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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 (...)
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3-Sep-2004
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.
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3-Sep-2004
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has urged ASEAN to move ahead in forging free-trade agreements with non-members, including Australia.
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3-Sep-2004
The Nation
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.
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3-Sep-2004
DTN
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.
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3-Sep-2004
Reuters
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.
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3-Sep-2004
New Zealand Herald
Democrat John Kerry probably would put more time and energy into world trade talks and enforcing existing agreements than pursuing bilateral deals like the Bush administration has, a campaign adviser said.
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ANNOUNCING WWW.BILATERALS.ORG
A NEW WEBSITE AGAINST BILATERAL FREE TRADE & INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS
A rash of bilateral free trade and investment agreements is spreading quietly and quickly across the planet. But peoples’ movements in a growing number of countries are mobilising to fight and neutralise them.
September 2004
Dear friends and colleagues,
We would like to invite you to participate in a new collaborative website to support the struggle against bilateral free trade (...)
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2-Sep-2004
Star
The Philippines will accelerate the timetable for its tariff reduction program involving certain agricultural products under the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China Free Trade Area (AFTA) Agreement.
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2-Sep-2004
Xinhua
A cooperation agreement between the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Austria Federal Economic Chamber was signed Wednesday in Vienna to further enhance bilateral trade activities between the two countries.
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2-Sep-2004
The drive for a Comesa Customs Union (CU) has suffered a major setback following sharp differences among member states on the proposed common external tariffs.
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2-Sep-2004
Assuring all help to the auto component industry in dealing with free trade agreements (FTAs) and regional trade agreements (RTAs), the Government on Wednesday said formalities for setting up an R&D centre for the industry would be completed soon.
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2-Sep-2004
FTA attraction
Given the apparently easy way in which FTA rules can be bent and misinterpreted, wouldn’t it be better to dispense with them altogether? Moreover, now that the Doha Round of the WTO has been given another lease of life, why not simply wait for global, multilateral tariff reduction?
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2-Sep-2004
Business Day
The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Thursday called for a moratorium on all South Africa’s current bilateral trade agreements, and renewed its plea to the government to consistently pursue economic and trade policies that prioritise job retention and creation.
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2-Sep-2004
Commerce-Industry-Energy Minister Lee Hee-beom on Tuesday expressed the Korean government’s strong desire to complete the Korea-Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
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2-Sep-2004
The framework for a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the GCC states will be signed this week, it has been revealed. The agreement will be signed during the visit of Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Shaikh Dr Mohammed Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, who will be heading a GCC delegation, including senior officials from Bahrain’s Commerce Ministry.
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2-Sep-2004
Chile, New Zealand and Singapore have completed the second round of negotiations on the Pacific Three Free Trade Agreement (P3 FTA) in Wellington, New Zealand.
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2-Sep-2004
A delegation of members of the Southern Region Office of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) representing a variety of business enterprises called on Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar at the Ministry of Foreign affairs on August 31.
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2-Sep-2004
The Japanese Government on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to start negotiations with ASEAN member countries on a Japan-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
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2-Sep-2004
A pragmatic approach to the potential downsides of a New Zealand-China free-trade agreement is emerging to balance hype about the likely benefits.
