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  • 2-Mar-2006 The Standard
    Kenya, Sudan to sign trade pact
    Kenya and Sudan are set to sign a bilateral trade agreement that may open up the vast Sudanese market to Kenyan entrepreneurs.
  • 2-Mar-2006 Daily Times
    Cabinet may approve new trade accord with Indonesia today
    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.
  • 2-Mar-2006 IPS
    Uruguay rejects President’s plea to halt pulp mills
    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.
  • 2-Mar-2006 People’s Daily
    China, Australia hold fourth round of FTA talks
    Due to structural differences between the two economies, the talks will focus on agriculture, service and Australia-interested investment.
  • 2-Mar-2006 Korea Times
    ’Korea-US FTA talks face bumpy road’
    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.
  • 1-Mar-2006 Reuters
    UAE to invest in US but port row may spook others
    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.
  • 1-Mar-2006 Reuters
    Thailand suspends US free trade talks due to poll
    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.
  • 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.