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US, Uruguay begin BIT talks
17-May-2004    
The U.S. Trade Representative's office said Tuesday it had begun talks with Uruguay on a treaty to expand investment ties.
Japan-Korea FTA Study Group Report
17-May-2004    
In July 2002, Japan and Korea established a Joint Study Group, composed of representatives from the government, business and academia of both countries, to appraise the possibility of establishing the Japan-Korea Free Trade Agreement (JKFTA).
SA business oblivious to impact of FTAs
14-May-2004    
South African businesses are asleep as to how Free Trade Agreements (FTA) would impact on their business and their competitive position, says Standard Bank group economist Iraj Abedian.
US, SACU trade talks start in Lesotho
14-May-2004    
The five-nation Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the United States on Tuesday began talks in the tiny kingdom of Lesotho to finalise a free trade agreement due to be drawn up by the end of this year.
Neither a triumph nor popular - The FTAAs’ Ministers Meeting in Miami
14-May-2004    
The ministers of 34 American countries, that are negotiating the scope and extent of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAAs) met mid November 2003 to finalize agreement on a number of issues, notably on intellectual property and agriculture.
Una introducción al ALCA: Las negociaciones por un tratado de libre comercio en las Américas
14-May-2004     Una introducción al ALCA
Desde 1994, todos los gobiernos del hemisferio americano, con la excepción del cubano, han estado negociando lo que puede constituir el acuerdo de libre comercio más importante del planeta, el ALCA (o Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas).
Mercosur for sale? The EU's FTAA and the need to oppose it
14-May-2004     Mercosur for sale? The EU's FTAA and the need to oppose it
Negotiations on a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) have entered their decisive stage.
Analysis: The ABC Behind a US-Philippines FTA
12-May-2004     Bulatlat.com
Through an extensive and intimate participation in the political process behind economic reforms, U.S. monopoly capital is able to shape the contours of U.S.-Philippine "special relations" for its own avaricious ends.
South Asia Free Trade Agreement (2004)
12-May-2004    
Peru and Ecuador to join Colombia in May launch of FTA Negotiations with the US
12-May-2004    
The United States announced today that Peru and Ecuador will join with Colombia in the first round of negotiations on a U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) scheduled for May 18-19.