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US says reaches free trade deal with Colombia
27-Feb-2006     Reuters
The United States has reached a free trade deal with Colombia after nearly two years of talks, the US Trade Representative said on Monday.
Election pushes back Japan FTA
27-Feb-2006     Bangkok Post
Thailand and Japan have postponed off the signing of their bilateral trade pact earlier scheduled for April 3-4, pending the outcome of Thailand's upcoming general election, a senior offcial said Monday.
Costa Rican presidential hopeful promises to obstruct Cafta
27-Feb-2006     FT
The leader of Costa Rica's second largest political party has vowed to obstruct efforts to ratify a 2004 free trade agreement between Central America and the US.
S Korea's Roh says FTA with US top priority
27-Feb-2006     AFX
President Roh Moo-Hyun said that reaching a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States will be the top priority for his government during his remaining tenure.
Roadmap for WTO negotiations on Art. XXIV GATT
27-Feb-2006    
The WTO rules for bilateral agreements, set by Art. XXIV of GATT are currently under re-negotiation in the WTO. Below is an internal informal WTO discussion paper on these negotiations. This is an invitation to discuss this paper on the Forum of this website on "bilateralism".
IPO plans for state firms, FTAs face uncertain future as new election called
27-Feb-2006     The Nation
The dissolution of the House of Representatives has put the Thai government's key economic policies - free-trade deals, the privatisation of state enterprises and investment in mega-projects - in limbo.
El Salvador: Free trade to begin in March
26-Feb-2006     Miami Herald
A free-trade agreement with El Salvador will take effect on March 1, the Bush administration announced, initially leaving behind five other Latin American nations that are supposed to be part of the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
SAARC countries signing bilateral, multilateral FTAs one after another
26-Feb-2006     The Independent
The South Asian economies including Bangladesh are becoming more and more regional trade-prone and they are going for bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) alongside regional arrangements like South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA).
Cairo angered by US trade talks freeze
26-Feb-2006     FT
Rachid Mohamed Rachid, Egypt's trade and industry minister, criticised Washington yesterday for mixing business with politics in its decision to freeze negotiations on a free trade agreement.
UNCTAD talks on trade remain inconclusive
25-Feb-2006     The Hindu
The UNCTAD negotiations held in Kochi to assess the impact of trade as per the WTO regime as well as the ASEAN FTA on the local agricultural and industrial sectors, elicited inadequate response from the stakeholders.