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  • 23-Dec-2004 EFTA
    EFTA and Tunisia conclude free trade agreement
    On the occasion of their Ministerial Meeting in Geneva on 17 December 2004, the Member States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland - signed a Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of Tunisia.
  • 23-Dec-2004 Tehran Times
    Turkey, Syria sign free trade agreement
    Turkey and Syria signed a free trade agreement on Wednesday and discussed how to keep Iraq united and stable despite the violence sweeping their neighbor.
  • 22-Dec-2004 Japan Times
    Japan adopts FTA policy focusing on partners in Asia
    The government on Tuesday approved a basic plan to promote free-trade agreements, prioritizing accords with Asian trading partners to help build an East Asian community. It also adopted a set of 12 criteria to choose potential FTA partners, envisioning future negotiations with trading partners outside East Asia.
  • 22-Dec-2004 News.com.au
    Rules of origin: US, Thai FTA’s ’most restrictive’
    An Australian Productivity Commission report into trade and assistance reviews found conditions attached to the free trade agreements signed with the United States and Thailand would be more restrictive than similar deals.
  • 22-Dec-2004 IPS
    US trade tactic splits Arab states
    A free trade deal between the United States and the tiny Persian Gulf Kingdom of Bahrain is causing friction with other Arab states, which say the pact could weaken their economic bloc ahead of future trade talks with Washington.
  • 21-Dec-2004 ARENA
    Critique of the proposed Chile-New Zealand Closer Economic Partnership (P3 with Singapore)
    The New Zealand, Chile and Singapore governments are promoting a P-3 whose primary - and arguably only - beneficiaries are the transnational companies that straddle two of the three countries, including opportunists who locate there to take advantage of the deal. The greatest potential beneficiaries are the agribusiness interests of Fonterra and Nestle as they promote their shared strategy to dominate Latin America’s dairy industry.
  • 21-Dec-2004 Scoop
    Arena launches sign-on letter to oppose the P-3
    ARENA today stepped up its campaign against the proposed Chile/New Zealand free trade agreement, which forms part of the Pacific 3 (P-3) with Singapore, by launching a sign-on letter to the Prime Minister calling on her to end the negotiations.
  • 21-Dec-2004 Scoop
    Release of NZ-Thai CEP agreement texts
    The New Zealand government today published the text of the Closer Economic Partnership agreement between New Zealand and Thailand.
  • 20-Dec-2004 Reuters
    Japan panel urges steps to speed free trade accords
    Japan needs to work on loosening restrictions in domestic agriculture and labour and to work effectively to more swiftly forge free trade agreements (FTAs), the government’s top advisory panel said on Monday.
  • 20-Dec-2004 Jakarta Post
    The benefits and dangers of bilateral FTAs for Indonesia
    It might be that the best path of all for the Indonesian government to reassess its commitment to pursue free trade. Bilateral FTAs are nothing more than hidden tools used to secure the privileges and the wealth of multinational corporations and to advance the interests of powerful governments.
  • 20-Dec-2004 Times of India
    Malaysian PM calls for FTA with India
    Malaysian PM Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmed Badawi on Monday underlined the need to strengthen India-Malaysia economic and trade co-operation through a free-trade agreement (FTA).
  • 19-Dec-2004 Znet
    Analysis: Why say no to FTAA
    Colombia will suffer the same fate with either the FTAA or the [US] FTA, since it is clear that it is the same policy initiated in 1990, but elevated to the nth power.
  • 19-Dec-2004 The Daily Star
    Assess strengths, needs before going for FTA
    Speakers at a business session yesterday said Bangladesh and Malaysia can strike a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) after taking into account the strengths and needs of both these countries.
  • 19-Dec-2004 The New Nation
    Saifur favours FTA with Malaysia
    Bangladesh Finance Minister Saifur proposed to initiate Bangladesh-Malaysia free trade agreement if sub-regional economic bloc among the OIC [Organisation of the Islamic Conference] member-states is not possible.
  • 19-Dec-2004 Korea Times
    Prospects for Korea-US free trade agreement
    While there have been suggestions that the second GW Bush administration may consider an FTA with Korea, any such agreement would be an uphill battle for several reasons.
  • 18-Dec-2004 Channel News Asia
    Japan proposes FTA talks with South Korea in January
    Japan’s Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura proposed Saturday Japan and South Korea hold talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) as early as January next year.
  • 18-Dec-2004 Taipei Times
    ASEAN and China sign ’dirty’ FTA
    ASEAN on Dec. 2 signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with China, a move that has grabbed the world’s attention. The agreement won’t take force until 2010. But since it involves a realignment in the region’s integration, it has caused a domino effect.
  • 18-Dec-2004 Yomiuri Shimbun
    Japan-S. Korea FTA faces stormy ride
    Negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement between Japan and South Korea are expected to face tough going because of ongoing disputes in specific areas of bilateral trade.
  • 17-Dec-2004 PDI
    Viewpoint: Is ASEAN irrelevant?
    Drastic imbalance is likely to be the result of the China-ASEAN FTA. But the blame for this is not China’s. The responsibility is largely ASEAN’s. We had 30 years to build an ASEAN house, and we blew it.
  • 17-Dec-2004
    Allgeier praises growth of bilateral trade between Uruguay and the U.S.
    Deputy United States Trade Representative Peter F. Allgeier states recently signed BIT with Uruguay will raise investor confidence and lower the perceived country risk.