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US expects FTA with Bahrain to benefit Middle East
9-Oct-2005     Gulf News
A senior US trade official has dismissed concerns by the Senate Labor Advisory Committee, saying that "the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions General Secretary has publicly hailed Bahrain as showing the way for the region" and "the disciplines and consultative mechanism in the FTA will play a major role in further improving the labour situation in Bahrain."
Hundreds rally against lifting ban
9-Oct-2005     Gulf Daily News
Hundreds of people turned up at two separate sites to demonstrate against Bahrain's lifting of a boycott of Israeli goods yesterday
Ukraine to start free-trade talks with EU next year
9-Oct-2005     Bloomberg
Ukraine expects to win market-economy status from the European Union in December and plans to start negotiating a free-trade regime with the bloc early next year, Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said.
Thai FTA hits rules of origin roadblock
7-Oct-2005     Economic Times
The much-publicised Thai FTA seems to be stuck in first gear. According to sources in the auto industry, it is stuck over the rules of origin issue, which has been a contentious issue right from the beginning.
Chile next in line for FTA
7-Oct-2005     The Nation
Thailand and Chile have agreed to conduct a joint study on a potential free-trade agreement (FTA) in order to establish bilateral access to regional markets.
RP pushes for car-tariff clause in Japan talks
7-Oct-2005     ABS-CBN
The Philippines will push for a provision in a planned free-trade deal with Japan that would allow renegotiation on motor vehicle tariffs by 2009.
India mulling FTA with Australia: Kamal Nath
5-Oct-2005     India Infoline News
India is exploring the possibility of a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Australia, of which a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would be a component, Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, said during discussions on Tuesday with Dr. Geoff Gallop, Premier of Western Australia.
Bahrain: Of reshuffles & FTAs
5-Oct-2005     Oxford Business Group
The new ministers installed in Bahrain's latest cabinet reshuffle inherit positions in a country that is currently breaking Arab world records in a number of sectors. With the country ahead in attracting foreign investment, it is also moving forwards in signing foreign trade pacts, as debates in the US appeared to move Bahrain closer still to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
FT: Washington seals trade agreement with Oman
5-Oct-2005     Financial Times
The US and Oman said on Monday they had concluded talks on a free trade agreement, the fifth deal completed in the Middle East by the US as part of an effort to build a web of economic ties in the region over the next decade.
South Africa: trade beat
5-Oct-2005     Business Day
Trade talks appear to have picked up pace in the latter part of the year. SA has another free-trade deal in the bag and talks with the US are scheduled to resume after a year-long stall.