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India, Saudi Arabia sign landmark business deal
26-Jan-2006    
India bilateral business and economic ties with Saudi Arabia got a significant boost with the signing of the proposed Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (BIPA) and the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement.
Prime Minister hints at early FTA with US
26-Jan-2006     Business Recorder
US President George W Bush has instructed Trade Representative Rob Portman to expedite the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told newsmen on board a flight returning home after a weeklong visit to US.
Seoul will cut protection for domestic film industry by 50%
26-Jan-2006    
Hollywood will get greater access to South Korea's movie market after the government said Thursday that it would cut in half the quota of homegrown films that must be shown in the country's cinemas.
S. Korea may announce start of FTA talks with US on Feb. 2
26-Jan-2006     Asia Pulse
South Korea is expected to announce the start of free trade negotiations with the United States on February 2, a government source said Thursday.
Korea to halve screen quota
26-Jan-2006    
South Korea on Thursday decided to halve its 40-year-old screen quota, the mandatory period for theaters to show domestic films a year, to 73 days to clear the way for its free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.
US, South Korea near free-trade talks
26-Jan-2006    
The United States and South Korea are very close to launching negotiations for a free-trade agreement, which would be the most economically significant free-trade pact for Washington since the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to people familiar with the matter.
US-NZ FTA prospects dip
26-Jan-2006    
New Zealand's chances of securing free trade talks with the United States have taken a knock.
S Korea to cut screen quota to boost FTA talks with US
26-Jan-2006    
South Korea said it would reduce by half its screen quota for domestically produced films, in a move aimed at facilitating talks with the United States on a free trade agreement (FTA).
US pressures Peru on free trade deal
26-Jan-2006     Xinhua
The United States said on Wednesday it would not renew a favorable tariff pact with Peru unless the country ratifies a free trade pact agreed on between the two sides in December.
Trade deal sought with Arab states
25-Jan-2006     Hong Kong Standard
China wants closer ties with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states, and is working toward a free-trade agreement with countries in the region, according to Premier Wen Jiabao.