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Ecuador may clinch FTA
18-Apr-2006    
The Ecuadorian government insisted Tuesday on having the last Free Trade Agreement (FTA) round of negotiations with the US and is readying a formal request from Washington.
Industry FTA team launched
18-Apr-2006    
Representatives from a variety of industries have formed a private board to closely monitor the government's negotiations with the United States for a free trade agreement (FTA).
Indo-Nepal trade treaty to be recast
18-Apr-2006     Financial Express
The Indian government plans to broadbase the scope of the bilateral Indo-Nepal treaty for trade to make it less import-centric and more comprehensive and mutually beneficial.
Indonesia, Japan resume free trade negotiations
18-Apr-2006     Jakarta Post
Indonesia and Japan began their fourth round of official negotiations for a bilateral trade and economic cooperation agreement Monday, and hope to reach a basic accord by the end of the year at the latest.
Peru: Date for FTA debate to be set
18-Apr-2006     Prensa Latina
The draft free trade agreement with the US still lacks a date for discussion in the Peruvian Congress Constitution Committee as the text has not yet been submitted, Parliament Speaker Antero Flores said Monday.
METI's Asia-Oceania FTA pitch surprises but is predictable
18-Apr-2006     Japan Times
Trade minister Toshihiro Nikai's announcement earlier this month that Japan plans to start talks with 15 other nations in 2008 to create an Asia-Oceania free-trade zone took many by surprise -- not only experts but also those within government -- sparking speculation about the ministry's true intentions.
Int'l Intellectual Property Alliance supports US-Taiwan FTA
18-Apr-2006     Asia Pulse
The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), an influential business entity, expressed strong support for the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Taiwan.
Sri Lanka FTA gives traders oily woes
18-Apr-2006     CNN-IBN
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka is costing Indian vanaspati-makers a fortune. With the Sri Lankan vanaspati flooding the Indian market, factories are shutting down, rendering hundreds of people jobless.
DPM instructs postponement of US-Thai FTA talks
18-Apr-2006     MCOT
Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Somkid Jatusripitak on Monday revealed that he had instructed postponement of negotiations for the proposed free trade area (FTA) agreement between the United States and Thailand until the new government is formed.
S Korea warns of collapse in free trade talks with US
17-Apr-2006     Asia Pulse
South Korea's trade minister warned Monday that the upcoming negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States could collapse if the deal harms South Korean national interests.