Bahrain


GCC states 'in talks over FTAs'
TALKS are pushing ahead for individual free trade agreements with the US for all the GCC states, it was declared yesterday.
‘We will discuss FTA with our neighbors'
Bahrain once again defended its free trade agreement with the United States.
Rift over FTA could harm Gulf economic integration
The Saudi-Bahraini dispute over Manama's free trade pact with Washington that overshadowed a summit of Gulf Arab states could derail their bid for economic integration, economists said yesterday.
US trade tactic splits Arab states
A free trade deal between the United States and the tiny Persian Gulf Kingdom of Bahrain is causing friction with other Arab states, which say the pact could weaken their economic bloc ahead of future trade talks with Washington.
New FTA website to be created
A new website dedicated to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Bahrain and the US is being created by the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Drop FTA with US, GCC tells Bahrain
Gulf Arab states angered by Bahrain's decision to sign up to a free trade pact with the United States say it should back away from the deal and honour a regional agreement.
Bahrein: FTA faces delay
A Free Trade Agreement between Bahrain and the US was signed last month but will not come into effect until it has been ratified by the US Congress, now in recess for the presidential election.
US-Bahrein FTA: Potential Economywide and Selected Sectoral Effects
An assessment by the US International Trade Commission of projected impacts of the US-Bahrein FTA on the US.
'FTA will help Thai businessmen enter US market'
The signing of Bahrain-US free trade agreement (FTA) will offer numerous opportunities to the businessmen of Thailand to reach the huge US market by using Bahrain as a base in the region, the Minister of Commerce, Ali Saleh Al Saleh said yesterday, writes Mehmood Rafique.
Free trade accord 'marks a new era in US-Bahrain ties'
Finance and National Economy Minister Abdulla Saif hosted a luncheon reception at the New York Palace Hotel yesterday, to celebrate the historic signing of the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (USBFTA).