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UAE and New Zealand will begin FTA talks tomorrow
17-Mar-2006     Zawya
The UAE and New Zealand are expected to begin talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) tomorrow, a top Govennment official said.
Singapore mulls FTA with Lanka
17-Mar-2006     Daily News
Singapore is keen on entering into an FTA with Sri Lanka, Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Rohitha Bogollagama said on Wednesday.
Saharan states call for free trade agreements
17-Mar-2006     People's Daily
The Saharan states have called for free trade agreements to help the region achieve peace, stability and prosperity.
Inching closer to a bilateral deal
17-Mar-2006     TMCnet
Indian and Chinese economic relationship is set to get a leg up with the two countries closing in on signing a Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (BIPA), which will help investments from across the border, some of which have been seen with suspicion in the recent past.
Farmers plan to protest EPA talks
17-Mar-2006     CBC
Farmers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean states have expressed interest in holding some form of action similar to that at the launch of the Economic Partnership Agreement in St. Lucia last September.
Morales will never agree FTA
17-Mar-2006     AP
President Evo Morales vowed never to negotiate a free-trade agreement with the United States -- then lunched Thursday with the US ambassador and said he wanted to meet with President George W Bush on “fair trade.''
Decision on Asean-EU free trade pact in August
17-Mar-2006     Business Times
The European Union (EU) and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) are still studying the possibility of having free trade agreements (FTAs) either on a regional basis or bilaterally with individual countries, says European Commission ambassador and head of delegation Thierry Rommel.
US wants comprehensive RP trade deal
17-Mar-2006     Manila Bulletin
The Philippine exploratory mission to the US on the proposed specific preferential trading for the garment sector was met with cold treatment as top level government officials, Congress representatives and its private sector still prefer a comprehensive free trade area (FTA) agreement.
US industry's free trade wish list
17-Mar-2006     Donga
With Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks scheduled to start in May, representatives from US industries bombarded the US government with their own wishes for a Korea-US FTA, asking the government to open the Korean service market and eliminate market regulations.
Penn serves notice on would-be trade agreement participants
17-Mar-2006     Delta Farm Press
Notice from USDA to countries that aren't too well heeled but would like to try to negotiate a new free trade agreement with the United States: Don't bother.