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Seoul gives much, takes little in FTA talks with Washington
13-Jun-2006    
South Korea and the United States ended their first round of formal five-day talks for a free trade agreement, but South Korean negotiators returned home empty-handed.
US envoy addresses Qatari businessmen
13-Jun-2006     The Peninsula
The US ambassador to Qatar, Chase Untermeyer, has said he hoped that Qatar follows into the footsteps of its GCC neighbours and concludes a free trade agreement (FTA) with his country.
Ex-US official sees S Korea-US FTA as 'wake-up call' to Japan
13-Jun-2006     Kyodo
A successful conclusion of South Korea-US free trade agreement talks would be a "wake-up call" to Japan and the United States for a similar accord between the two countries, a former senior US trade official said in a recent interview.
Malaysians protest against free trade talks with US
13-Jun-2006     TWN
As Malaysia and the United States began their first round of talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), they were confronted by a group of Malaysian protesters concerned that the agreement will cause the country more harm than good.
By 80%, Dominican firms cannot compete in Free Trade
13-Jun-2006     Dominican Today
Approximately 80% of the 4,000 firms that operate in the country are not prepared to compete in the framework of the Free Trade Agreement with Central America and Central America (DR-CAFTA).
Atlantica trade zone talks spark 2nd day of protest
12-Jun-2006     CBC
Activists protested for a second day in New Brunswick on Saturday as business leaders met to discuss a proposed free-trade zone for the Maritimes, Quebec and northeastern United States.
Canada hopes to conclude free trade agreement with India
12-Jun-2006     New Kerala
Canada hopes to sign an investment promotion and protection agreement with India later this year that would encourage free trade between the two countries, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said.
EU presses for conclusion of free-trade deal with GCC
12-Jun-2006     The Daily Star
European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson called Saturday for talks in Brussels with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, so that a final free trade deal with the Gulf Arab bloc can be struck by year-end.
Free trade fears in Snowy backflip
12-Jun-2006     The Age
The last-minute scrapping of the $3 billion Snowy Hydro float, attributed by the Government to the public outcry at the prospect of losing control of an "icon", may have been partly prompted by fears it would contravene Australia's free trade agreement negotiated with the US last year.
S Korea-EU FTA to generate more benefits than US FTA, reports say
12-Jun-2006     Yonhap
A free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the European Union will bring greater benefits to Asia's fourth-largest economy than a similar trade pact with the United States, reports showed Sunday.