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US investors seek to secure the level of rights enjoyed in their own country
The USTR clearly stated in a negotiation report submitted to the US Congress that American investors should be able to enjoy the same rights in Korea as the ones that they enjoy in the US according to legal principles and practices.
Start of talks: Free trade accord should be based on popular support
The first preliminary meeting for a free trade agreement between Korea and the United States Monday marks the onset of the FTA process.
Salvadorians condemn FTA burden
Representatives of the Salvadorian Association of Cable Operators (ASCAES) has cautioned that the recently established free trade agreement with the US is already affecting 60 national companies.
Anti-FTA protest in Ecuador
Workers unions, social, political and student movements are concluding this Tuesday preparations for national strike against the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States.
US negotiator seeks ’good’ and ’fair’ free trade agreement with South Korea
The chief U.S. negotiator in free trade talks with South Korea said Tuesday she is under orders to conclude an agreement by the end of this year good enough for lawmakers in Washington to accept.
’New laws key to FTA’
A FEW pieces of legislation, mainly related to intellectual property rights, need to be passed in Bahrain before its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US can be implemented, US Ambassador William T Monroe said yesterday.However, this should not prevent both sides from marketing the FTA in full force, he said.
US comes out on top in trade deal with Colombia
A rather strange sequence of events occurred in the final days of February related to the so-called free trade agreement negotiated between the Bush and Uribe administrations. With great fanfare, both the US and Colombian governments announced that they had finally reached agreement on a free trade pact on February 27.
FTA panel probes setting up of joint business board
A Bahrain-US joint business board may be set up to speed up the implementation of Free Trade Agreement (FTA).The Bahrain FTA Implementation Committee yesterday discussed a proposal aimed at accelerating the implementation of the pact, the first signed between Washington and a Gulf state.
Rural Pharmacists call to oust Thaksin
The Rural Pharmacists Club issued a statement on Sunday calling for caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to resign and said the prime minister should face an investigation by independent committee over his alleged attempts to amend law to allow foreign companies to take over the country’s vital state enterprises.
No change likely on sugar in FTA talks
Australia will push the United States to open its protected sugar market at the first review of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the trans-Pacific economic partners.
Support Roh on trade pact
Korea and the United States held their first preparatory talks on a free trade agreement in Seoul yesterday. There are a lot of obstacles to overcome during the formal negotiations, but the mere fact the talks have officially begun is meaningful in itself.
North Korean-made sneakers may trip $29 billion US trade pact
North Korean workers stitching Made in Korea labels on $150 sneakers may hold the key to a $29 billion free-trade agreement between the US and South Korea, the biggest US accord in a decade.
Bahrain-US business board to speed up FTA implementation
A joint Bahrain-US business board is being set up as part of a major initiative to speed up the implementation of the Bahrain-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as well as enhance the scope of benefits for both sides.
Free trade agreement with US costs Panama $234 million
A free trade agreement with the United States will cost Panama $234 million in lost revenue from import duties in the first four years, according to projections by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and international firms.
India, US could have FTA in long term: US trade official
India and the United States could look into the possibility of a free trade agreement in the long term to boost bilateral economic relationship, a top US trade official said today.
Trade: FTA talks to start
South Korea’s efforts to secure free-trade agreements (FTAs) have received a boost with the announcement of the launch of talks with the US. But starting talks is one thing; successfully concluding a deal will prove challenging.
Appeal for Malaysians to have access to affordable medicines
Open letter to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
US-Colombia FTA (2006): Summary of the agreement
USTR’s summary of the US-Colombia free trade agreement concluded on 27 February 2006.
Nukes and mangoes on Bush’s mind in India
Although US President George W Bush’s India visit that officially started on Thursday is hardly expected to grab headlines in terms of business and economic deals between the two countries, both are looking forward to several new initiatives to boost bilateral commercial ties expected to be announced in the next few days.