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22-Feb-2005
Israel and Romania have signed an upgraded trade agreement, which will enable companies from both countries to jointly export goods to the EU, duty free.
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22-Feb-2005
Pakistan has signed its first Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka.
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22-Feb-2005
Sixty-two Dominican organizations, integrated as Alternative Social Forum, will demand that the National Congress reject the FTA (Free Trade Agreement) with the United States, coordinators reported Monday.
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22-Feb-2005
Channel News Asia
Singapore and Saudi Arabia are exploring the possibility of promoting trade and investment, either through a bilateral or multilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with other countries in the Gulf.
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22-Feb-2005
New Kerala
An FTA with Switzerland, to be reached by April, would allow Japan to strengthen its position to fight back pressure to open up its agricultural market.
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21-Feb-2005
Stuff
Why would a super-nation such as China single out New Zealand for trade talks when other countries are lining up?
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21-Feb-2005
Despite concerns over piracy, New Zealand IT firms are licking their lips over free trade with China.
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21-Feb-2005
Manik Mehta argues that Taiwan and Thailand would do well to cement their existing partnership with the formal adoption of a free-trade agreement.
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21-Feb-2005
Financial Express
India Inc’s worst fears are coming true with early reports indicating a 400:1 trade surplus favouring Thailand in the 82 items of the Early Harvest Scheme during the first three months since the Indo-Thai Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into effect from September 1, 2004.
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20-Feb-2005
Malaysia has decided on several fresh moves in Pakistan’s favour, including agreeing to accept it as a source country for labour.
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20-Feb-2005
Only Punjab
The US is firmly against Bangladesh’s request to exclude a clause related to bribery and corruption from the proposed Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) between the two countries, reports Xinhua.
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19-Feb-2005
New Zealand Trade Minister Jim Sutton yesterday welcomed a push by a group of United States politicians for a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
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19-Feb-2005
The US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks are unlikely to begin this year as the two countries have only begun formal discussions on the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) earlier this month.
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19-Feb-2005
ActionAid’s new report on EPAs
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19-Feb-2005
Turkish Daily News
State Minister Kürşad Tüzmen, on the third day of a visit to Jordan, said that Turkey had presented the draft text of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Turkey and Jordan to Jordanian Prime Minister Faysal Fayez, reported the Anatolia news agency.
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18-Feb-2005
The proposed trade and investment framework agreement between Dhaka and Washington aims to establish a joint council on trade and investment by passing the political process and entrusting the fate of trade negotiations with bureaucrats.
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18-Feb-2005
Manila Bulletin
Philippine Speaker Jose de Venecia has proposed to South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae Chan and Speaker of Parliament Kim Won Ki the opening of negotiations for a Philippine-Korean Economic Partnership Agreement that would lead to large-scale investments, trade, and technology transfer to the country.
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16-Feb-2005
Dhaka and Washington through a two-day negotiation ending yesterday finalised the draft of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (Tifa) paving the way further for creating a platform to talk bilateral trade issues.
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16-Feb-2005
European Commission
"The hoped-for success of Doha should be complemented by bilateral or regional initiatives, such as Regional Trade Agreements with Mercosur and the Gulf Cooperation Council, which allow the pursuit of a wider agenda."
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16-Feb-2005
Gulf Daily News
Oman will sign a free trade agreement with the US in July, its Trade and Industry Minister Maqbool bin Ali said yesterday.
