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First FTA victims in El Salvador
13-Apr-2006
With just 40 days in force, the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US already has negative effects for the Salvadoran people, the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) has denounced Thursday.
Choeng Wa Dae remarks on FTA are only a start
13-Apr-2006
President Roh Moo-hyun’s public relations secretary Lee Baek-man has rejected criticism from circles close to the government that a planned free-trade agreement with the US would amount to selling out the nation.
Caribbean bloc considers free trade talks
13-Apr-2006 Miami Herald
The CARICOM bloc already enjoys preferential access to the US market through the Caribbean Basin Initiative. But key textile concessions are set to expire in 2008, and the region has been losing ground to competitors in Central and South America as those countries sign free trade deals with Washington.
Accidental advertising
13-Apr-2006 ITP Business
The combined effects of the ongoing Dubai Ports World furore over the sale of six major US ports that sparked a catalytic delay in Free Trade Agreement talks between the US and the United Arab Emirates, could provide a significant economic boost to not only the UAE, but also to the Middle East, experts have suggested.
Humala demands referendum on US-Peru free trade agreement
13-Apr-2006
United States and Peru signed Wednesday a bilateral free trade treaty - two years in the making - at the headquarters of the Organization of American States in Washington.
Roh’s spokesman defends FTA with United States
13-Apr-2006
The Korean government has rolled up its sleeves to win over public support for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, as it is faced with more and more voices worrying about its possible negative implications.
Rice market opening is must for FTA: US
13-Apr-2006
A key US negotiator reaffirmed Wednesday that a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea means opening up its rice market.
US biotech deal blazes Aussie trail
12-Apr-2006
At just $4million, it’s hardly the biggest biotech deal ever struck by an Australian company, but it’s an important first.
Anti-FTA unionists attack White House web site
12-Apr-2006
An estimated 3,000 Korean unionists in the information and technology sector have tried to flood the e-mail box of US President George W Bush with bulk messages in protest of the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks.
NGOs push panic button on FTA
12-Apr-2006 Sun2Surf
A recent symposium has sent a siren call to Malaysian institutions and the public to voice their concerns against the impending signing of the US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which, the organisers said, would affect local society in many ways, from job and food security to access to affordable medication.
Opposition lawmaker cries foul over FTA
12-Apr-2006 Korea Times
An opposition party lawmaker Tuesday raised suspicions that the government tried to fabricate the estimated trade balance over a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States in order to gain favorable public opinion.
Peru president in US to sign FTA
12-Apr-2006 Prensa Latina
Peru’s President Alejandro Toledo is in the United States for four days, during which he and George W Bush will be present to sign a free trade treaty in spite of considerable Peruvian demands against it.
Oxfam warns of FTA blow to Thai farmers
12-Apr-2006 Bangkok Post
The livelihoods of Thai farmers might be put into jeopardy if the free trade area agreement (FTA) between the US and Thailand is put in place, warned Oxfam America, a humanitarian organisation.
US, Peru sign free trade agreement
12-Apr-2006 AP
The United States and Peru on Wednesday signed a free trade agreement that the US administration said will lead to increased prosperity in both countries.
Postponement of implementing free trade agreement with USA
11-Apr-2006 Black Enterprise
The American government demands that the Bahrain government enact laws protecting intellectual property rights for computer programs and patent registry as a condition for implementing the free trade agreement.
US ports deal: A bitter aftertaste
10-Apr-2006
As a consequence of the furore by the US congress over DP World’s acquisition of several American ports, the Dubai state-owned company decided to avert a long legal battle and agreed to put these assets up for sale.
Mexico, Canada have seen few benefits in US FTA, says report
10-Apr-2006
A state-run research center said Monday that some of the countries that signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States have lost their export competitiveness.
Government faces revolt over free-trade deal with US
10-Apr-2006 Chosun Ilbo
The Korean government is reportedly considering setting up a special public relations office just to deal with opposition to the FTA. That opposition is expected to intensify after the upcoming local elections and probably right up to the US-proposed deadline for negotiations in March 2007. In the process, it could also spill over into intense social conflict in Korea.
S. Korea seeks exception for rice in US FTA
10-Apr-2006 Korea Times
It is Korea’s livestock industries, not the rice market, which are feared would be hit the hardest by the FTA.
FTA with the US
10-Apr-2006 OWINFS
Out of the blue, FTA is suddenly on our face. One day the news of the treaty covers the front page of most media. The US demanded the Korean agriculture market to be opened with no exception. They also called for scaling down the screen quota in half. Korean people are flabbergasted with the pouring news. Let’s look into what is unfolding.