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Ecuador says will stand firm on intellectual property issue in free trade talks
5-Oct-2005     Angola Press
Ecuador will stick to its position with regard to the delicate issue of intellectual property in the new round of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the United States, Colombia and Peru, Ecuadorian chief negotiator Manuel Chiriboga said on Monday.
US, Thailand make 'significant progress' in free trade talks
4-Oct-2005     AFP
The United States and Thailand have made "significant progress" in their latest round of talks to forge a free trade agreement, the US Trade Representative's office said on Monday.
Islamic common market proposed
4-Oct-2005     AFP
The first World Islamic Economic Forum yesterday called for the establishment of an Islamic common market and floated a series of initiatives to boost business cooperation amongst Muslim nations.
End of monopoly in food sector will benefit customers
4-Oct-2005     Gulf News
The UAE's decision to eliminate the monopoly in the foodstuffs sector will have a profound impact on the economy, according to analysts and businessmen.
Protests in St Lucia against EU negotiators
4-Oct-2005     Caribbean Net News
Farmers from across the Caribbean took to the streets of the St Lucian capital, Castries on Friday to picket top European Union negotiators, who were meeting on the island.
US, Oman reach free trade agreement
4-Oct-2005     Xinhua
The United States and Oman have reached a free trade agreement (FTA) to eliminate tariffs and barriers and expand trade between both countries, US Trade Representative Rob Portman and Omani Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool Bin Ali Sultan announced Monday.
Free trade isn't free of partisan politics
4-Oct-2005     Daily Journal
Bitter partisanship is putting the United States' trade agenda in the Americas in serious jeopardy.
Guiding Japan: Leadership needed to unify multipronged FTA strategy
4-Oct-2005     Asahi Shumbun
Japanese FTAs agreed to so far are half-hearted at best.
Hawaii talks leave key points out
3-Oct-2005     Bangkok Post
Thailand and the United States have sorted out some technical issues but not major points during the week-long fifth round of the Thailand-US free trade talks that ended yesterday in Hawaii.
Veggie industry faces bleak future
3-Oct-2005     PDI
The Fair Trade Alliance blames the Philippine government's trade commitments to the General Agreement on Tariffs Trade, the World Trade Organization and bilateral trade pacts for the problems facing the domestic vegetable industry.