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FTAs to have minor impact
26-Jan-2010    
Thailand will not gain much from free trade agreements because of minimal exports between the agreeing parties, says Sethaput Suthiwart-narueput, an executive vice-president of Siam Commercial Bank.
US official says no basis for renegotiation of beef issue
26-Jan-2010     CNA
The US Trade Representative Office said Friday that Taiwan has destroyed its bilateral agreement with the United States on beef imports and there is no basis for renegotiation of the issue.
New trade platform to boost EAC ties with the US
26-Jan-2010     East African
The signing of a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement has been necessitated by the absence of a formal platform where the EAC can engage the US
China, S Korea, Japan to hold preliminary meeting on free trade pact
26-Jan-2010     Xinhua
A trilateral meeting among three Northeast Asian countries is slated for Tuesday in Seoul as the three countries seek to launch a joint research on a free trade pact, Seoul's trade ministry said Monday.
India-Mexico FTA talks likely in May
26-Jan-2010     Mangalorean
India and Mexico will hold open talks for a full free trade agreement (FTA) in May, Jaime Nualart, ambassador of Mexico, said Monday.
China and Taiwan to start talks on trade deal
25-Jan-2010     Financial Times
To allay fears about the potential negative impacts of ECFA, Mr Ma’s government has pledged not to open Taiwan to Chinese labour or further agricultural imports. Many Taiwanese, however, remain either unconvinced or indifferent.
Trade talks may spike proposal to ban e-waste
24-Jan-2010    
India’s free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with EU and Japan are likely to prevent a proposal to ban trade in electronic waste (e-waste) from being incorporated in the draft rules to be notified by the environment ministry in two months.
Hopes pinned on Gulf trade deal
24-Jan-2010    
Closer trade ties with the Middle East will culminate this April with the signing of a free trade agreement. AMANDA MORRALL finds out why the exporter's road to Mecca is pointing in that direction.
EU keen to step up FTA dialogues with Malaysia
24-Jan-2010    
Malaysia can have a free trade pact with the European Union (EU), EU ambassador Vincent Piket said, the second in Asean after Singapore.
Lai: Taiwan is free from China factor over FTAs
23-Jan-2010    
Lai Hsingyuan, minister of Mainland Affairs Counsel, noted surprisingly yesterday that ECFA and FTA with other countries are totally different things, and she hadn't noticed any disturbance from China over the last 20 months.