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  • 24-May-2005 Yemen Observer
    U.S. encourages trade expansion with Arab World
    The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has engaged in intensive negotiations with a number of Arab countries to develop bilateral trade agreements which it intends to knit together into a Middle East Free Trade Area by 2013.
  • 23-May-2005 Globes
    Australians to promote free trade agreement with Israel
    A delegation of 30 Australian businesspeople and economic officials will arrive in Israel tomorrow to locate investment opportunities and seek to promote a bilateral free trade agreement with Israel.
  • 22-May-2005 EU
    EU and Canada launch negotiations on a Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement
    Negotiations on a Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement (TIEA) between Canada and the European Union were launched on 17-18 May 2005 in Brussels.
  • 22-May-2005 Xinhua
    Syria to sign free trade agreement with GCC
    Syria will sign a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in June, the official al-Thawra newspaper said Friday.
  • 22-May-2005 Daily Times
    Humayun for joint ventures with Sri Lanka
    Pakistan and Sri Lanka will allow duty free access to hundreds of products on bilateral basis under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), to be effective from June 12 this year.
  • 22-May-2005 Bernama
    All systems go for Msia-Japan FTA by December
    Commercial linkages between Malaysia and Japan are set increase significantly with both countries having achieved a breakthrough in finalising negotiations for a Japan-Malaysia Economic Partnership Agreement (JMEPA).
  • 21-May-2005 Khaleej Times
    New round of UAE, US FTA talks productive
    The United States said on Thursday that it is pleased with the progress made in this week’s trade negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
  • 21-May-2005 Kyodo
    Indonesia hopes to expand farm exports to Japan through an FTA
    Indonesia hopes to expand farm product exports to Japan through a bilateral free trade agreement, on which the two countries are soon expected to launch formal negotiations.
  • 21-May-2005
    China launches its first FTA feasibility study with a European country
    A local researcher said Thursday that China’s announcement of the launch of feasibility study on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Iceland is "of great significance. "
  • 20-May-2005 Sify
    India: MTR drafts strategy for FTA with ASEAN
    The Mid Term Review of the Tenth five year plan has argued that India should push for free trade areas with various regional groupings and suggested that the country reduce its Most Favoured Nation tariffs to a "very low level" in preparation for the FTA with ASEAN.
  • 20-May-2005 IHT
    Japan cool to China bid for a free trade accord
    Wu Yi, Chinese deputy prime minister, is urging Japan to start negotiations soon with China on a bilateral free trade agreement, but a Japanese official said Thursday that many barriers to fair trade in China made such a deal unappealing.
  • 19-May-2005 WTO
    The changing landscape of regional trade agreements
    This new WTO discussion paper looks at main trends and characteristics of regional trade agreements, in force and under negotiation. It also examines their effects on third parties and on the multilateral trading system.
  • 19-May-2005 Forbes
    Malaysia, Japan fail to break FTA deadlock over autos, steel - official
    Malaysian and Japanese officials have yet to resolve differences over the auto and steel sectors which are seen as major obstacles to progress towards a free trade agreement (FTA), Agence France-Presse reported, citing an official familiar with the talks.
  • 19-May-2005 Forbes
    China urges Japan on FTA talks
    Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi on Wednesday urged Japan to start negotiations soon with China on a bilateral free trade agreement, the Kyodo news agency reported.
  • 19-May-2005
    Washington drags its feet over US-Egypt free-trade agreement
    Egypt and the United States want to negotiate a free trade agreement but have not agreed on a date to begin talks, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif said after talks with U.S. officials in Washington.
  • 19-May-2005 KoPA
    Korea-Singapore FTA: Bridge to SE Asian markets, cornerstone for services liberalization
    The KSFTA was promoted by Korea under two main strategies. One is to use Singapore as a bridge to gain more market access in Southeast Asia and strive further towards regional integration, and the other is to use external ‘stimulus’ from Singapore to “strengthen competitiveness” (restructuring and liberalization) of the services industry.....
  • 18-May-2005
    Bad and getting worse
    As North American citizens, we have an obligation to stand with the people of Central America in their struggle for just and sustainable development. CAFTA’s backers are pushing for a vote in Congress this month. We must send a strong message to our elected officials that CAFTA, and the faulty economic model it represents, is unacceptable.
  • 18-May-2005 People’s Daily
    China, Iceland agree to start FTA feasibility research
    China and Iceland on Tuesday agreed to start feasibility research on forging a free trade area.
  • 18-May-2005 Khaleej Times
    Egypt’s Nazif optimistic on free trade pact with US
    Egypt and the United States want to negotiate a free trade agreement but haven’t decided when to begin, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said on Tuesday after talks with US officials.
  • 18-May-2005 Sydney Morning Herald
    Racism, rights ’could hurt China FTA’
    Racism and left wing politicians focusing on human rights could threaten a proposed free trade deal between Australia and China, a new report says.