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Australians to promote free trade agreement with Israel
23-May-2005     Globes
A delegation of 30 Australian businesspeople and economic officials will arrive in Israel tomorrow to locate investment opportunities and seek to promote a bilateral free trade agreement with Israel.
EU and Canada launch negotiations on a Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement
22-May-2005     EU
Negotiations on a Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement (TIEA) between Canada and the European Union were launched on 17-18 May 2005 in Brussels.
Syria to sign free trade agreement with GCC
22-May-2005     Xinhua
Syria will sign a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in June, the official al-Thawra newspaper said Friday.
Humayun for joint ventures with Sri Lanka
22-May-2005     Daily Times
Pakistan and Sri Lanka will allow duty free access to hundreds of products on bilateral basis under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), to be effective from June 12 this year.
All systems go for Msia-Japan FTA by December
22-May-2005     Bernama
Commercial linkages between Malaysia and Japan are set increase significantly with both countries having achieved a breakthrough in finalising negotiations for a Japan-Malaysia Economic Partnership Agreement (JMEPA).
New round of UAE, US FTA talks productive
21-May-2005     Khaleej Times
The United States said on Thursday that it is pleased with the progress made in this week's trade negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Indonesia hopes to expand farm exports to Japan through an FTA
21-May-2005     Kyodo
Indonesia hopes to expand farm product exports to Japan through a bilateral free trade agreement, on which the two countries are soon expected to launch formal negotiations.
China launches its first FTA feasibility study with a European country
21-May-2005    
A local researcher said Thursday that China's announcement of the launch of feasibility study on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Iceland is "of great significance. "
India: MTR drafts strategy for FTA with ASEAN
20-May-2005     Sify
The Mid Term Review of the Tenth five year plan has argued that India should push for free trade areas with various regional groupings and suggested that the country reduce its Most Favoured Nation tariffs to a "very low level" in preparation for the FTA with ASEAN.
Japan cool to China bid for a free trade accord
20-May-2005     IHT
Wu Yi, Chinese deputy prime minister, is urging Japan to start negotiations soon with China on a bilateral free trade agreement, but a Japanese official said Thursday that many barriers to fair trade in China made such a deal unappealing.