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Signing of Qualified Industrial Zones Agreement (QIZ)
14-Dec-2004    
On December 14, Israel, Egypt and the United States will sign the agreement leading to the establishment of Qualified Industrial Zones in Cairo, Egypt.
Egypt, Israel sign deal on free trade with US
14-Dec-2004    
Egypt and Israel will sign a joint free-trade agreement with the United States in Cairo today
Gov't seeks 'Kaesong provision' in future FTAs
14-Dec-2004    
The South Korean government said that it will seek provisions in future free trade talks that will permit preferential duties for products from the Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea so that they will be treated as if produced in the South.
New FTA website to be created
14-Dec-2004    
A new website dedicated to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Bahrain and the US is being created by the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Third round of Thai-US FTA talks postponed until after election
14-Dec-2004    
The third round of free trade talks between the United States and Thailand has been postponed until after the latter's general election in February 2005, local press reported on Monday.
Labour: The spread of bilateral trade agreements
14-Dec-2004     GURN (135kb PDF)
This report looks at major Customs Unions, Free Trade Areas, and economic association agreements around the world, with particular attention to any clauses covering social issues, core labour standards and trade union participation.
China's new regional trade agreements
14-Dec-2004     University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
This paper discusses the recent regional trade agreements that China has concluded rapidly following accession to the WTO in 2002.
Egypt, Israel, US sign partial free trade deal
14-Dec-2004     Khaleej Times
The agreement on Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZs) opens the US market to goods produced in Egypt with Israeli inputs, promises jobs for Egyptians while offering Israel a symbolic economic foothold in the largest Arab nation.
Tectonic trends in trade [Christian Science Monitor viewpoint]
13-Dec-2004    
Two political tremors in recent days reveal that the global trading system may be creaking and groaning into isolated blocs of countries - without the United States.
Chile, Peru to start FTA negotiations in January
12-Dec-2004    
Chile and Peru will start negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) in January, local press cited Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker as saying on Saturday.