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  • 31-Jul-2006
    HM issues orders to begin implementation of FTA
    HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, on Friday, gave his royal orders to begin implementing the Bahrain US FTA as from August 1, 2006.
  • 31-Jul-2006
    Expert: Keep Delaying CAFTA for DR
    Fernando Alvarez Bogaert, former Finances minister, said Friday that the validity of the Central American-Dominican Republic-US Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), put off for this month, could wreck national production if enacted.
  • 31-Jul-2006
    WTO collapse set to fuel Asia’s "noodle bowl" effect
    The breakdown of the WTO talks has dealt a blow to the trade prospects of Asia’s open economies and is likely to encourage a growing "noodle bowl" of bilateral pacts, analysts said.
  • 31-Jul-2006
    Driving benefit from SAFTA
    The (SAFTA) South Asian Free Trade Agreement has been implemented from July 1, 2006, which is operating under the framework of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
  • 31-Jul-2006
    Chinese Flower Power Hits Thai Growers
    On the misty hill slopes of northern Thailand the chill in the air encourages roses to grow to a size larger than apples. Hundreds of these large blooms, in colours ranging from red and crimson to orange and white, are harvested daily to feed the flower markets of Bangkok.
  • 31-Jul-2006
    Japan to focus on FTAs after collapse of WTO Talks
    Japan is expected to focus its trade policy more on bilateral free trade agreements after the World Trade Organization’s Doha round of global trade liberalization talks has effectively collapsed.
  • 31-Jul-2006
    Vannessa Arbitration Update
    Vannessa Ventures Ltd. (the "Company") has an arbitral claim being heard in accordance with the rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington, D.C. where Vannessa is requesting remedies under the Bilateral Investment Treaty between Venezuela and Canada.
  • 31-Jul-2006
    Zim defiant on Bippas
    Zimbabwe is not going to change its stance on Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (Bippas) that were violated under the country’s controversial land reform programme, a position that could further strain diplomatic relations with affected nations.
  • 31-Jul-2006
    Uncle Sam faces a world trade backlash
    America may blame the rest of the world for the breakdown of the world trade talks, but the rest of the world blames America. In fact, for emerging economies, the collapse is another reason to hate Uncle Sam - a dislike that could have deep ramifications for US Inc.
  • 31-Jul-2006
    The legacy of Doha: spaghetti bowl trade
    IN the end Doha died not with a bang but a whimper, with media coverage of its collapse being squeezed off the front pages by the escalating crisis in the Middle East.
  • 31-Jul-2006
    Decks for FTA with SACU cleared
    The Cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal for a framework agreement aimed at promoting expansion of trade and providing a mechanism to negotiate a Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), within a reasonable time, for cooperation between India and the South Africa Customs Union (SACU).
  • 31-Jul-2006
    Bilateral deals ’mock’ Doha
    The Doha round of world trade talks may have collapsed in Geneva last week — denying the world’s developing countries their promised access to global markets — but leading trade expert Jagdish Bhagwati remains optimistic about the cause of multilateral trade liberalisation.
  • 31-Jul-2006
    Steel boss sounds alarm on China FTA
    The head of Australia’s biggest steel maker, BlueScope Steel, has questioned the value of a free-trade deal with China and urged the Federal Government to even up tariffs on steel traded between the countries.
  • 31-Jul-2006
    India says ASEAN-India free trade talks not dead
    Trade talks between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are very much alive, despite reports that they they have been suspended, an Indian minister said Thursday.
  • 31-Jul-2006
    PR firm hired to push FTA
    Taiwan has hired a US public relations firm to push the US to sign a free-trade agreement with Taipei, a Taiwanese radio network reported yesterday.
  • 30-Jul-2006 Financial Express
    Expert panel wants India, Japan economic pact to get cracking
    A joint study group, which was set up during the Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s visit to India in 2005, has given the green signal for having a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Japan.
  • 30-Jul-2006 Stop CAFTA Coalition
    Coalition mourns one year of CAFTA, calls for trade with justice
    One year after the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) narrowly passed in the US House of Representatives, the agreement has failed to live up to its supporters’ claims.
  • 28-Jul-2006
    RI-Japan trade deal waiting on new law
    Trade Minister Mari Elka Pengestu says the government cannot sign a much-awaited Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan by the year’s end unless the House of Representatives speeds up the passage of the new investment bill.
  • 28-Jul-2006 S&L
    Fighting the US-South Korea free trade agreement
    Participants in the growing movement inside South Korea who are opposed to the proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement held demonstrations in Washington, D.C. during the first week of June while negotiations were being conducted.
  • 28-Jul-2006 Gulf Daily News
    India denies FTA talks deadlock
    India’s Commerce and Industry Ministry said yesterday free trade talks with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were still on and officials from both sides were likely to submit fresh proposals soon.