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Trade office to urge FTA pact with Morocco
10-Aug-2005    
The Office of the Thai Trade Representatives (TTR) is to propose a free trade pact between Thailand and Morocco to open the door for more trade and investment between Thailand and African countries.
Philippines, US trade talks generate positive results
10-Aug-2005     Asia Pulse
The Philippines-US Trade and Investment Council (TIC) recently held a bilateral consultation. The Philippine panel was informed during the TIC that the US Trade Representative will soon publish the results of a study on the prospects of an ASEAN-US FTA.
Free trade showdown: How long can Panama hold out for an agreement that reflects its own national interests?
10-Aug-2005     COHA
DR-CAFTA's narrow victory will incite US domestic producers' lobbies to exert heavier pressure to get a US-Panama agreement more favorable to US industry.
Sri Lanka to focus on putting its trade basket in order this year, before venturing into new agreements
9-Aug-2005    
Sri Lanka's Commerce Department says all recently started trade negotiations will go on hold over the rest of the year, until priority commitments are sorted out.
FTA with Japan: who gains more?
9-Aug-2005    
Who will benefit the most from the Thailand-Japan Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement which has been approved in principle by the two countries?
How free is free trade
9-Aug-2005    
A huge interest was aroused when Singapore signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. The impression was that Singapore, though a vital member of Asean, was independent-minded in forging its economic interest beyond the regional grouping.
Critics urged to look at long-term gains
9-Aug-2005    
Foreign direct investment is poised to increase steadily in the near future as a result of new free-trade agreements, according to Somkid Jatusripitak, a deputy prime minister and commerce minister.
India keen on building strong ties wth Gulf states
9-Aug-2005     Sify
"We are looking at something more than FTAs. We would like to sign CECAs with the Gulf states. They are an important area of foreign policy," the Indian Prime Minister Office sources said.
US-Thailand: FTA talks may improve work conditions
9-Aug-2005     Bangkok Post
The Thailand-US free area trade talks may help improve working standards of local labour through adequate law enforcement, according to Tim De Meyer, a specialist with the International Labour Organisation in Bangkok.
Limited FTA with US
9-Aug-2005     Business Standard
India and the US will discuss the possibility of a bilateral investment agreement or a limited free-trade agreement (FTA) in services next month at the first meeting of the recently constituted United States-India Trade Policy Forum.