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  • 22-Jun-2005
    Pak, US discuss FTA
    Commerce Secretary Tasneem Noorani held a detailed discussions at the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington DC the other day along with their team of experienced negotiators to study details of a free trade agreement (FTA) with USA.
  • 22-Jun-2005
    India set to get access to Bimstec markets
    India and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) member countries plan to sign a deal to provide access to each others’ markets for the pharmaceuticals and services sectors.
  • 22-Jun-2005
    Musharraf meets Thaksin: FTA between Thailand, Pakistan in offing
    Pakistan and Thailand moved closer to free trade pact as leaders of the two countries moved closer for establishing an agreement on the topic after they met over the weekend, credible sources said here on Monday.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    Thai-Japan FTA talks hit snags
    Prospects for Japan signing free trade agreements with Thailand and South Korea are being stymied because the countries remain seriously divided on key industrial and farm sectors, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported yesterday quoting diplomatic sources.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    Breakthrough in FTA talks expected soon
    The third round of negotiations between China and New Zealand to establish a free trade area (FTA) did not result in a major breakthrough. But a breakthrough may be achieved in the not-too-distant future.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    Thai-Chinese FTA leads to soaring bilateral trade
    Trade between Thailand and China has shot up to 24 billion baht ($60 million) over the first 20 months of the enforcement of the bilateral free trade area (FTA) agreement, with Thailand holding the balance of trade by over 11 billion baht ($27.5 million), according to the Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade, Rachane Potjanasuntorn.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    UAE rejects GCC pact on free trade deals: Official
    Gulf Arab efforts to defend a customs union suffered a setback after the United Arab Emirates refused to sign an accord barring bilateral trade deals except with the United States, Gulf sources said yesterday.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    Steel goes on back burner at FTA talks
    The Thailand-Japan free trade area (FTA) negotiations will resume in July, with discussions over liberalising steel imports postponed until later rounds, even though Tokyo has come up with a new proposal on the controversial issue, according to Finance Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement comes into force
    The Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has come into force from June 12, marking a new stage in regional economic integration.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    Human rights ’not on table’ in China FTA
    Trade Minister Mark Vaile says the Government will not "sell out" human rights issues to get a better deal on a free trade agreement with China.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    Textile sops for Sri Lanka under FTA
    India will grant more concessions to Sri Lanka in the apparel and clothing sector under the existing bilateral free trade agreement. New Delhi has agreed to remove the present annual cap of 1.5 million pieces of clothing per category in the sector.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    New rules of origin approach for India-Asean FTA by mid-July
    India is set to finalise new Rules of Origin (ROO), the criteria that determine the country of origin of the product, for the India-Asean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by July 15, 2005.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    S’pore pact gets Cabinet nod
    India has agreed to provide a series of tariff concessions to Singapore under the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), which was approved by the Union Cabinet today.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    Thailand firm on positive list
    Thailand insists that it will negotiate a bilateral free-trade area agreement with the United States only through a ``positive list’’ approach.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    Vanaspati industry on brink of closure: IVPA
    With India entering into Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka and other SAARC countries, a number of vanaspati manufacturers have shifted their production base there to avail concessions, sounding a death-knell for the domestic industry by rendering it non-competitive.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    Expert dampens China FTA hopes
    AUSTRALIANS should not expect too much from a China-Australia free trade agreement, the Howard Government’s lead negotiator for the deal warned yesterday.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    President Hopes to sign FTA with Guatemala in August
    President Chen Shui-bian said Monday that Guatemalan President Ocar Berger Perdomo has agreed to visit Taiwan in August and that he hopes to sign a Taiwan-Guatemala free trade agreement (FTA) with him by that time.
  • 21-Jun-2005
    Health sets out options for FTA talks
    After letting health advocates air their opposition to the Thai-US free trade agreement (FTA) for more than a year, the Public Health Ministry yesterday unveiled its position on how Thailand should deal with drug patents.
  • 20-Jun-2005
    FTA talks with Thailand, Korea still divided
    Prospects for Japan signing free-trade agreements (FTAs) with Thailand and South Korea are being stymied because the countries remain seriously divided on issues concerning key industrial and farm sectors, diplomatic sources have said.
  • 20-Jun-2005
    ’Make the most of trade deals’
    Bahrain businesses must act now or lose out on massive new opportunities worldwide, says an expert. AMIRA AL HUSSAINI reports