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Is an ’FTAA Lite’ a real possibility?
10-Nov-2005 IPS
Most of the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean want a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), even in a less ambitious form, as opposed to a handful of nations - albeit an economically powerful minority - that reject the idea.
Chilean FM breaks FTA date with Japan
10-Nov-2005 Prensa Latina
Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker suspended Tuesday a visit to Japan to discuss a free trade agreement as a result of Peruvian ex-President Alberto Fujimori’s arrival in the country, local media said on Tuesday.
UAE and US in third round FTA negotiations
10-Nov-2005 Asharq Awalsat
The UAE and US will resume their FTA negotiations on the 12 through the 16 of November in London.
S’pore benefits to all under new Bipa
9-Nov-2005 Financial Express
Pre-establishment national treatment to foreign investors in India, now a prerogative of Singapore-based entities, will soon be a generic benefit India would offer all eligible investors under the bilateral investment protection agreements (Bipas).
US links beef import to FTA with South Korea
9-Nov-2005 Korea Times
Alexander Vershbow, Washington’s top diplomat to Seoul, said Tuesday that South Korea’s lifting of the ban on US beef could trigger talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
US exports to Arab nations may touch new highs
8-Nov-2005 MENAFN
With many Arab nations going ahead with their plans to sign free-trade agreements (FTAs) with the US, trade and industry associations are projecting extraordinary growth in US exports to the Arab world in the years to come.
Chile seeks FTAs with 11 Asian countries
8-Nov-2005 Ohmynews
After the negotiations on a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China, the Chilean government already started a route to conquer the rest of the market in the Asia-Pacific region. The list has 11 countries.
Fox wants Mexico in the Mercosur in 2006
8-Nov-2005 Agência Brasil
On the final day of the 4th Summit of the Americas, in Mar del Plata, Argentina, the president of Mexico, Vicente Fox, said that he is negotiating his country’s entry into the Mercosur in the middle of next year.
Despite FTAA defeat at Americas Summit, free trade to be imposed on Colombians
8-Nov-2005 Colombia Journal
In the aftermath of the U.S. failure in Argentina, the Bush administration continues to work for bilateral or sub-regional free trade agreements throughout the Americas.
No pax americana
8-Nov-2005 Khaleej Times
Indigenous movements are indeed a threat to the free-trade policies Bush is hawking, with ever fewer buyers, across Latin America. Their power comes not from terror but a terror-resistant strain of hope, so sturdy it can take root in the midst of Colombia’s seemingly hopeless civil war.
Bush says US and Panama close to free trade accord
8-Nov-2005 Reuters
President George W. Bush said on Monday the United States and Panama were close to completing a free trade agreement as he ended a Latin American tour that fell short of his goal of reviving talks on a hemispheric-wide trade zone.
US senators recommend FTA with Pakistan
8-Nov-2005 Daily Jang
US senators and lobbyists have strongly recommended the signing of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan to rebuild its impaired economy.
Dominican Republic and Canada to begin free trade agreement
7-Nov-2005 Pravda
The leaders of the Dominican Republic and Canada have agreed to begin negotiations for a free trade agreement between their nations, the Dominican government said Sunday.
’Pakistan-US FTA would help quake recovery’
7-Nov-2005 Daily Times
A free trade agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and the United States would help Pakistan cope with the impact of the devastating earthquake of October 8, said Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), on Saturday.
Bangladesh signs APTA: Plan to reduce trade gap with neighbours
7-Nov-2005 The New Nation
Bangladesh and four other countries signed Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) in China despite Bangladesh’s huge trade gap with neighbouring India.
Trade accord stalled as Americas meeting ends
6-Nov-2005 New York Times
A two-day summit meeting of leaders of 34 Western Hemisphere nations attended by President Bush was drawing to a close here on Saturday without a clear agreement on when and how to resume stalled talks aimed at achieving a hemispherewide free trade agreement.
Leaders fail to agree on free trade talks
6-Nov-2005 AP
Leaders debating whether to revitalize talks on a free trade zone spanning the Americas ended their two-day meeting Saturday without an agreement.
UAE official: Double taxation deals paving the way for FTA’s
6-Nov-2005 MENAFN
According to a top UAE government official, double taxation agreements are paving the way for future free trade agreements and saving millions of dollars for of local companies.
Dubai free zones face regional competition
5-Nov-2005 Khaleej Times
Though many regional free zones have been around since the early 1980’s, only recently has the free zone frenzy emerged, coinciding with countries developing free trade agreements (FTA) with their neighbours and others wanting to become members of the WTO.
Seoul moves to cut screen quota
5-Nov-2005 Korea Times
The Ministry of Finance and Economy seeks to slash the screen quota to the number of days demanded by the US before proceeding with the stagnating Korea-U.S. bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and free trade agreement (FTA) talks.