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GCC: Benefits of signing free trade accords
4-Oct-2004     Zawya
The GCC states are seeking, both individually and collectively, to rapidly develop their foreign trade and economic relations.
Thailand: Lobbyists needed to guard interests
4-Oct-2004     The Nation
Thailand needs more lobbyists in the capitals of its major trading partners to protect its interests in the context of global, regional and bilateral forces, a senior official in the Commerce Ministry has said.
BGD: Decide fast about free trade deals
4-Oct-2004     Daily Star
A consultative committee on free trade has suggested the government to make urgent political decision regarding its position on bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
Two-way deals fill free trade gap
3-Oct-2004     IHT
It may seem as though a deal is a deal, but experts in the field differ on the relative merits of bilateral and regional agreements, with each having its friends and foes.
Indo-Lanka economic partnership soon
2-Oct-2004     Indian Express
India and Sri Lanka are on the threshold of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Sri Lankan Minister of Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle said Friday.
The secret trade courts - NYT editorial
2-Oct-2004     NYT
In Ecuador, residents of the country's eastern rainforest are suing Chevron Texaco. They say that the methods Texaco used to drill for oil in the 1970's and 1980's caused billions of dollars in environmental damage and health problems that continue today.
EU-Mercosur: EU presents completed offer to Mercosur
2-Oct-2004     EU DG Trade
In the on-going negotiations for an EU-Mercosur Association Agreement, the EU has today sent Mercosur a completed offer.
US-Bahrein FTA: Potential Economywide and Selected Sectoral Effects
1-Oct-2004    
An assessment by the US International Trade Commission of projected impacts of the US-Bahrein FTA on the US.
FTA Pushes Up India, Lanka Trade By 128%
30-Sep-2004    
Bilateral trade between India and Sri Lanka has grown by 128% after the free trade agreement (FTA) became operational in March 2000.
‘IPR laws can expedite investment pact with US'
30-Sep-2004    
The United States has said that the introduction and enforcement of Intellectual Property Right (IPR) laws and the resolution of existing investment disputes in Pakistan can expedite a bilateral investment treaty between the two countries.