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  • 13-Sep-2004
    Japan, Thailand launch fourth round of free trade talks
    Japan and Thailand launched a fourth round of talks on Monday toward signing a free trade agreement that would tear down economic barriers between the two countries.
  • 13-Sep-2004
    RENGO Report - requests regarding bilateral trade/investment agreements (2001)
    A report from RENGO’s International Department (Japanese Trade Union Centre) about bilateral trade and investment agreements: Japan-Korea Investment Agreement; Japan - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (February 2001)
  • 13-Sep-2004
    Trade deals must embrace APEC
    Asia-Pacific free trade has to be front and centre of any bilateral trade deals struck in the region, a key American business leader says.
  • 13-Sep-2004
    An India-US FTA: Free Trade for America?
    There are rumours that the Congress-led Government is set to decide upon a potential free trade agreement (FTA) with the US government. Strong lobbies such as NASSCOM (National Association of Software Companies) are pushing an FTA for services with the belief that it will resolve their BPO (business process outsourcing) problems.
  • 13-Sep-2004 Radio Mundo Real
    Uruguay secretly concluded a Bilateral Investment Agreement with the US
    The Minister of the Economy, Isaac Alfie, and the US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, concluded a Bilateral Investment Agreement without disclosing its contents to either the Uruguayan members of parliament or to the Uruguayan society as a whole.
  • 12-Sep-2004
    Fear of losing out to China prompts FTA stampede
    Panicking suddenly over the specter of being left behind by its Asian neighbors, Japan is rushing to conclude bilateral free-trade agreements, with ministers striving to get stalled talks restarted.
  • 12-Sep-2004
    Our negotiators in the EPA with EU have to stand their ground
    Negotiators in the expected Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with European Union (EU) will have to stand their ground if they are to give Namibia a better deal from the EU, -more especially if they do not want to give the country a replica of the Free Trade Area (FTA) component, to which the country is already subjected, under the Trade Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) that the EU has with South Africa.
  • 11-Sep-2004 Jakarta Post
    ’Singapore issues’ part of EU’s trade agenda: Lamy
    Investment, competition policies, and transparency in government procurement emerged during a recent meeting between trade ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union aimed at seeking ways to boost trade and economic cooperation between the two regions.
  • 11-Sep-2004 Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Limited
    Fiji: NGOs want more consultation
    Non-Governmental Organisation’s and regional civil society organizations are concerned that not enough thought is being given to trade agreements, says coordinator Stanley Simpson.
  • 11-Sep-2004 DISAM
    US economic and trade policy in the Middle East
    Excerpts of the testimony by Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs, presented to the Senate Finance Committee on March 10, 2004.
  • 10-Sep-2004
    The BIT network
    The proliferation of Bilateral Investment Protection Treaties creates a network with anti-democratic and anti-social effects akin to MAI.
  • 9-Sep-2004
    Mah: Malaysia is intensifying talks on FTA
    Malaysia is raising efforts in negotiating for free trade agreements (FTA) with some of its major trading partners, said Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Mah Siew Keong Wednesday.
  • 9-Sep-2004
    SACU, India in FTA discussions
    As part of positioning itself in the global economy in the ever growing global village, the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is contemplating fostering closer economic ties with India.
  • 9-Sep-2004
    Fear grows as FTA looms
    Canberra seems certain to press ahead with negotiations for a free trade agreement with China, possibly within a year, despite growing concerns from manufacturers.
  • 9-Sep-2004 FOCO
    BITS in Argentina: instruments to legalize subordinating the country to the interests of corporate groups
    Report authored by the FOCO team
  • 9-Sep-2004 CNN article: Mayans Indians seize disputed Guatemalan dam
    Mayan Indians take control of Chixoy Dam
    Mayans take control of Dam in Guatemala and demand retribution for massacres and a stop to construction of new hydro electric dams along the river.
  • 9-Sep-2004
    China’s pact with Macau, HK marginalizes Taiwan
    Taiwan-based companies is likely to face increased competition next year as a result of of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) signed between (mainland) China, Hong Kong and Macau, an analyst said yesterday.
  • 9-Sep-2004
    EU to open trade negotiations with Pacific region
    The European Union will open talks this week to try to reach an economic agreement with the Pacific region, a big producer of sugar, the bloc’s executive said on Wednesday.
  • 9-Sep-2004
    NZ: Free-trade talks with Asia begin to snowball
    Next year looks destined to be one of the most significant in New Zealand’s trading history as multiple free-trade talks start with countries accounting for almost a third of the world’s population.
  • 9-Sep-2004
    Korea’s Trade Deficit With Chile Widens
    The nation’s trade deficit with Chile widened to $528 million in the five months since a free trade agreement (FTA) took effect on April 1.