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Plan B: keep talking
Having initiated the idea of a free trade agreement with China, the Howard Government has been stung by its implications and has fallen back to a strategy of caution and protracted negotiation that will extend beyond the 2007 national election.
Bush asks congress to approve trade agreement with Colombia
President George W. Bush asked US congress to approve a free trade agreement with Colombia, saying it would strengthen a democracy in Latin America.
Singapore, China to launch talks for bilateral FTA
Singapore and China will start negotiations for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
M'sia among top priority countries for US in FTA negotiations
Malaysia is among the few countries given priority by the United States in its free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations before the expiry of the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), said US Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab.
Australia wants access to Malaysian govt procurement market in trade deal
Australia wants access to Malaysia's government procurement market, which currently favors the country's majority ethnic Malays, enshrined in a free trade deal, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said.
Trade agreements work for America
Gains to US trade from FTAs, as of July 2006.
AMCHAM M'sia denies patent provisions in US FTAs
The American-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM Malaysia) Thursday refuted press reports that the US Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in Chile and Singapore seeks to extend patents for 30 to 40 years through TRIPS-Plus.
Rules of origin regulations no hinderance, says NZ's Goff
Asean's plan to narrow the gap on rules of origin regulations pose no hinderance to the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with New Zealand and Australia.
India to review sensitive list, says Nath
Despite the tense negotiations behind doors, India said it will now study Asean's sensitive list comprising 1,900 goods before pursuing its free trade negotiations with the 10-member grouping.
US-Uruguay free trade agreement
Two articles by Roberto Bissio, analysing the irreparable mistakes that Uruguay could be making in case of signing an FTA with the United States with regards to the imposition of intellectual property regulations and the opening of state services to competition.