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Greater Opportunities Revealed for Zambian Exports in Comesa
A comprehensive report on research undertaken by a London-based consultancy firm has revealed tremendous export opportunities for export of Zambian products into selected countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Free Trade Area.
INDIA LOOK AHEAD: Have a free trade agreement in services
A better way for India might be to pursue an FTA on services with a developed country.
To stay healthy, US-Saudi ties need attention
Over the past year, the George W. Bush administration has prepared a comprehensive political and economic reform initiative aimed at promoting democracy in the Middle East.
Algeria joins Arab Free Trade Zone
Algeria has inked an agreement for improving trade and facilitating commercial exchanges among Arab countries that constitute the basis for the Arab Free Trade Zone
Bush better for Asia...
The United States must come to grips with the China juggernaut and assert its role as a stabilising force in the region, say analysts
Key free-trade deal deadline missed
Australia and the United States have missed a key deadline for their free trade agreement but Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile remains confident the deal will start as planned on January 1.
Sri Lanka to enter into free trade agreement with Egypt
Sri Lanka will enter into a free trade agreement with Egypt in January next year.
Cabinet approves FTA with Yemen, Mauritius
Federal Cabinet has approved the summary for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan, Yemen and Mauritius. The summary was presented before federal cabinet after a trade delegation headed by Federal Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan attended a joint Ministerial Commission conference in Yemen and Mauritius in March 2004 and inked a Memorandum of Understanding about FTA.
Central America is Not for Sale
A call for organizational sign-ons from the Central America is Not For Sale Coalition
The Wrong Ointment
CAFOD is asking the UK government to hold the EU to drop all ‘offensive interests' in the EPA negotiations in Africa and provide African countries ‘alternative' non-reciprocal trade relationships that are not free trade areas