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Free trade, the new con trick
7-Jun-2005    
It is two years since the US and Australia signed a so-called free trade agreement, and it is nearly 60 years since George Orwell introduced the concept of "newspeak", which describes how politicians often subvert language to make it mean the opposite of what it says.
US has stake in Japan-Mexico FTA
7-Jun-2005     IATP Trade Observatory
The agreement deserves particular attention in the U.S., not only because it offers insights into future Japanese FTAs, but also because of its long-range implications for integration of North American and Japanese markets.
India hopeful of FTA with S’pore soon
6-Jun-2005    
The South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) is expected to be signed by January 2006, while India is hopeful of a free trade agreement with Singapore very soon, said S.N. Menon, Secretary in the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
US cautions EU over Syria deal
6-Jun-2005     Al Jazeera
Washington has urged the EU to hold off on signing a trade and aid pact with Syria, citing its doubts that Damascus withdrew all intelligence agents from Lebanon and was allowing fighters to enter Iraq.
Local businesses stumble over Angola visas
6-Jun-2005    
The issue of trade visas, transfer pricing of goods and the long outstanding issue of the Bilateral Investment Agreement between Namibia and Angola are some of the challenges facing businesses in the country.
Dance with the dragon
6-Jun-2005    
Negotiating a free-trade deal with China will secure our interests and smooth the way for further exports.
Seoul plans safety net for free trade victims
6-Jun-2005    
Seoul on Friday decided to support workers and businesses that fall victim to trade liberalization, even as APEC ministers in Jeju pledged to back a formula that would drastically slash tariffs in non-agricultural sectors.
No FTA talks until Seoul resumes beef imports: US
6-Jun-2005    
US Trade Representative Rob Portman on Friday said Korea must resume import of U.S. beef and lift a screen quota that disadvantages Hollywood films if it wants to start negotiating a free trade agreement with Washington.
FTA to allow Morocco export non-Moroccan textile products to USA
6-Jun-2005    
The free trade agreement signed between Morocco and the USA will grant Morocco a waiver from the normal rules of origin and allow the kingdom export textile products from less developed African Sub-Saharan countries.
SA to push for agreement to protect assets in Zimbabwe
6-Jun-2005    
South Africa is set to push once more for the signing of an investment protection agreement with Zimbabwe as President Robert Mugabe starts implementing threats to abolish private ownership of land.