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  • 5-Aug-2006 Bernama
    Federal Express to benefit from Malaysia-US FTA
    Federal Express Services (M) Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, says it will gain from the implementation of the US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
  • 4-Aug-2006 Hankyoreh
    US FTA to cause big drop in agriculture output: report
    A free trade pact with the United States is expected to cause South Korean agricultural output to fall by 1-2 trillion won (US$1.03-$2.07 billion), a report by a state-run think tank said Friday.
  • 3-Aug-2006
    Bahrain-US free trade pact comes into force
    The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Bahrain and the US comes into force today.
  • 2-Aug-2006
    Lawmakers mulling free trade impact
    The “Special committee for the Korea-US FTA in the national assembly” kicked off yesterday with an opening session to deal with the Korea-US FTA issues at the lawmaker level.
  • 2-Aug-2006
    A reality cheque
    An intensification of efforts for free trade agreements across countries is logical after the inconclusive Doha round. India is no laggard-with its renewed vigour on the ‘look east’ front, and with pragmatic moves for economic pacts with the US and EU.
  • 2-Aug-2006
    For George Bush, a fair deal means what American farmers demand
    When the Doha round of global trade talks collapsed last Monday, suddenly and acrimoniously, after five long years, furious trade ministers seemed to agree about only one thing - they were throwing away the best hope in decades of helping poor countries trade their way out of poverty.
  • 2-Aug-2006
    Sri Lanka asked to notify FTA duty cuts
    Even as vanaspati imports from Sri Lanka continue to be a contentious issue, it has now come to light that the island country is yet to notify the second phase of tariff liberalisation under the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with India.
  • 2-Aug-2006
    No san-tong, no U.S. FTA
    The U.S. has bluntly warned the pro-independence government of President Chen Shui-bian that it will not negotiate a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Taiwan unless the island opens san-tong (three direct transport links) with the mainland, the island’s biggest export market.
  • 2-Aug-2006
    Australian Companies Urged To Use M’sia As Regional Hub
    Australian companies have been urged to use Malaysia as a regional hub for their businesses, taking advantage of the free trade agreements (FTAs) that Malaysia had signed with several countries.
  • 2-Aug-2006
    Japan faces rocky FTA road
    Now that the global trade talks under the World Trade Organization have collapsed, Japan will be forced to walk down what looks like a rocky road to seek bilateral free trade agreements, marking a departure from its trade policy based on both multilateral and bilateral approaches.
  • 2-Aug-2006
    Downer upbeat on Japan FTA talks
    Foreign Minister Alexander Downer ended a Tokyo visit yesterday confident that negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Japan, the most lucrative bilateral deal available to Australia, can start next year.
  • 2-Aug-2006
    Saarc defers free trade dispute
    South Asian foreign ministers have agreed to defer a dispute between India and Pakistan over the implementation of a regional free trade agreement.
  • 2-Aug-2006
    Australia, Japan hope to start FTA talks
    Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer expressed hope that Canberra could enter into official negotiations on a free trade agreement with Japan next year by concluding the ongoing feasibility study at an early date, Japanese officials said.
  • 2-Aug-2006
    Business Lobby Group Urges FTA with EU
    Korea’s big-business lobby is urging a free-trade agreement with the European Union. The Federation of Korean Industries reports the Korean and the European economies are complementary, hence there will be few hurdles to sealing a pact.
  • 2-Aug-2006 Prensa Latina
    Costa Rican Greens slam US-FTA
    Some 60 Costa Rican ecologist organizations protested Monday against the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Central America and the United States, due to its risk for the environment.
  • 2-Aug-2006 Scoop
    Implications of Colombia’s integration into Plan Puebla Panama
    From July onwards, Colombia will form part of the one-sided geopolitical mega-project that seeks to consolidate the neoliberal model in the western Latin America with the aim of privatizing highway infrastructure, public services and natural resources.
  • 2-Aug-2006 Korea Times
    Half of Koreans oppose US FTA
    Half of South Koreans said in a recent poll that they oppose a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.
  • 2-Aug-2006
    Japan trade deal ’bigger than China’
    A free trade deal between Australia and Japan could be a multi-billion dollar bonanza for both countries, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has suggested.
  • 2-Aug-2006 Economic Times
    Japan to propose 16-nation Asian FTA, including India
    Japan’s trade minister will propose forming a 16-nation East Asian free trade zone, including India, that covers half the world’s population and a quarter of its gross domestic product at an upcoming regional forum, an official said.
  • 1-Aug-2006 Bangkok Post
    Anti-FTA bodies join forces against US deals
    Thailand’s anti-FTA movements have formed an alliance with counterparts in other countries including South Korea, Costa Rica and Colombia against US efforts to strike bilateral trade agreements across the globe.