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Signing of BIT likely on 20th: Access to US market
4-Jan-2006     Dawn
Pakistan is seeking additional $2 billion market access from the United States and the issue is likely to be finalized after both the countries conclude their much awaited Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) here on January 20.
Japanese execs arriving to resolve JPEPA issues
4-Jan-2006     TMCnet
The Japanese are keen on resolving contentious issues on the automotive sector under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement within the month.
Caribbean welcomes single market
3-Jan-2006     Aljazeera
Six nations - Jamaica, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago - became the first full members of the Caribbean Single Market Economy as the treaty went into effect on 1 January.
Japan to pursue free trade deals with China - paper
3-Jan-2006     China Daily
Japan is likely to pursue free-trade agreements with China and India as well as Australia to give it more clout in a proposed East Asian community, a leading Japanese daily reported on Tuesday.
Ecuador, Colombia to talk on FTA
3-Jan-2006     The Daily Journal
Ecuadoran President Alfredo Palacio will travel to Bogota in January to discuss with his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, a free trade agreement (FTA) that their countries are negotiating with the United States.
China : Mainland to negotiate FTA with 27 nations: Bo Xilai
3-Jan-2006     Fibre2fashion.com
After remaining silent during the WTO meeting in Hong Kong, December 2005, China has decided to focus on the bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) and play a lead role in multilateral trade discussions during the year 2006.
FTA change will push drug prices up: ALP
3-Jan-2006     ABC
The Federal Opposition is warning the cost of medicines will rise if a Labor amendment designed to protect Australian drug prices in the US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is removed.
Morocco becomes 1st MENA country to have free trade with US
2-Jan-2006     Xinhua
Morocco became the first country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to have free trade with the United States after the two countries' free trade agreement came into effect on Sunday.
Malaysia, Pakistan to conclude FTA talks by mid-2006
2-Jan-2006     Business Times
Malaysia and Pakistan are expecting to conclude negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement by mid-2006, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ministry said.
CRS Report for Congress: Intellectual property and FTAs
2-Jan-2006    
Some observers believe that certain FTA provisions may lock the United States into current intellectual property policies, inhibiting opportunities for future reform. Others are concerned that under existing multilateral agreements, the intellectual property obligations found within one FTA may extend beyond that particular treaty partner. Some perceive FTAs to be an inappropriate and unfair vehicle for international intellectual property reforms due to the strong bargaining position of the United States.