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'No strong case for RP-US free trade pact'
11-Mar-2006     Manila Times
The conclusion of a Philippines-US free trade agreement (FTA) will drastically impact on the country's agriculture because it is labor intensive and employs large number of people, according to a recent paper published by De La Salle University experts.
Japan, Chile to accelerate FTA negotiations
11-Mar-2006     Kyodo
Chilean President-elect Michelle Bachelet and Hidenao Nakagawa, policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, agreed Friday that the two countries should accelerate efforts toward signing a bilateral free trade agreement.
Shipping pact with Brazil, S. Africa
11-Mar-2006     The Hindu
India announced that it is evolving an agreement in maritime shipping within IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa) and working out modalities to implement the framework agreement in civil aviation in the region. It cautioned, however, that since Brazil and South Africa were members of MERCOSUR and SACU, there were constraints in working out a trilateral FTA within the IBSA framework.
Negotiation opens opportunities
11-Mar-2006     FT
When US President George W. Bush announced in 2002 that he wanted a new Central American Free Trade Agreement (Cafta) with the five nations of Central America, the Dominican Republic scented a threat.
When the time is right
11-Mar-2006     Al-Ahram Weekly
"The time is not right." US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez's terse statement summed up his answers to repeated questions as to why negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between Egypt and the US appear to have been abandoned.
Peruvian farm orgs protest FTA
11-Mar-2006     Prensa Latina
More than 30 agricultural organizations in Peru announced a national strike against possible signing of a free trade agreement with the United States, which they believe would severely affect them.
US, UAE postpone free-trade talks amid ports row
11-Mar-2006     Reuters
The United States and United Arab Emirates postponed their next round of free-trade talks, the two countries said on Friday, a day after a Dubai state-owned company said it would sell US port management operations to calm a political furor.
RI to open labor market for Japan
11-Mar-2006     Jakarta Post
The Indonesian government will open up the domestic labor market in certain sectors to Japanese workers as part of the liberalization of the service sector envisaged under a planned bilateral economic partnership agreement (EPA)
Bush concerned about collapse of ports deal
10-Mar-2006    
President Bush says he is concerned about international reaction to congressional opposition to a Dubai-owned company managing operations at some US ports. Opposition led the firm to announce it would transfer port operations to a US entity.
Rousing start to FTA talks
10-Mar-2006    
The Malaysia-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks got off to a rousing start with 18 Senators and members of the House of Representatives, both Democrat and Republican, turning up to show support.