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  • 8-Sep-2005
    Mexico: Korea’s most important economic partner in L. America
    Last year represented a historic moment in the economic relationship between Latin America and Korea.
  • 8-Sep-2005
    Korea seeks detour for FTA with Mexico
    South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun’s visit here will likely be a great challenge for the two countries, which are haggling over a free trade agreement (FTA) across the Pacific Ocean.
  • 8-Sep-2005
    China-ASEAN FTA to be one of world’s three pillars
    As China and ASEAN are stepping up the construction of a free trade area (FTA) between them, the value of imports and exports of this zone will hopefully exceed that of the NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement) by 2010 and its GDP will likely be higher than that in the European Union market.
  • 8-Sep-2005
    Garment makers optimistic on liberalisation
    DUBAI’S textile and garments market is one of the largest and strongest markets in the region. In 2004, Dubai’s direct exports of the products reached Dh625 million, or 13 per cent of Dubai’s direct exports, while re-exports reached Dh6 billion; leading to a total share of 10 per cent to the total value of goods Dubai directly supplied to the rest of the world.
  • 8-Sep-2005
    Conditions ripe for Korea-US FTA
    Brisk discussions are underway regarding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Korea and the United States in both official and non-official ways.
  • 8-Sep-2005 New Standard
    Concerns surface over new Andean free trade agreement
    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.
  • 8-Sep-2005 Xinhua
    SAARC committee of experts to meet on FTA issue
    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.
  • 8-Sep-2005 Asia Pulse
    Indonesian Trade Minister cautious on FTAs among APEC members
    Indonesia’s trade minister expressed caution Tuesday on the formation of free trade agreements (FTAs) within the Asia Pacific region.
  • 8-Sep-2005 Manila Standard Today
    RP-Japan economic deal still on hold
    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.
  • 7-Sep-2005
    Nigeria, Brazil sign bilateral agreements
    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.
  • 7-Sep-2005
    Singapore, Vietnam shows interest in enhancing ties with India
    Singapore and Vietnam today showed keen interest in enhancing trade ties with India in view of the immense opportunities for investors here.
  • 7-Sep-2005
    Peru’s Toledo: US trade pact expected next month
    Peru hopes to have a free trade agreement with the U.S. concluded in October, President Alejandro Toledo said Tuesday.
  • 7-Sep-2005
    ’Death’ of Benguet veggie industry looms
    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.
  • 7-Sep-2005
    Third round of NZ-M’sia FTA talks on Sept 14
    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.
  • 7-Sep-2005 Business Standard
    EU asks for Singapore-like tax benefits
    The European Union wants India to extend similar capital gains tax benefits to its investments in the country as is given to Singapore.
  • 7-Sep-2005 Jamaica Observer
    Dominican Republic passes free-trade agreement with US
    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.
  • 7-Sep-2005 Reuters South Africa
    Somalia, Kenya sign first trade deal in 14 years
    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.
  • 7-Sep-2005 Korea Times
    US official criticizes ’screen quota’
    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.
  • 7-Sep-2005 Korea Times
    Roh wants APEC to become bloc
    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).
  • 6-Sep-2005 ABS-CBN
    RP-Japan trade talks hit snag
    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.