18-Sep-2006
Economic Times
The proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has hit a roadblock with the Indian industry, especially the petrochemical sector, opposing the agreement.
18-Sep-2006
People’s Daily
Nepal is initiating the process of signing bilateral labor agreements with various countries that have been importing Nepali workers, state run Radio Nepal reported Friday.
18-Sep-2006
People’s Daily
China will not shy away from using bilateral or regional free trade agreements to facilitate trade, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. The remarks came after WTO chief Pascal Lamy warned that China’s pursuit of separate bilateral and regional free trade agreements would harm its long-term commercial interests.
17-Sep-2006
Nippon Keidanren
Japan and Indonesia held intergovernmental negotiations four times from July 2005 to April 2006 regarding the conclusion of a bilateral economic partnership agreement (EPA). The EPA negotiations timetable for Japan recently released by the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy states that Japan will aim to reach an agreement with Indonesia in principle on major points of the negotiations by sometime this summer.
15-Sep-2006
Latin America Press
Under CAFTA, indigenous heritage becomes intellectual property for the United States.
15-Sep-2006
Movimiento Boliviano por la Soberanía y la Integración solidaria de los pueblos: Contra el TLC y el ALCA
Bolivian Government outlines the principles which it feels are essential for achieving a just trade and cooperation treaty with the US.