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US-Cambodia TIFA (2006)
16-Jul-2006    
US, Cambodia sign trade, investment framework
16-Jul-2006     Reuters
The United States and Cambodia signed an agreement on Friday to increase trade and investment flows as part of a broader American initiative in the region, the US Trade Representative's office said.
Thailand : US FTAs push Thai garment exporter out of the country
16-Jul-2006     Fibre 2 Fashion
Thai garment manufacturers are currently on tenter hooks as the US goes about concluding Free Trade Agreements with different countries having apparel and textile manufacturing bases.
Pak decision on SAFTA will make agreement meaningless: India
15-Jul-2006     Financial Express
Unhappy over Pakistan's decision to limit trade with it to a few items under the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), India on Tuesday said such a move would make the agreement meaningless and sought an "urgent" meeting of the SAARC Commerce Ministers to discuss the issue, an Indian newspaper reported.
Venezuela's Chavez looms large over US vote on Peru trade pact
15-Jul-2006     Mercury News
Free-trade agreements generally set tariffs on beef and commodities and deal with government procurement contracts and labor provisions. But as US Congress prepares to vote on a contentious free-trade accord with Peru, the figure of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is looming large.
EFTA to pursue FTA with Malaysia
15-Jul-2006     Bernama
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA), comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, intends to pursue a free trade agreement (FTA) with Malaysia and will decide on it by year-end.
Malaysia to protect sovereign rights in any FTA talks
15-Jul-2006     Business Times
Malaysia will not sign any agreement that is to its disadvantage. Malaysia suspended FTA talks with New Zealand recently because it did not agree with that country's requests in the areas of government procurement, environment, manpower and competition policy.
FTA to herald new era of partnership between EU and GCC
15-Jul-2006     MENAFN
The EU-GCC free trade agreement will open a new era of economic, trade, investment and commercial activities between the two blocs, a top French envoy in the Kingdom told Bahrain Tribune.
UNICE Chairman: Russia and the EU must conclude a full package free trade deal
14-Jul-2006     RIA Novosti
The UNICE (Union of Manufacturers in the European Community) Chairman, Ernest-Antoine Seillière, has encouraged Russia and the European Union (the EU) to conclude a full package free trade agreement to reach close, reciprocal economic integration.
Lanka offers free trade pact to Bangladesh
14-Jul-2006     Daily India
Sri Lanka has mooted a free trade agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh citing its positive experience with the ones it has signed with India and Pakistan.