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Gov’t calls for expansion of bilateral agreements
6-Sep-2006
The government has called for an expand bilateral agreements with other countries to improve international market access for Philippine products.
Dominicans contract Colombian scientist for DR-CAFTA training
6-Sep-2006
A Colombian scientist in forensics and populations is in the country to undertake an ample training program in advanced molecular biology techniques with a view to creating human resources capable of genetically categorizing the various agriculture crops destined for export in light of the DR-CAFTA trade accord soon to be implemented.
Trade talk protesters promise no violence
6-Sep-2006
Mention "Seattle" and "trade talks" in the same sentence and you’ll send a chill through residents who remember December 1999, when destructive riots broke out during the World Trade Organization meeting.
UN trade official Supachai says yuan issue requires global readjustment
6-Sep-2006
Imbalances related to China’s foreign exchange policies cannot be addressed by China alone and require an international effort, Supachai Panitchpakdi, head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said.
Gov’t needs to open up about free trade deal
6-Sep-2006
South Korea and the United States will launch the third round of free trade negotiations in Seattle beginning September 6. Unlike the first and second rounds, both are expected to draw up detailed measures on market opening.
WTO’s Lamy warns over China’s pursuit of separate free trade agreements
6-Sep-2006
WTO chief Pascal Lamy on Wednesday warned that China’s pursuit of separate bilateral and regional free trade agreements would harm its long-term commercial interests.
US-ASEAN TIFA (2006)
6-Sep-2006
US, South Korea to begin third round of free-trade talks
6-Sep-2006
The US and South Korea begin a third round of free-trade talks on Wednesday, hoping to make progress toward an accord that could be the biggest of its kind for the US since the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993.
Bahrain-US free trade panel discusses future plans
6-Sep-2006
The Bahrain-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Implementation Committee yesterday held its first meeting since the international trade agreement was ratified on August 1.
Implementing Free Trade before 2007 forces hefty agriculture imports
6-Sep-2006
The possible implementation of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States before the year ends will compel the Dominican Republic to authorize hefty import quotas of products in the agribusiness sector, and which could cause an exceeding supply that may jeopardize local producers.
The real understanding of the KorUS FTA
6-Sep-2006 KoA
Korean Alliance against the KorUS FTA (KoA) published a brief on the KorUS FTA. It offers a real understanding of the KorUS FTA.
Korea-US FTA and rush to neoliberalism
6-Sep-2006 KoA
This essay mainly will identify what is problematic in the negotiation process, its structural import and a negative legacy to be left us from now onwards.
Changes sought in Vietnam trade pact
6-Sep-2006 Textile World
As the US textile industry’s Washington-based lobbyists continue with their efforts to get modifications in the US-Vietnam bilateral trade agreement, the National Council of Textile Organizations issued a statement saying Vietnam’s textile and apparel imports to the United States are growing faster than those of any other country.
’Vision group’ says Asean and EU regions would benefit from pact
6-Sep-2006 Bangkok Post
Burma and the US elections are singled out as sticking points.
Malaysian free trade talks bogged down
6-Sep-2006 NBR
New Zealand’s free trade talks with Malaysia have become bogged down over differences about how much access should be given to service industries.
TDRI moots fund to support the ’victims’ of free-trade pacts
5-Sep-2006 The Nation
The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has proposed that the government collect an adjustment fund from the beneficiaries of free-trade agreements in order to compensate those who suffer in the early stages of their implementation.
Cape Verde wants to negotiate economic partnership with EU outside of ECOWAS
5-Sep-2006 MacauHub
The government of Cape Verde said Monday that it had abandoned the agreement established as part of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and plans to negotiate directly with the European Union (EU) for an economic partnership agreement.
Singapore’s FTAs are standby if global trade talks fail: MM Lee
5-Sep-2006 Channel News Asia
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has explained that Singapore’s free trade agreements with the countries it has sealed with so far are a stand by if the Doha round of multilateral talks does not succeed.
American critics blast S Korean-US trade talks
5-Sep-2006 Asia Pulse
American opponents of a proposed South Korean-US free trade accord on Monday accused the deal of devastating the lives of workers in both countries, while benefiting only big businesses.
Iraq, Iran set up free-trade zone
5-Sep-2006 Azzaman
The southern Province of Basra now has a free-trade zone with neighboring Iran, signaling yet another boost in commercial ties.