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8-Sep-2005
New Standard
Barely a month after Congress bypassed labor and environmentalists concerns to pass a free-trade agreement with several Central American nations, a proposal to expand tariff-free-trade zones among the Americas appears headed for ratification, prompting a new round of criticisms and concerns from a handful of human rights and international labor organizations.
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8-Sep-2005
Xinhua
The Committee of Experts of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) have decided to meet for yet another round and forward the outstanding issues of South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) to political level for final decision, a Nepali government official said Wednesday.
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8-Sep-2005
Asia Pulse
Indonesia’s trade minister expressed caution Tuesday on the formation of free trade agreements (FTAs) within the Asia Pacific region.
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8-Sep-2005
Manila Standard Today
The number of Filipino nurses and caregivers who will be allowed to enter Tokyo under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) remains to be among the contentious issues preventing both parties from sealing a bilateral accord.
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7-Sep-2005
The relationship between Nigeria and Brazil yesterday took a major leap with the signing of bilateral agreements by Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and liiz Inacio Da Silva.
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7-Sep-2005
Singapore and Vietnam today showed keen interest in enhancing trade ties with India in view of the immense opportunities for investors here.
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7-Sep-2005
Peru hopes to have a free trade agreement with the U.S. concluded in October, President Alejandro Toledo said Tuesday.
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7-Sep-2005
The feared "demise" of the Benguet vegetable industry due to the free trade agreement looms. Growers expressed this fear when vegetables from Benguet were not excluded from the Early Harvest Program (EHP) signed by the Chinese and Philippine governments.
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7-Sep-2005
THE proposed New Zealand-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is on track, with the third round of talks to be hosted in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 14.
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7-Sep-2005
Business Standard
The European Union wants India to extend similar capital gains tax benefits to its investments in the country as is given to Singapore.
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7-Sep-2005
Jamaica Observer
Dominican legislators overwhelmingly approved a free-trade agreement yesterday with the United States and five Central American countries - rejecting arguments that the pact would devastate the domestic sugar industry.
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7-Sep-2005
Reuters South Africa
Somalia’s fledgling government signed a broad bilateral trade agreement with neighboring Kenya on Tuesday, the first since warlords overthrew military dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 and plunged the country into chaos.
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7-Sep-2005
Korea Times
The long-standing screen quota issue is a major stumbling block to a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) between Korea and the US, according to a senior US government official.
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7-Sep-2005
Korea Times
Korean President Roh Moo-hyun Tuesday stressed the need for Asian and Pacific Rim countries to pursue economic integration like that of the European Union (EU) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). He said it would be more effective on a long-term basis to build a regional economic bloc, rather than to continue signing bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs).
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6-Sep-2005
ABS-CBN
Negotiations regarding the Philippine-Japan trade accord may be delayed until 2006, four months behind the government’s schedule, because of the continued delay in the proceedings.
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6-Sep-2005
Financial Express
The sixth India-EU summit in New Delhi on September 7 is likely to be marked by a more definite move towards clinching a bilateral investment/trade agreement.
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6-Sep-2005
Bernama
India hopes to expand the scope and coverage of trade with Malaysia once a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between Malaysia and India is completed.
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6-Sep-2005
This booklet by FTA Watch is aimed at disseminating information to international
civil society for the purpose of sharing the analyses and experience of the
FTA struggle in Thailand.
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5-Sep-2005
Presidents of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, and Peru, Alejandro Toledo will analyze Monday the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which along with Ecuador, has been negotiated with the US since May 2004.
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5-Sep-2005
The Macedonian Government has endorsed on Thursday the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Kosovo, although Kosovar side has initiated its implementation a month ago.
