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SA business oblivious to impact of FTAs
14-May-2004
South African businesses are asleep as to how Free Trade Agreements (FTA) would impact on their business and their competitive position, says Standard Bank group economist Iraj Abedian.
US, SACU trade talks start in Lesotho
14-May-2004
The five-nation Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the United States on Tuesday began talks in the tiny kingdom of Lesotho to finalise a free trade agreement due to be drawn up by the end of this year.
Neither a triumph nor popular - The FTAAs’ Ministers Meeting in Miami
14-May-2004
The ministers of 34 American countries, that are negotiating the scope and extent of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAAs) met mid November 2003 to finalize agreement on a number of issues, notably on intellectual property and agriculture.
Una introducción al ALCA: Las negociaciones por un tratado de libre comercio en las Américas
14-May-2004 Una introducción al ALCA
Desde 1994, todos los gobiernos del hemisferio americano, con la excepción del cubano, han estado negociando lo que puede constituir el acuerdo de libre comercio más importante del planeta, el ALCA (o Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas).
Mercosur for sale? The EU’s FTAA and the need to oppose it
14-May-2004 Mercosur for sale? The EU’s FTAA and the need to oppose it
Negotiations on a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) have entered their decisive stage.
Analysis: The ABC Behind a US-Philippines FTA
12-May-2004 Bulatlat.com
Through an extensive and intimate participation in the political process behind economic reforms, U.S. monopoly capital is able to shape the contours of U.S.-Philippine "special relations" for its own avaricious ends.
South Asia Free Trade Agreement (2004)
12-May-2004
Peru and Ecuador to join Colombia in May launch of FTA Negotiations with the US
12-May-2004
The United States announced today that Peru and Ecuador will join with Colombia in the first round of negotiations on a U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) scheduled for May 18-19.
Text: Framework Agreement For India-Thailand FTA
12-May-2004
US & Pakistan sign TIFA
12-May-2004 US & Pakistan sign TIFA
U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick and Pakistan Minister of Finance Shaukat Aziz signed an agreement today that provides a forum for Pakistan and the United States to examine ways to expand bilateral trade and investment.
Food, Trade And US Power Politics In Latin America
11-May-2004 Food, Trade And US Power Politics In Latin America
The difference between what Bush officials say to Congress and the pap they feed foreign audiences makes interesting reading for anyone trying to figure out US government rhetoric on Latin America.
About the US government’s Trade Policy Advisory Committee system
11-May-2004 Trade Policy Advisory Committee system
The U.S. Congress established the private sector advisory committee system in 1974 to ensure that U.S. trade policy and trade negotiation objectives adequately reflect U.S. commercial and economic interests.
Panama Proposal Is One of Many: Onslaught of FTAs Threatens U.S. Sugar Industry
11-May-2004
A representative of the American sugar industry cautioned the Office of the United States Trade Representative today that a proposed trade agreement with Panama cannot be viewed in isolation.
US trade negotiations in the 108th Congress
11-May-2004
The Bush Administration has made bilateral and regional free-trade agreements (FTAs) more important elements of U.S. trade policy, a strategy known as “competitive liberalization.” This strategy is designed to push forward trade liberalization simultaneously on bilateral, regional and multilateral fronts.
Intensifying Free Trade Negotiating Agenda Calls for Better Allocation of Staff and Resources
11-May-2004
US Government Accounting Office’s January 2004 assessment of US’s FTA negotiating plans and whether it has the means to carry them out.
T&T: Parliamentary OK for trade pacts
11-May-2004 Parliamentary OK for trade pacts
Trinidad & Tobago’s Constitution has to remove from the Executive the power to make unilateral decisions on trade and investment.
PNAC Paper: A US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement
11-May-2004 PNAC Paper: A US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement
A review, published by the right-wing Project for a New American Century, of reasons why the US should go into an FTA with Taiwan.
Critics Sound Alarm in Free Trade Talks with U.S.
11-May-2004 Critics Sound Alarm in Free Trade Talks with U.S.
The Thai government is facing a growing chorus of outrage over its plans to ink a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States by next year.
Dhaka needs bilateral FTAs to get maximum from Safta says commerce minister
11-May-2004
Bangladesh needs bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with major south Asian nations to get maximum trade benefits from South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta), Commerce Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said yesterday.
Japan aiming to expand scope of free trade agreements
11-May-2004 Govt aiming to expand scope of free trade agreements
The government has decided to expand the scope of its free trade agreement negotiations with several Asian countries, including South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia, aiming to conclude comprehensive economic partnership agreements (EPAs), government officials said Wednesday.