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  • 9-Sep-2004
    Bahrain-US free trade pact to be signed in Washington
    Bahrain is finalising preparations for signing the historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States next week.
  • 9-Sep-2004
    Civil Society statement on EPA between Pacific ACP states and EU
    Statement of civil society organizations from workshop on negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Pacific ACP states and the European Union, 7 September 2004, Suva.
  • 8-Sep-2004
    Singapore Fast Track To EU Trade Pact
    SINGAPORE businesses could soon see improved access to markets in the 25-nation European Union (EU) whose 450 million consumers account for more than a quarter of world trade.
  • 8-Sep-2004 Bol Press
    A hundred social organizations sign a manifesto against the Andean FTA
    It is not appropriate for the country to sign an FTA with the US because this would result in the State having less control over reviewing transnational corporations and promoting and consolidating privatization.
  • 7-Sep-2004
    Enforcement of international trade regimes between the European Union (EU) and the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR)?
    Since the end of 1999 the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) and the European Union (EU) have been negotiating a biregional free trade agreement. Apart from the two initial negotiation pillars, “political dialogue” and “cooperation,” the negotiations are about the liberalization of market access.
  • 7-Sep-2004
    The politics of United States free trade agreements
    United States (U.S.) is aggressively working to open markets globally, regionally and bilaterally to expand American opportunities and to guard its investments in overseas market. With multilateral negotiations proceeding at a slow pace especially following the collapse of talks in Cancun, U.S. is on a spree signing free trade agreements (FTAs) with the Americas, Asian, African and Middle Eastern nations.
  • 7-Sep-2004
    Asean, Australia, New Zealand seek trade deal by 2007
    Southeast Asian nations, Australia and New Zealand hope to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by 2007 after beginning formal negotiations next year, government ministers said on Sunday.
  • 7-Sep-2004
    AP: India Exploring Free Trade Deals
    India wants to explore possible free trade agreements with Japan, China and the United States, as negotiations on such deals with Southeast Asian countries progress, the commerce minister says.
  • 7-Sep-2004 Finanacial Express
    India, Thailand may set an example of successful FTA
    India and Thailand have agreed to moved faster in the direction of a free trade area (FTA) by reducing by half their applied levels of tariffs on 82 select commodities. This comes into effect from September 1, 2004.
  • 6-Sep-2004 NDTV.com
    APEC meet urges FTA
    Finance Ministers from the 21 members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) explored a wide free trade agreement on Thursday at a conference in Chile.
  • 6-Sep-2004 Stuff
    NZ-Malaysia to look at possible trade deal
    New Zealand and Malaysia have agreed to undertake scoping studies on a possible free trade deal, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said yesterday.
  • 6-Sep-2004 Channel News Asia
    Australia, New Zealand, ASEAN agree to FTA talks next year
    The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia and New Zealand agreed on Sunday to launch negotiations on a free trade agreement next year, Australia’s Trade Minister Mark Vaile said.
  • 4-Sep-2004
    FTA Protocol Likely With Thailand
    India and Thailand will sign on Monday, a protocol to pave the way for establishing a free trade area between the two nations by 2010.
  • 4-Sep-2004
    USA : FTA opens the exports ’door’ to Chile
    The US and Chile set up the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries early this year. This has opened a flood of opportunity for both the countries and more so for US to export clothing, textiles, telecommunication goods etc.
  • 3-Sep-2004
    The launch of www.bilaterals.org
    Freely translated by Anoosha Boralessa (December 2015). Not reviewed or revised by bilaterals.org or any other organization or person. THE LAUNCH OF WWW.BILATERALS.ORG A new website challenging bilateral free trade treaties and investment agreements Silently, a wild fire of bilateral free trade and investment treaties is spreading across the planet. But in more countries, popular movements are being mobilized to challenge these treaties and to neutralize their effect. September (...)
  • 3-Sep-2004
    Mongolia Seeks US Free-Trade Pact To Protect Textile Pdts
    Mongolia is seeking to protect its textile industry from the expiry of U.S. quotas at the end of 2004 by inking a free-trade deal with the U.S., a Mongolian official said Thursday.
  • 3-Sep-2004
    Megawati urges SE Asia to embrace FTA
    Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has urged ASEAN to move ahead in forging free-trade agreements with non-members, including Australia.
  • 3-Sep-2004 The Nation
    Thai-Japan FTA: Talks stall over vehicles, parts
    Free-trade talks with the Japanese have stalled after Tokyo complained about Thailand’s reluctance to open its markets to Japanese cars, car parts and metals.
  • 3-Sep-2004 DTN
    Japan, Mexico near FTA
    Japan and Mexico have completed final details of their bilateral free trade agreement, paving the way for its implementation as early as next April, a senior Japanese government official said.
  • 3-Sep-2004 Reuters
    ANALYSIS: Japan, Asia face bumpy road toward free trade
    Japan, keen not to lose ground to China, is stepping up its pursuit of regional and bilateral free trade pacts, but the path to success will be bumpy and some experts question how committed Tokyo really is.