GCC
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25-Dec-2004
GCC states ’in talks over FTAs’
TALKS are pushing ahead for individual free trade agreements with the US for all the GCC states, it was declared yesterday.
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25-Dec-2004
‘We will discuss FTA with our neighbors’
Bahrain once again defended its free trade agreement with the United States.
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23-Dec-2004 Khaleej Times
Rift over FTA could harm Gulf economic integration
The Saudi-Bahraini dispute over Manama’s free trade pact with Washington that overshadowed a summit of Gulf Arab states could derail their bid for economic integration, economists said yesterday.
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22-Dec-2004 IPS
US trade tactic splits Arab states
A free trade deal between the United States and the tiny Persian Gulf Kingdom of Bahrain is causing friction with other Arab states, which say the pact could weaken their economic bloc ahead of future trade talks with Washington.
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19-Dec-2004 Courrier international
L’Arabie saoudite isolée face à ses partenaires du CCG
L’Arabie saoudite a levé son opposition à l’accord de libre-échange que Bahreïn a conclu avec les Etats-Unis.
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24-Nov-2004 Khaleej Times
Drop FTA with US, GCC tells Bahrain
Gulf Arab states angered by Bahrain’s decision to sign up to a free trade pact with the United States say it should back away from the deal and honour a regional agreement.
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15-Oct-2004 Economic Times
India initiates FTA talks with Gulf Cooperation Council
The government of India has kickstarted the process for clinching a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council, with which New Delhi had entered into a framework agreement for economic cooperation in August.
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4-Oct-2004 Zawya
GCC: Benefits of signing free trade accords
The GCC states are seeking, both individually and collectively, to rapidly develop their foreign trade and economic relations.
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22-Sep-2004
Pakistan and GCC to sign trade treaty
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) General Secretary Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, will sign a framework economic agreement between Pakistan and the GCC states tomorrow (Thursday).
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2-Sep-2004
GCC-India to draw up draft for free trade pact
The framework for a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the GCC states will be signed this week, it has been revealed. The agreement will be signed during the visit of Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Shaikh Dr Mohammed Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, who will be heading a GCC delegation, including senior officials from Bahrain’s Commerce Ministry.
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7-Aug-2004 Overview of Bilateral Negotiations 2004 involving Trade Agreements: State of Play 27 July
EU bilateral trade negotiations: state of play
Overview of Bilateral Negotiations 2004 involving Trade Agreements: State of Play 27 July
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27-Jul-2004
US, Oman sign TIFA, agree to begin FTA negotiations
The United States and the Gulf state of Oman July 7 signed an agreement aimed at promoting bilateral trade and investment and agreed to begin free trade negotiations later this year.
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7-Jul-2004
China agrees to a new GCC deal
China is to sign a trade and economic cooperation pact with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
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11-May-2004
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) mulls FTA with India
The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are exploring the possibility of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with India, Commerce Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Ali Saleh Al Saleh, has said.
