23-May-2007
IRNA
Italy has strongly supported Pakistan's case for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union and given assurance to encourage Italian investment in Pakistan.
23-May-2007
USTR
The United States currently has no FTAs with countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Bush Administration is pursuing alternative means of strengthening its trade and investment relationships
with key African partners, including trade and investment framework agreements
(TIFAs), bilateral investment treaties (BITs), and a proposed trade and investment
cooperation agreement (TICA).
23-May-2007
USTR
United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab and Indonesia's Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu today agreed to formally establish working groups intended to deepen US-Indonesia economic relations in four key areas: intellectual property rights, agricultural and industrial goods, services and investment.
23-May-2007
IPS
Anti-poverty campaigners have likened trade negotiations between the European Union (EU) and several regions in Africa to a boxing match between a schoolboy novice and a heavyweight champion.
23-May-2007
Reuters
Colombia's second largest guerrilla movement said on Tuesday it would agree to a cease-fire if the government dropped a free-trade pact signed in November with the United States.
23-May-2007
ABS-CBN
Japan will give formal assurance to Philippine senators that it will not dump toxic and hazardous waste on the Philippines in an attempt to convince them to ratify the controversial Japan- Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).
22-May-2007
FreshPlaza
India and New Zealand have initiated steps to ink a free trade agreement (FTA) but it could be a while before this becomes a reality.
22-May-2007
Yonhap
Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Tuesday that his government will not renegotiate the free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, even if the US government requests it.
22-May-2007
PECC
The most significant constraint in FTA negotiations is not international negotiation between two governments, but domestic negotiation with various domestic constituencies, such as organized farmers and labor, the national assembly, NGOs, etc. This paper analyzes the domestic conflicts that arise in FTA negotiations in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly focusing on the US, Japan, China and Korea.
22-May-2007
CUJ
A Joint Statement from Australian and Japanese people
