bilaterals.org logo
bilaterals.org logo

Latest

Kaesong complex emerges as hurdle in FTA talks
20-Apr-2006     Chosun Ilbo
South Korea and the United States are holding behind the scenes negotiations to iron out differences ahead of a bilateral free trade agreement. One of many sticking points is whether the US will accept goods made in the joint-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex as South Korean products.
US calls for more rigorous free trade pact with South Korea
20-Apr-2006     TMCnet
The United States' free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea will have more provisions than those with other countries to reflect unique barriers specific to the Asian nation, according to Wendy Cutler, assistant US Trade Representative and chief negotiator to the South Korea-US FTA (KORUS FTA) talks.
Taiwan's president touts free trade with Dominican Republic
20-Apr-2006     Dominican Today
Taiwan president Chen Shui-Bian said yesterday that negotiations with the Dominican Republic are advancing toward the signing of a Free Trade Agreement, in which both nations seek to establish a strategic economic and trade alliance that allows them to conquer the United States market.
Venezuela to withdraw from Andean trade bloc
20-Apr-2006     Reuters
Venezuela, which has criticized Andean nations as being overly aligned with the United States, plans to withdraw from the Andean Community of Nations, President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday.
Ecuador seeks to salvage free trade deal
20-Apr-2006     AP
Ecuador's ambassador to Washington return to Quito for consultations on how to overcome an impasse with US free trade negotiators over an oil-tax bill designed to cut into foreign windfall crude profits.
US pushing FTA on Guatemala
20-Apr-2006     Prensa Latina
US ambassador in Guatemala James Derham appeared in Congress Wednesday to pressure for approval of complementary laws to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Americans offer to help with talks
20-Apr-2006     Bangkok Post
American businesses have offered help in lobbying the US Congress to allow talks on the Thai-US free-trade agreement to move forward, according to the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
Pakistan-Bangladesh agree to conclude bilateral FTA by September, 2006
20-Apr-2006     Online
The bilateral FTA would go beyond the tariff concessions provided under the SAFTA agreement.
The US and China: strategic disconnect
20-Apr-2006     TCS Daily
A large set of strategic economic and security questions will challenge both US and Chinese leaders over the next decade. These relate directly to the growth of Asian regionalism, with attendant political institutions, decisions regarding new regional trade and investment agreements, as well as a potential new security architecture for at least East and South Asia.
Sacu talks resume with US
20-Apr-2006     Business Day
Interview with Deputy US Trade Representative Karan Bhatia.