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New wind in Bimstec: Negative list exchange for FTA in June
16-May-2005     Daily Star
Officials of the member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) will meet in Colombo in the first week of June to exchange the negative lists of sensitive goods in the run up for a free trade pact among them.
Land grab to go to arbitration
16-May-2005     The Zimbabwean
About 1 500 commercial farmers who have had their land forcibly and sometimes violently seized by Robert Mugabe's government have taken their case to international arbitration.
Foreign Trade Council: accompanying measures are crucial for Morocco-US FTA success
14-May-2005     Arabic News
Although the Morocco-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) offers considerable opportunities to Moroccan textile exporters and an outlet to some agricultural produces, accompanying measures are crucial to benefit the most of the accord, believes Mohamed Benayad, head of the National Council for Foreign Trade.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan to implement free trade agreement from June
14-May-2005     AP
A Sri Lanka-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement will come into effect next month, Sri Lanka's trade minister said Friday, in a deal expected to double the amount of trade between the two.
Japan, Indonesia set to launch free-trade talks; Japan, Malaysia to hold next round
13-May-2005     AP
Japan and Indonesia are expected to agree to formally open free trade talks during an upcoming visit to Tokyo by the Indonesian president, a Japanese official said Thursday.
Argentina to seek annulment of ICSID ruling in favour of CMS Energy
13-May-2005     Forbes
The Argentine government said it will try to annul a ruling by the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in favour of US company CMS Energy Corp.
Experts question whether Arabs, S. Americans can deliver alternative to US domination
13-May-2005     Khaleej Times
South American and Arab leaders showed the US this week that they can be a force to be reckoned with - at least when it comes to talking tough. But whether they will be able to fulfill their pledges hinges on their ability to look beyond domestic agendas and resist American efforts to lure them away with lucrative bilateral trade deals.
Removing IPR - too much at stake for Thailand
13-May-2005    
The recently concluded round of US-Thai FTA negotiations brought little contentment for the Thais, especially those with direct interests in maintaining the existing degree of intellectual property right (IPR) protection already in place.
FTA preferable to common market, minister insists
12-May-2005    
The government will negotiate with Beijing to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) under the auspices of the WTO, rather than creating a cross-strait "common market," Minister of Economic Affairs Ho Mei-yueh said yesterday.
Singapore and Pakistan to start FTA talks next month
12-May-2005    
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said that Singapore and Pakistan will begin negotiations next month on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement.