16-Jul-2005
The spokesman for the sugar industry found himself outnumbered at a Wednesday forum on a proposed trade deal that the sugar folk hate and many other Louisiana business interests love.
16-Jul-2005
The leader of Peru's Workers Confederation, Mario Huamán, Friday said that protests against the Free Trade Agreement with the US will increase throughout the Latin American country.
16-Jul-2005
The explosive surge in India's engagement with FTAs/PTAs is attributed to expectations of greater market access for India's goods and services through preferential deals, positive impact of regional liberalisation for accelerated domestic reforms, promotion of political, security and strategic objectives, according to a Ficci study.
16-Jul-2005
With many Peruvians already dying from treatable illness due to difficulties in accessing drugs, a United Nations human rights expert today voiced deep concern that an eventual United States-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could deprive millions more of essential drugs made unaffordable by stronger protection of patents.
16-Jul-2005
Questions regarding opening up the market for sugar imports was a feature of Monday's teleconference involving Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and members of the Thailand delegation.
16-Jul-2005
For Korea which relies heavily on external markets, forging bilateral free trade pacts with its trading partners is not an option but a must. Today, regional economic blocs, which have emerged in parallel with the globalization trend, penalize a country that has no bilateral trade deals with them.
16-Jul-2005
Negotiators and staff members working on a free trade agreement for Thailand and the United States spent the week dining on Montana beef, eating Montana grain products and enjoying Great Falls' hospitality.
16-Jul-2005
Local businesses are being urged to set up distribution centres in China to take better advantage of the country's free trade area (FTA) pact with Thailand.
16-Jul-2005
A new study shows relatively high levels of confidence within the New Zealand fashion industry, despite concerns about the impending China FTA and a lack of skilled industry workers.
16-Jul-2005
President Bush's proposed free trade agreement for Central America will strip national governments of important decision-making powers and hurt vulnerable people.
