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Pakistan, Malaysia conclude free trade agreement talks
9-Oct-2006     People's Daily
Pakistan and Malaysia have completed talks over a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Islamabad, the Pakistani Commerce Ministry said on Friday.
Rice could doom US-Korea trade deal: source
8-Oct-2006     Reuters
A proposed free-trade deal between the United States and South Korea would probably be doomed if Washington succeeds in putting rice on the negotiating table, according to a source familiar with the subject.
Traders still paying duty
7-Oct-2006    
Bahrain businesses trading with the US may still be paying duty on customs-free products because they haven't amended their paperwork. Bahrain Export Development Society (BEDS) chairman Dr Yousef Mashal said 96 per cent of Bahrain's industrial and agricultural products now received immediate duty-free access to the US markets because of the Bahrain-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA), but some traders were missing out.
Japan, Indonesia to hold 6th round of free trade talks in Tokyo
7-Oct-2006    
Japan and Indonesia will hold a sixth round of talks on a possible free trade agreement next week and work on a draft of the pact, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Friday.
Stalled trade negotiations under BIMSTEC
7-Oct-2006    
The next meeting of the Trade Negotiation Committee (TNC) of BIMSTEC is hanging in the balance due to inability of the member countries to fix a date for reviewing the progress of the previous meetings.
US and Panama making progress on trade deal: USTR
7-Oct-2006    
The United States and Panama are making "good" progress toward a bilateral trade deal, Washington's chief agricultural negotiator said on Thursday.
Rep. King backs U.S.-Taiwan FTA
7-Oct-2006    
U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY) expressed support recently for the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Taiwan.
Japan-RP Economic Pact Brings Dubious Gain
7-Oct-2006     Bulatlat
After negotiating away from public scrutiny for four years, the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) was signed at the Asia-Europe Meeting in Helsinki, Finland on Sept. 10, 2006.
Services at forefront as India, EU plan Ceca
7-Oct-2006    
National treatment, mutual recognition of professional qualification and competition policy would initially be in focus, as India and Europe are set to commence talks for a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (Ceca), government sources told FE.
Proposals to protect the constitution from neoliberalism
6-Oct-2006     Movimiento Boliviano por la Soberanía y la Integración solidaria de los pueblos: Contra el TLC y el ALCA
In the last 14 months, the Bolivarian Movement of Struggle against the FTA and FTAA and its successor, the Bolivarian Movement for the Sovereignty and Integration of People, have been preparing a proposal for a debate in the Constituent Assembly which was set up the 6th of August in Sucre. It is not a legal document but a platform of minimal principles to contribute to the debate.