articles by language

  • 26-Oct-2005 Korea Times
    FTA best trade option for Korea, US: Further delay in talks may jeopardize bilateral relationship
    An influential official of the US business community says the US could put aside Korea as a trade partner for free trade agreement (FTA) talks if no progress is made to resolve bilateral trade issues in the next six months.
  • 26-Oct-2005 Asia Pulse
    President Chen urges US, Japan to consider FTAs with Taiwan
    President Chen Shui-bian on Tuesday urged the United States and Japan to consider signing free trade agreements with Taiwan, saying that only by having such agreements in place can the island’s economy stand without heavily depending on China and can security and peace in the Asia-Pacific region be maintained.
  • 26-Oct-2005 Asia Pulse
    Pakistan, Indonesia begin free trade talks
    Pakistan and Indonesia have started talks on a framework agreement for a comprehensive economic partnership.
  • 26-Oct-2005 People’s Daily
    COMESA, EU differ on economic partnership agreement
    Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) countries have differed with the European Commission (EC) on the development agenda of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) currently under negotiations.
  • 26-Oct-2005 AFX
    Pacific countries confident of making deadline for EU trade agreement
    Leaders of Pacific island countries said they were confident of meeting the end-of-2007 deadline for reaching agreement with the European Union on a preferential trade deal despite slow progress in negotiations.
  • 26-Oct-2005 Prensa Latina
    Colombian Attorney red flags FTA
    Attorney General Edgardo Maya admonished the government Tuesday that an ill-fated signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US would result in negative effects for Colombia.
  • 26-Oct-2005 Prensa Latina
    Costa Ricans march against US free trade agreement
    Costa Rica University students peacefully marched to the National Assembly on Tuesday, expressing their rejection of the signing of a Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
  • 25-Oct-2005 The Peninsula
    EU-GCC free trade talks today
    The European Union and the oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council will meet this week to discuss a long-stalled free trade deal, officials said yesterday.
  • 25-Oct-2005 China Daily
    Free trade pact with Chile on horizon
    China and Chile launched the fifth round of talks towards a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) yesterday in Beijing, and hopes to be the last round of negotiations for a formal agreement.
  • 25-Oct-2005 Daily Times
    Pakistan to sign FTA with GCC soon
    Pakistan will soon sign free trade agreement with the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a senior official at the ministry of commerce told the Daily Times on Monday.
  • 25-Oct-2005 Scoop
    Chambers agree to promote a Korea-New Zealand FTA
    Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce President Simon Arnold and his counterpart from the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry last week signed an agreement committing both Chambers to promote to their respective Governments the advantages of an FTA between Korea and New Zealand.
  • 25-Oct-2005 Prensa Latina
    Ecuador hesitant over FTA with US
    Chief Ecuadorian negotiator for the Free Trade Treaty with the US, Manuel Chiriboga, affirmed in a press conference Monday that the next negotiation round will determine whether or not it goes into effect in November.
  • 25-Oct-2005 MCOT
    FTA negotiators fear financial sector liberalisation could trigger capital outflow
    Dr. Narongchai Akraseranee, chairman of the Working Group on FTA Negotiations, reaffirms that Thailand will not speed up the opening of its financial sector because domestic players are not ready for such competition. The Working Group is also concerned about possible capital outflows once liberalisation frees up deposit transactions.
  • 25-Oct-2005 stuff
    NZ-US relations: the factors that bind us
    A US-New Zealand FTA remains the ultimate prize.
  • 25-Oct-2005
    A Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (SEP): a case study report with a Chilean perspective
    One of the main consequences of globalization has been the expansion of international trade. Bringing down trade barriers and witnessing the alleged ongoing deregulation of the global market seems to be a picture that many find quite alluring.
  • 24-Oct-2005 Bangkok Post
    Snag hit on services: Bilateral FTA talks now at halfway point
    Thailand is unlikely to gain much benefit from service sector liberalisation in a free trade area (FTA) agreement with the United States, a Thai trade negotiator says as the talks reach their halfway point.
  • 23-Oct-2005 MIA
    Macedonia, Serbia/Montenegro sign free trade agreement
    Macedonian Minister of Economy Fatmir Besimi and Serbia/Montenegro Minister on International Economic Relations Predrag Ivanovic signed Friday a Free Trade Agreement, which envisages full liberalization of trade between Macedonia and Serbia/Montenegro.
  • 23-Oct-2005 Daily Times
    India, Mauritius to sign preferential trade pact
    Mauritius and India are expected to sign a preferential trade agreement (PTA) next week to boost the island’s exports and provide India with the opportunity to tap into African markets.
  • 23-Oct-2005 People’s Daily
    China, ASEAN march towards world’s 3rd largest FTA
    With a fast growing trade volume, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are trying to show the world that the planned free trade area will be an accelerator for regional economy.
  • 23-Oct-2005 The Age
    ASEAN talks hit a trade barrier
    Australia and New Zealand want a comprehensive free trade agreement with ASEAN, but some ASEAN nations have no competition policy, and reject any negotiations on intellectual property and government procurement.