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Talks on Pak-US BIT likely to continue in 2007: US report
The United States has said that a small but significant number of differences are persisting on issues of considerable importance to the US in the proposed Pak-US Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), however, this indicates that discussion on the treaty are expected to continue in 2007.
Cabinet to state its stand on M'sia-US FTA issue
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry would be presenting to the Cabinet this Wednesday the stand taken by all the respective ministries and agencies involved in the Malaysia-US Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
Don't repeat NAFTA disaster, trade experts warn
The North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, has been a disaster for workers and families, and even social institutions, in the three participating nations -- the United States, Canada and Mexico -- labor experts from the three countries told Congress. Not only that, they warned that the pending US-Korea Free Trade Agreement would be a repeat of that NAFTA fiasco.
Out of the cage: FTA must promote fair, not free trade
I was travelling in the northern regions recently and casually asked Haji Manaf, a padi farmer and Umno stalwart in his late 50s, if he had heard of the Malaysia-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which is currently being negotiated. He said he had read about it in the Malay newspapers but really didn't understand what it was all about.
S Korea regrets US lawmakers' call to widen auto market
South Korean officials expressed "regret" Sunday over US lawmakers' demands that South Korea further open its auto market as part of a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the world's largest economy.
Panama rejects FTT with US
The Popular Alternative Party (PAP) reported the Free Trade Treaty's (FTT) negative effects on the economy and Panamanian society and in this way rejected its signing.
Korea, US agree to exclude rice from FTA
South Korea and the United States have in principle agreed to exclude rice from their free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.
FTA with US will not help garment industry, says US trade specialist
A free trade agreement with the US will not guarantee a competitive advantage for Sri Lankan garments in the US, says a US trade law specialist.
US-Liberia TIFA (2007)
Taiwanese manufacturers thrive in Juárez
There was a time when a lot of our electronics were stamped "Made in Taiwan." These days, a lot of them are still made by Taiwanese companies but may be stamped "Made in Mexico."