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  • 12-Oct-2004 Reuters
    Japan, Thailand to exclude rice from FTA
    Japan and Thailand have agreed to leave out rice from a planned bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), a breakthrough that could see a deal agreed by the end of the year, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said yesterday.
  • 12-Oct-2004 The Nation
    Thai civil groups want IP off trade-talks agenda with US
    Civil groups yesterday called for intellectual property (IP) to be excluded from the second round of the Thai-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiation because of fears it would give unjustified protection to rich IP developers at the expense of Thais.
  • 10-Oct-2004 Outlook India
    Tom Yam Swamp
    The Indo-Thai FTA is great news, but who will it benefit?
  • 10-Oct-2004 TWN Africa
    Ghana national trade policy and Economic Partnership Agreements
    While the ECOWAS governments and the European Commission are still agreeing the road map for the negotiations, EPAs have not been discussed fully with local stakeholders.
  • 8-Oct-2004 IPS
    US business pushing for Middle East FTA
    Major US corporations are joining forces to lobby for a US-Middle East Free Trade Agreement (MEFTA) that President George W Bush proposed in 2003.
  • 8-Oct-2004
    US-Mongolia Agreement on Trade Relations (1991)
  • 8-Oct-2004
    US-Lao Agreement on Trade Relations (1997)
  • 8-Oct-2004
    EU-Sri Lanka Cooperation Agreement (1995)
  • 8-Oct-2004 CNA
    Kuwait, Singapore agree FTA to include 4 main areas
    Kuwait and Singapore have agreed that the free trade agreement between them will include four main areas of trade in goods, trade in services, investment and government procurement.
  • 8-Oct-2004 Khaleej Times
    UAE, US move towards FTA
    The United Arab Emirates and US made significant progress towards a Free Trade Agreement on Wednesday, paving the way for negotiations to start in the near future.
  • 7-Oct-2004 The Guardian
    Seeds of change
    Unable to get its own way through the World Trade Organisation, the EU is now shamelessly trying to corral some of the world’s poorest nations into bilateral trade agreements that would severely disadvantage them.
  • 7-Oct-2004 AllAfrica.com
    US-SACU trade deal: what’s in it for us?
    In bilateral talks characterised by unequal power relations, the rich will force their will on the poor and the "development" element of trade deals will be diluted to the point of being meaningless. This is especially so when dealing with a country like the US that believes more trade, on its own, equals more development.
  • 7-Oct-2004 AllAfrica.com
    US-SACU trade talks grind to a halt
    Free trade talks between the five members of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the largest economy in the world have reached a dead end.
  • 7-Oct-2004
    Comparing EU free trade agreements: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards
    Sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) are receiving increasing attention within the framework of international trade. SPS measures are meant to ensure that imports do not undermine national health and safety.
  • 7-Oct-2004 Japan Times
    FTA could exacerbate Philippine nurse drain
    As the Philippines strives to get Japan to allow in Filipino health-care workers under a free-trade agreement now under negotiation, the country itself could be moving rapidly toward a crisis in which patients suffer as health-care professionals move abroad.
  • 6-Oct-2004
    Bilateral trade talks falter after enthusiastic starts
    Bangladesh is yet to make any clear headway in its bilateral talks in free trade agreements with India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well as trade and investment framework agreement with the United States.
  • 5-Oct-2004
    US envoy stresses need for FTA with Korea
    U.S. Ambassador to Korea Christopher R. Hill called for the quick conclusion of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and the abolishment of the screen quota system during the General Membership Meeting with American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Tuesday at Shilla Hotel in central Seoul.
  • 5-Oct-2004 WEED
    Watch out beyond the WTO: The EU’s aggressive multi-level trade agenda
    Is it really just the US which pushes its economic interests in fora outside the WTO? No! The European Commission as the power centre of EU trade policy is pursuing its own neo-liberal liberalisation and deregulation scheme multilaterally within the WTO and at the same time in regional and bilateral processes!
  • 5-Oct-2004 Arabic News
    Trade agreement between Qatar and the USA within one year
    Members of the US congress expect that a free trade agreement will be signed between the USA and Qatar within one year. Qatar will provide the USA liquid natural gas and will attract direct American investments. However, Washington will set several preconditions before opening the door.
  • 4-Oct-2004 Australia National University (ANU)
    Strange article lurking at back of FTA could bring nasty surprise
    HIDDEN at the back of the 1000 page Australia-US Free Trade Agreement, is a strange article, numbered 21.2(c). Usually, in a legal document such as a treaty, dispute proceedings only arise if a party has breached a formal obligation in the text.