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GCC-India FTA to be signed in near future
6-Feb-2006     Bahrein Tribune
The GCC-India free trade agreement (FTA) will open over a billion consumers' market for the Gulf countries.
Sri Lanka, Thailand benefit more from FTA with India
5-Feb-2006     Financial Express
With India signing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Sri Lanka (1998) and Thailand (2004), its imports from these two countries have gone up by over 300% and 125%, respectively, between 2002-03 and 2004-05. India's exports to Sri Lanka rose by about 47% and that to Thailand by 19% during the same period.
Panama, Chile reach free trade pact
5-Feb-2006     Xinhua
Panama and Chile signed a free trade deal here on Saturday, ending their 15th round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks.
Peru - Farmers ask for referendum free trade agreement
5-Feb-2006     PULSAR
The National Agricultural Convention (CONVEAGRO) will present 40,000 signatures at the National Electoral Jury to back up their demand to submit signing of a free trade agreement with the US to a national referendum.
Outlook Hopeful as Trade Talks Begin
4-Feb-2006    
Kim Hyun-jong, Korea's trade minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Robert Portman, the United States Trade Representative, declared the start of preliminary ROK-U.S. ROK-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations at a joint press conference in the main hall of Capitol Building in Washington D.C. yesterday.
Support free-trade talks with S. Korea
4-Feb-2006    
U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman's newly announced plan to pursue a sweeping free trade agreement with South Korea is a bold step that, if done fairly, would be a win-win for the two nations, with long-term benefits for our economy.
Take steps to avoid marginalization
4-Feb-2006    
Over the past few years, East-Asian nations have signed many trade agreements and quickened the pace of economic integration. The exclusion of Taiwan from this process is a cause for concern.
Balkans: On different roads to EU
4-Feb-2006     IPS
All Balkans countries are headed for European Union membership, but they are taking different roads, and at differing pace.
Andean community special tariff heralds EU free trade agreement
4-Feb-2006     Xinhua
The five-nation Andean community has agreed to create a special tariff regime with the European Union (EU) to ease the path to a free trade agreement, the regional bloc said in a statement published here on Thursday.
Agriculture blocks Colombia-US FTA
4-Feb-2006     Prensa Latina
Disagreements on issues like agriculture are forcing the Colombian government on Friday to delay the possible signing of the free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, scheduled for this weekend.