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  • 10-Apr-2005 Jakarta Post
    FTA with Australia, NZ to cover textiles, forestry
    Indonesia will propose special facilities for some of its leading industries in upcoming preliminary negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia and New Zealand, a minister has said.
  • 10-Apr-2005 Manila Bulletin
    Bahrain businessmen propose FTA to Philippines
    Bahrain businessmen have identified areas to improve bilateral trade relations with the Philippines can be improved including the forging of a free trade agreement (FTA).
  • 10-Apr-2005 Times of India
    Why an FTA gives us cold feet
    why is China so keen on an FTA and India less eager?
  • 9-Apr-2005 Kyodo
    Thailand pressured to exclude autos from FTA talks with Japan
    US and European carmakers recently demanded the Thai government exclude the automobile sector from free trade negotiations with Japan and warned that they may abandon investment in Thailand if import tariffs on Japanese luxury cars are lifted, local media reported Friday.
  • 9-Apr-2005 Economic Times
    Chinese PM to press FTA deal with India
    Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will propose to establish the world’s biggest Free Trade Area (FTA) between China and India during talks with the Indian leadership next week.
  • 9-Apr-2005 Bangkok Post
    US firm on IP rights protection
    US chief negotiator Barbara Weisel assured that the FTA agreement would not affect drug prices in Thailand.
  • 9-Apr-2005
    Japan, S Korea to advance FTA talks
    Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki and South Korean Finance and Economy Minister Han Duck Soo agreed Saturday to make progress by the end of the year on resuming stalled talks for a bilateral free trade agreement.
  • 9-Apr-2005
    FTA would have little impact on Japan’s farm sector: Aust
    A free trade agreement (FTA) between Japan and Australia would not deal a serious blow to Japanese agricultural sectors, a senior Australian Government official says.
  • 8-Apr-2005
    US hails progress in Thailand talks
    US negotiators on Friday wound up a third round of negotiations with their Thai counterparts on a proposed free trade agreement, saying they were pleased with the progress made.
  • 8-Apr-2005
    Singapore and Panama hope to sign FTA later this year
    Singapore and Panama have successfully concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement which both countries hope to sign later this year.
  • 8-Apr-2005 Business Recorder
    Japan rules out early FTA and PTA with Pakistan
    Japanese Foreign Minister Nobuptaka Mechimura has ruled out any possibility of early Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Pakistan.
  • 8-Apr-2005 VNA
    Indonesia, Japan likely to negotiate FTA soon
    Indonesia and Japan are likely to start talks on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) later this month during Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s attendance at the Asia-Africa Summit in Jakarta.
  • 8-Apr-2005
    Howard opens Malaysian trade talks
    Australia and Malaysia are to begin formal negotiations on a bilateral trade deal as part of efforts to improve their sometimes tense relations. The negotiations were announced in Canberra yesterday after talks between John Howard, Australia’s prime minister, and Abdullah Badawi, the first Malaysian prime minister to visit the country in more than 20 years.
  • 7-Apr-2005
    Scotiabank files $600M US claim against Argentina
    Scotiabank has filed a $600 million US compensation claim against Argentina, claiming that "discriminatory" actions taken by Argentine authorities led to the total loss of its investment in its Scotiabank Quilmes subsidiary in 2002.
  • 7-Apr-2005
    New requirement imposed on fruit exports to China
    Fruit exporters seeking to enjoy tariff-free access to China must ensure that their products come from orchards certified by local authorities, starting on May 1.
  • 7-Apr-2005
    Azerbaijan plans FTA with UAE
    Azerbaijan is planning to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the UAE and the rest of the Gulf countries, a top Azerbaijani government official said yesterday.
  • 7-Apr-2005 Bangkok
    SPS: New requirement imposed on Thai fruit exports to China
    Thai fruit exporters seeking to enjoy tariff-free access to China must ensure that their products come from orchards certified by local authorities, starting on May 1.
  • 7-Apr-2005
    FTA with Canada would enhance economy - King
    His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday said a free trade agreement (FTA) between Jordan and Canada would contribute to enhancing the Kingdom’s economy.
  • 7-Apr-2005
    FTA with New Zealand by end of this year
    Malaysia and New Zealand have rescheduled the signing of a free trade agreement to the end of the year, six months ahead of the June 2006 deadline announced on Thursday.
  • 7-Apr-2005
    Hindawi asks US to reduce customs tariffs under FTA - Jordan
    A senior US trade official and the Jordanian Minister of Industry and Trade Ahmad Hindawi held talks Tuesday on "reinforcing and further-developing economic and trade relations between both countries."