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PM approves trade pact talks with South Korea
3-Oct-2005     Web India 123
With a view to further promoting India's global engagement through regional trading arrangement, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today gave the green signal for starting negotiations with South Korea for signing a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Malaysia, Pakistan sign accord to reduce trade tariffs
2-Oct-2005     The News International
Malaysia and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to remove tariffs on scores of products they trade with each other including fish, fabric, fruit and machines as the first step toward a planned free trade agreement.
Negotiations on Thai-US FTA on well progress
2-Oct-2005     MCOT
Negotiations between Thailand and the United States on a planned bilateral free trade area (FTA) are on well progress in its fifth round, with Washington agreeing in principle to protect Thai intellectual property on the Internet and to use the Thai laws to take care of the environment.
OIC members urged to look towards establishing Islamic FTA
1-Oct-2005     Bernama
Governments and the private sectors of the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) should take a qualitative leap to establish an Islamic Free Trade Area (FTA) to overcome obstacles and bottlenecks that hinder the development of trade and investment between member states.
GCC-EU very close to striking free trade agreement -- diplomatic source
1-Oct-2005     KUNA
The Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union are very close to striking a free trade agreement as coordination on this issue is in its final stages, an informed diplomatic source close to the process told Kuwait News Agency.
Taiwan and Philippines to benefit from FTA, TIER president says
1-Oct-2005     China Post
Taiwan and the Philippines can benefit from a free trade agreement that is currently being negotiated by both countries, as it would help boost two-way trade and encourage more investments from the Taiwanese, said David Hong, president of Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER), yesterday.
Intensive talks to solve disagreement over free trade agreement
1-Oct-2005     Arabic News
Intensive talks between Egypt and the USA, especially on intellectual property, are currently take place as a preliminary step toward concluding a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
Financial institutions urged to resist seizure by foreign investors
30-Sep-2005     MCOT
Local financial institutions need to adjust themselves to resist possible business seizure by foreign investors in a wake of the liberalization of trade with many countries in the world, according to a top banker.
Japan, ASEAN trade ministers fail to break impasse in FTA talks
30-Sep-2005     Kyodo
apan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations failed to narrow their differences on launching free trade negotiations between the two sides during a ministerial meeting on Thursday.
Attracting FDI through the Spread of Free Trade Agreements
30-Sep-2005     Thai Labour Campaign
This paper shows how free trade agreements (FTAs) in Southeast Asia are essentially a means to secure foreign direct investment (FDI) at the expense of labour standards. It explores the significance of FDI in export-oriented industrialisation and for economic transformation in Southeast Asia, with emphasis on the increasing global competition for FDI.