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Joint business council opens in Washington
12-Sep-2006
US Ambassador William Monroe yesterday announced the inauguration of a Bahraini-US Business Council in Washington on Thursday under the patronage of Bahraini Ambassador Nasser Al Balooshi.
Democrats outline plans for trade and investment
12-Sep-2006
Trade and investment will be an integral part of the Democrat Party’s economic policies to convince the private sector of Thailand’s sustainable development.
Japan eyes investment treaty with Cambodia, Laos
12-Sep-2006 Kyodo
Japan is considering starting negotiations on signing a bilateral investment treaty with Cambodia and Laos to promote the entry of Japanese businesses in the developing economies’ markets.
Pakistan-US talks on Bilateral Investment Treaty next month
12-Sep-2006 Asia Pulse
Pakistan and the United States will hold the fifth round of negotiations on the draft Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) early next month in a bid to develop consensus on the remaining disputed clauses of the agreement.
With free trade zones, what’s the fate of communities?
12-Sep-2006 AllAfrica.com
As Chinese companies prepare to invest in Lekki Trade Free Zone, about 300,000 dwellers of 26 Lagos suburbs, who are primarily farmers and fishermen, are faced with displacement from their fatherland.
Japan to accept 1,000 Filipino nurses, caregivers under FTA
12-Sep-2006 Japan Times
Japan will accept 400 nurses and 600 caregivers from the Philippines under the bilateral free-trade agreement signed over the weekend, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Monday.
Indian trade officials will travel to Sri Lanka to discuss Vanaspathi oil
12-Sep-2006
A high level team of Indian trade officials will arrive in Sri Lanka next week to finalise the quotas for cooking oil and bakery shortening exported from Sri Lanka to India, says the Secretary to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Trade, R.M.K. Rathnayaka.
Groups worried over FTA with US
11-Sep-2006
For people living with HIV/AIDS, access to anti-retroviral drugs is a crucial factor in helping them lengthen their lives.
FTA hits snags
11-Sep-2006
The trade liberalization talks between Korea and the United States have passed a turning point but have made little agreements of substance. The third-round negotiations, which ended a four-day session in Seattle Saturday was another letdown, as each side sought to give the least and take the most.
RP-Japan pact must be scrutinized by Senate — Pimentel
11-Sep-2006 INQ7.net
The newly signed Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement must be scrutinized by the Philippine Senate because of apprehensions over its alleged disadvantages to the country, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said on Monday. Workers’ and other groups also slammed the signing of the agreement, while a Department of Labor and Employment official said he doubted many Filipino health care workers would want to go to Japan.
Ecuador Prez: No Oxy arbitration
11-Sep-2006
Ecuadorian President Alfredo Palacio has rejected arbitration against his nation for annulling in May the contract with US Oxy oil company that operated there.
Korea, US agree to wrap up FTA talks by year-end
11-Sep-2006
The third round of free trade talks between Korea and the US saw some progress in key sectors like agriculture and textiles but failed to narrow differences on easing US anti-dumping measures.
Ruling party divided over SK-US free trade pact
11-Sep-2006
The ruling Uri Party is divided over the recent decision by some of its National Assembly members to file charges that call the government’s pursuit of a free trade agreement with the United States "one sided."
Dubai Chamber says Jordan is a potential market for UAE
11-Sep-2006
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) said that Jordan is a potential market for the UAE, and the UAE could win a good chunk of Saudi Arabia’s trade with Jordan.
Cullen confident re NZ-China FTA
11-Sep-2006
New Zealand Finance Minister Michael Cullen is confident trade talks with China can be completed successfully.
Nations rush to make trade pacts
10-Sep-2006
Within days of taking office, Peruvian President Alan García named economist Hernando de Soto — a man he calls ’’the most prestigious Peruvian’’ — as his chief lobbyist to push a free trade agreement through the U.S. Congress.
Some progress in trade talks; 15 protesters arrested outside
10-Sep-2006
U.S. and South Korean negotiators concluded a challenging third round of trade talks in Seattle Saturday, with some progress but much ground to cover toward a proposed free-trade agreement between the two nations.
S Korea, US end third round of FTA talks without ’practical progress’
10-Sep-2006
South Korea and the United States ended a third round of free trade talks on Saturday, acknowledging that they failed to make "practical progress" in certain "sensitive areas" such as automobiles, agricultural products and pharmaceuticals.
China, EU to launch talks on framework agreement
10-Sep-2006 Xinhua
China and the European Union (EU) have agreed to launch negotiations on a framework agreement, which will encompass the full scope of their bilateral relationship, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday.
Tough US-Korea trade talks end in disappointment
10-Sep-2006 Reuters
US and South Korean officials expressed disappointment on Saturday at the progress made during four days of tough trade negotiations aimed at clinching a proposed free trade agreement between the two countries.