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Pak commerce minister arrives April 19
28-Mar-2006    
The commerce minister of Pakistan will make a three-day visit to Dhaka from April 19 to attend the Safta Ministerial Council (SMC) meeting and initiate talks on signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh.
NZ to seek FTA talks with Arab countries
28-Mar-2006    
New Zealand is to seek negotiations on a free trade agreement with a trade bloc of oil rich Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia.
'Spring struggle': Industrial peace determines nation's economic future
28-Mar-2006    
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) has announced it would stage a general strike in April 3-14 in protest of parliament's passage of a bill that labor thinks unfavorable to irregular workers and the government's "labor road map," followed by walkouts of some industrial unions. KCTU also opposes the Korea-US free trade agreement, while calling for the provision of free medical and educational services.
Pakistan refuses to give MFN status to India even after Safta ratification
28-Mar-2006     Financial Express
Pakistan has decided not to give most favoured nation (MFN) status to India, even under the recently ratified South Asia free trade agreement (Safta), and has indicated that it will continue to trade with the country on the basis of a positive list.
Ecuadorean team eyes trade deal with US this week
28-Mar-2006     Reuters
Ecuador could reach a free trade deal with the United States by the end of this week if the two sides can resolve difficult agricultural issues, Ecuadorean negotiators said on Monday.
Colombia and Guatemala plan free trade talks in June
28-Mar-2006     Bloomberg
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said in January the South American nation would negotiate free trade agreements with Guatemala and El Salvador.
Colombia FTA could help sell more US rice
28-Mar-2006    
The USA Rice Federation says the new US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement could mean increased sales of US rice - thanks, in part, to the persistence of the U.S. Trade Representative's chief agricultural negotiator Richard Crowder.
Equitable trade and Southern Africa: A cookie cutter approach will cost lives and livelihoods
28-Mar-2006     AFSC
Statement of the US-SACU FTA Working Group
Possible Korea-Japan FTA could hurt conglomerates
27-Mar-2006    
Even big Korean conglomerates may feel the blow if Seoul and Tokyo ink a free trade agreement, according to a report by the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy.
Pakistan uncertain on SAFTA
27-Mar-2006    
Pakistan remains unsure of India's role in the South Asian Free Trade Agreement as bilateral economic cooperation talks begin Monday.