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  • 15-Feb-2005
    Paraguayan FTA safe: government
    Government officials yesterday dismissed a report that the proposed free-trade agreement (FTA) between Taiwan and its diplomatic ally Paraguay is in jeopardy, due to pressure from other members of Mercosur, a South American trade bloc of which Paraguay is a member.
  • 15-Feb-2005 New Age
    TIFA talks start today
    Dhaka is likely to soften its position on inclusion of a clause related to bribery and corruption as it enters into the third round of talks with Washington today on a trade and investment framework agreement, sources in the commerce ministry have told New Age.
  • 15-Feb-2005 Asia Pulse
    Pakistan proposes preferential trade pact with Afghanistan
    Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan has proposed signing of a preferential trade agreement (PTA) leading to a free trade agreement (FTA) with Afghanistan in the near future to increase the volume of bilateral trade between the two countries.
  • 14-Feb-2005 Japan Times
    Japan may accept more workers from Thailand
    The Japanese government is considering allowing in more Thai workers by relaxing employment conditions for cooks, masseurs and caregivers under a proposed free-trade agreement.
  • 13-Feb-2005 Philippine Star
    Germany’s Fraport flexes muscle
    Fraport AG of Germany has decided to flex its diplomatic muscle in pressing for immediate compensation from the Philippine government for their investment in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Passenger Terminal 3 (NAIA-3) project, under the 1997 Philippine-German bilateral investment treaty.
  • 13-Feb-2005 BNamericas
    FTA unbundling factor means negative impact - Colombia
    The soon to be signed Andean region free trade agreement (FTA) with the US will have a negative impact on the present and future development of Colombia’s telecoms market if approved under the current state of negotiations.
  • 13-Feb-2005 Dawn
    FTAs with four Asian countries
    Pakistan would formally initiate dialogue on signing free trade agreements (FTAs) with Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, China and also negotiate a preferential trade arrangement (PTA) with Morocco as part of its market access moves.
  • 12-Feb-2005
    US blackmails Bolivia for rejecting FTA
    Bolivian parliamentary leader Santos Ramirez regarded US pressure against an oil project and for reasserting of an immunity agreement for US military troops as blackmail.
  • 12-Feb-2005
    Pakistan and Malaysia to sign protocol for PTA
    Pakistan and Malaysia will sign the protocol of a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) during Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s visit to Pakistan from February 15 to 18.
  • 12-Feb-2005
    US-Pakistan bilateral investment treaty negotiations
    US and Pakistani representatives have reached informal agreement on several issues on the draft of a bilateral investment treaty.
  • 12-Feb-2005
    USA to sign Free Trade Agreement with Bangladesh
    The US ambassador Harry K Thomas said that his government and Bangladesh would sign a bilateral free trade agreement following the signing of the proposed Trade and Investment Facilitation Agreement (TIFA) that may take place shortly to exploit the business and economic potentials on both sides.
  • 12-Feb-2005
    FTA will benefit common man too, says Kadirgamar
    The Sri Lanka-Pakistan FTA will benefit not only the business communities but also the ordinary people in both countries, Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar said.
  • 12-Feb-2005
    Colombian opposition urges for FTA referendum
    Detractors of the Free Trade Agreement Marched Thursday throughout the main Colombian cities urging for a referendum to sanction or disapprove the signing of the accords.
  • 12-Feb-2005
    UAE-US FTA talks slated in capital
    The free trade agreement (FTA) negotiation council aims to properly oversee ongoing preparation for the first round of official UAE-US FTA negotiations, due to take place in Abu Dhabi next month, said Dr. Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharbash, UAE Minister of State for Financial and Industrial Affairs.
  • 12-Feb-2005
    Preferential trade with Afghanistan proposed
    Pakistan has proposed a preferential trade agreement with Afghanistan and shown keen interest in setting up industrial zones between Kandahar and Jalalabad, once security issues are resolved, said Humayun Akhtar Khan, Pakistan’s commerce minister.
  • 12-Feb-2005 Public Health Association of Australia
    When FTA spells BSE: Trading away our food safety
    Australia is fortunate to be one of few countries to remain free of BSE, the degenerative brain disease in cattle that causes the deadly variant CJD in people. But the Free Trade Agreement recently signed with the United States may change this.
  • 11-Feb-2005 Jakarta Post
    Thai-Japanese FTA threatens RI exports
    Indonesia risks losing up to US$5 billion in non-oil and gas exports to Japan per year, should Thailand succeed in ongoing negotiations with Asia’s largest economy for a free trade agreement.
  • 10-Feb-2005 Prensa Latina
    FTA with USA can cause division among Andean Nations
    Medicine patents are threatening unity among Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru in the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with the United States
  • 10-Feb-2005 Financial Express
    India, Lanka to draw roadmap for comprehensive economic ties
    A comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between India and Sri Lanka covering goods, services and investment is all set to become a reality.
  • 10-Feb-2005 Dawn
    Pakistan, Sri Lanka sign free trade pact
    Pakistan and Sri Lanka have exchanged diplomatic notes to formalize the annextures in bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with a view to its operationalization between the two countries.