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'Death' of Benguet veggie industry looms
7-Sep-2005    
The feared "demise" of the Benguet vegetable industry due to the free trade agreement looms. Growers expressed this fear when vegetables from Benguet were not excluded from the Early Harvest Program (EHP) signed by the Chinese and Philippine governments.
Third round of NZ-M'sia FTA talks on Sept 14
7-Sep-2005    
THE proposed New Zealand-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is on track, with the third round of talks to be hosted in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 14.
EU asks for Singapore-like tax benefits
7-Sep-2005     Business Standard
The European Union wants India to extend similar capital gains tax benefits to its investments in the country as is given to Singapore.
Dominican Republic passes free-trade agreement with US
7-Sep-2005     Jamaica Observer
Dominican legislators overwhelmingly approved a free-trade agreement yesterday with the United States and five Central American countries - rejecting arguments that the pact would devastate the domestic sugar industry.
Somalia, Kenya sign first trade deal in 14 years
7-Sep-2005     Reuters South Africa
Somalia's fledgling government signed a broad bilateral trade agreement with neighboring Kenya on Tuesday, the first since warlords overthrew military dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 and plunged the country into chaos.
US official criticizes 'screen quota'
7-Sep-2005     Korea Times
The long-standing screen quota issue is a major stumbling block to a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) between Korea and the US, according to a senior US government official.
Roh wants APEC to become bloc
7-Sep-2005     Korea Times
Korean President Roh Moo-hyun Tuesday stressed the need for Asian and Pacific Rim countries to pursue economic integration like that of the European Union (EU) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). He said it would be more effective on a long-term basis to build a regional economic bloc, rather than to continue signing bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs).
RP-Japan trade talks hit snag
6-Sep-2005     ABS-CBN
Negotiations regarding the Philippine-Japan trade accord may be delayed until 2006, four months behind the government's schedule, because of the continued delay in the proceedings.
India-EU investment, trade pact in the offing
6-Sep-2005     Financial Express
The sixth India-EU summit in New Delhi on September 7 is likely to be marked by a more definite move towards clinching a bilateral investment/trade agreement.
India hopes to expand scope of bilateral trade with Malaysia
6-Sep-2005     Bernama
India hopes to expand the scope and coverage of trade with Malaysia once a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between Malaysia and India is completed.