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US, Andean nations narrow differences on IP in trade talks
4-Dec-2005 Intellectual Property Watch
Andean countries in late November narrowed differences with the United States over intellectual property protections in negotiations over a US-Andean bilateral free trade agreement, but divisions over market access for agriculture have likely delayed a final agreement until next year, at least for Colombia and Ecuador.
Bush reaches out to Democrats on trade
4-Dec-2005 Wall Street Journal
President Bush is starting to embrace a different political strategy for getting trade agreements through Congress: bipartisanship.
Pakistan wants free trade agreement with US
1-Dec-2005
Pakistan is pressing for a bigger reward for its alliance with the United States in the war on terror, with the country’s Commerce Minister calling for a Free Trade Agreement that would open up the American market to Pakistani goods.
Pakistan, US agree to bilateral investment agreement
1-Dec-2005
Pakistan and United States’ have agreed over a mutual investment agreement that will smoothen the way to talks for a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries.
Australia pressured over US FTA: Crowe
29-Nov-2005
Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe says the Australian government has buckled to United States pressure over free trade.
US and Asean agree on stronger links
18-Nov-2005 Bangkok Post
Kantathi Suphamongkhon, the Thai foreign minister, said the partnership, known as the Asean-US Trade and Investment Framework, could lead to a regional free trade area agreement between the 10 members and the US.
FTA plea by Bush
18-Nov-2005 Gulf Daily News
US President Bush yesterday urged the US Congress to approve a long-awaited Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Bahrain.
US ’Big Brother’ attitude in FTAs draws criticism
17-Nov-2005
Arabs attending a conference in Bahrain blasted yesterday Washington’s "Big Brother" attitude in bilateral Free Trade Agreements, saying they are political tools to serve US interests rather than enhance economic prosperity in the region.
UAE and US in third round FTA negotiations
10-Nov-2005 Asharq Awalsat
The UAE and US will resume their FTA negotiations on the 12 through the 16 of November in London.
US links beef import to FTA with South Korea
9-Nov-2005 Korea Times
Alexander Vershbow, Washington’s top diplomat to Seoul, said Tuesday that South Korea’s lifting of the ban on US beef could trigger talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
US exports to Arab nations may touch new highs
8-Nov-2005 MENAFN
With many Arab nations going ahead with their plans to sign free-trade agreements (FTAs) with the US, trade and industry associations are projecting extraordinary growth in US exports to the Arab world in the years to come.
Despite FTAA defeat at Americas Summit, free trade to be imposed on Colombians
8-Nov-2005 Colombia Journal
In the aftermath of the U.S. failure in Argentina, the Bush administration continues to work for bilateral or sub-regional free trade agreements throughout the Americas.
Bush says US and Panama close to free trade accord
8-Nov-2005 Reuters
President George W. Bush said on Monday the United States and Panama were close to completing a free trade agreement as he ended a Latin American tour that fell short of his goal of reviving talks on a hemispheric-wide trade zone.
US senators recommend FTA with Pakistan
8-Nov-2005 Daily Jang
US senators and lobbyists have strongly recommended the signing of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan to rebuild its impaired economy.
’Pakistan-US FTA would help quake recovery’
7-Nov-2005 Daily Times
A free trade agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and the United States would help Pakistan cope with the impact of the devastating earthquake of October 8, said Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), on Saturday.
Trade accord stalled as Americas meeting ends
6-Nov-2005 New York Times
A two-day summit meeting of leaders of 34 Western Hemisphere nations attended by President Bush was drawing to a close here on Saturday without a clear agreement on when and how to resume stalled talks aimed at achieving a hemispherewide free trade agreement.
Seoul moves to cut screen quota
5-Nov-2005 Korea Times
The Ministry of Finance and Economy seeks to slash the screen quota to the number of days demanded by the US before proceeding with the stagnating Korea-U.S. bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and free trade agreement (FTA) talks.
US, Uruguay to sign amended Bilateral Investment Treaty
5-Nov-2005 Dow Jones News
The US and Uruguay will sign an amended bilateral investment treaty later Friday, the South American country’s foreign minister said.
DR should emulate neighbors, be more aggressive with FTA
4-Nov-2005
Officials at the highest level along with private business persons from El Salvador are currently on tours that have been denominated as “CAFTA-Tours” throughout the United States, looking to attract investments, in addition to participating in work shops to train exporters on how to best benefit from markets to open with DR-CAFTA.
Clash of visions for Latin America
3-Nov-2005 Christian Science Monitor
It’s Bush vs. Chavez as 33 heads of state meet Friday for Summit of the Americas.