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Qatar, Netherlands set to sign trade deals; LNG in focus
8-May-2007    
Qatar and the Netherlands may soon sign investment protection as well as double taxation avoidance agreements as part of efforts to improve economic and political relations between them.
Malaysia-US FTA at technical stage, says Rafidah
8-May-2007    
Negotiations on the Malaysia-US Free Trade Agreement has reached the technical stage, the Dewan Negara was told Tuesday.
Taiwan signs free trade pact with El Salvador, Honduras
8-May-2007     Monsters and critics
Taiwan has signed a free trade agreement with El Salvador and Honduras to expand trade ties between the three countries, the Bureau of Foreign Trade said on Tuesday.
GCC to seek further talks before EU free-trade deal
8-May-2007     Gulf Times
The wording of the agreement remains undecided along with issues concerning service industries and investment rules.
Ukraine, Singapore begin FTA negotiations
8-May-2007     Channel News Asia
Ukraine and Singapore have begun negotiations for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
ALBA: A viable key to African diaspora self-determination
8-May-2007    
Author and former Jamaican public servant, Lloyd D. McCarthy, makes the case that both Claude McKay and Michael Manley would have supported the political and economic initiative called the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA).
Ecuador not renewing pact with US
8-May-2007     AP
Ecuador's new leftist president has decided not to renew a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, the country's foreign minister said Monday, just days before a senior US official is due to visit.
Will the trade-off be worth it?
8-May-2007    
On the surface, the European Commission's argument on how it sees economic partnership agreements with developing countries in the African, Caribbean and Pacific regions playing out, is compelling.
FTA with EU to hurt S Korea's alcohol, meat, dairy sectors: report
7-May-2007     Yonhap
A free trade pact with the European Union (EU) is expected to hurt South Korea's alcoholic beverage, meat and dairy sectors, a report by Nonghyup Management Institute, a semi-official research institute. said Monday.
Drug firms against trade changes
7-May-2007     Morning Call
US drugmakers, among the biggest proponents of free-trade agreements, are now lobbying to stop Democrats and the Bush administration from reworking pending trade deals to curb provisions that benefit the industry.