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Rural Pharmacists call to oust Thaksin
6-Mar-2006    
The Rural Pharmacists Club issued a statement on Sunday calling for caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to resign and said the prime minister should face an investigation by independent committee over his alleged attempts to amend law to allow foreign companies to take over the country's vital state enterprises.
No change likely on sugar in FTA talks
6-Mar-2006    
Australia will push the United States to open its protected sugar market at the first review of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the trans-Pacific economic partners.
Support Roh on trade pact
6-Mar-2006    
Korea and the United States held their first preparatory talks on a free trade agreement in Seoul yesterday. There are a lot of obstacles to overcome during the formal negotiations, but the mere fact the talks have officially begun is meaningful in itself.
North Korean-made sneakers may trip $29 billion US trade pact
6-Mar-2006    
North Korean workers stitching Made in Korea labels on $150 sneakers may hold the key to a $29 billion free-trade agreement between the US and South Korea, the biggest US accord in a decade.
Treaty may boost US investment in Pakistan
6-Mar-2006     Daily Times
The proposed Pakistan-US Bilateral Investment Treaty expected to be signed during President Bush's visit to Pakistan may increase direct US investment by 8 to 9 percent.
No trade pact with India: Howard
5-Mar-2006    
John Howard is hoping to secure a series of breakthrough agreements covering defence, science and aviation during a four-day visit to India that will focus on forging stronger commercial ties with the emerging powerhouse.
EU says customs agreement with C. America prerequisite for free trade deal
5-Mar-2006     Red Orbit
A customs agreement with Central America should precede talks on the proposed free trade deal, said the European Union's representative to Central America on Friday.
Dhaka-Islamabad likely to start FTA talks
5-Mar-2006     Daily Star
Dhaka and Islamabad are likely to start negotiation on bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) soon as Pakistan Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan visits Bangladesh by the end of this month.
EU, Mediterranean ministers to meet in Morocco on free trade
5-Mar-2006     Xinhua
Trade ministers from the European Union and Mediterranean nations will meet late this month in Morocco to discuss an EU-Mediterranean free trade area, the Moroccan Foreign Trade Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Bahrain-US business board to speed up FTA implementation
5-Mar-2006     Bahrain Tribune
A joint Bahrain-US business board is being set up as part of a major initiative to speed up the implementation of the Bahrain-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as well as enhance the scope of benefits for both sides.