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US lukewarm to trade pact with RP
9-Aug-2004     US lukewarm to trade pact with RP
The United States appears uninclined to forge a bilateral free trade agreement with the Philippines, citing the latter's seeming inability to make good its commitments.
RP studies free-trade agreement with US
8-Aug-2004     R.P. studies free-trade agreement with U.S.
The government is set to pursue plans to enter into an economic partnership or free-trade agreement with its largest trading partner the United States, Trade Undersecretary Thomas Aquino said.
Thousands in Panama protest free trade talks
8-Aug-2004     Thousands In Panama Protest Free Trade Talks
Thousands of students, activists and farmers marched through downtown Panama City Thursday to protest U.S.-Panama free trade talks taking place in another part of the city.
EU-US free trade talks ahead?
8-Aug-2004     CEO
The EU-US summit (June 25-26, Dromoland Castle, Ireland) may result in a de facto launch of free trade negotiations between the EU and the US.
MNCs reworking India strategy
7-Aug-2004    
Even though the finer implications of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand are yet to become clear, multinational players have begun reworking the economics of operating from India.
Korea: US links big investment treaty to more US movies
7-Aug-2004    
The economic benefit of reducing South Korea's cinema screen quota system - as a condition for signing a big bilateral investment treaty with the United States - has been questioned by experts opposing the further opening of the local film market.
Union vows Labor will pay for trade deal
7-Aug-2004    
Labor's support for the American free trade agreement will cost the party about $100,000 in union donations - a blow on the eve of the federal election campaign.
Software groups warn of FTA dangers
7-Aug-2004     http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/06/1091732077487.html
The US-Australia Free Trade Agreement poses a grave threat to the entire Australian software development industry due to the legal framework on intellectual property which is required upon adoption of the pact, the Open Source Industry Association and Linux Australia have warned.
Bahrain: Prepare for FTA, traders warned
7-Aug-2004    
Businessmen are being urged to do their homework with regard to Bahrain's upcoming Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US.
US-Australia FTA: Furniture makers fear they may take a big hit
7-Aug-2004    
The US free trade agreement is getting a mixed response from manufacturers, writes Ian Porter. The prospect of Australian manufacturing going toe to toe with the giant American industrial base might sound like an abject mismatch.