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US 'Big Brother' attitude in FTAs draws criticism
Arabs attending a conference in Bahrain blasted yesterday Washington's "Big Brother" attitude in bilateral Free Trade Agreements, saying they are political tools to serve US interests rather than enhance economic prosperity in the region.
UAE and US in third round FTA negotiations
The UAE and US will resume their FTA negotiations on the 12 through the 16 of November in London.
US links beef import to FTA with South Korea
Alexander Vershbow, Washington's top diplomat to Seoul, said Tuesday that South Korea's lifting of the ban on US beef could trigger talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
US exports to Arab nations may touch new highs
With many Arab nations going ahead with their plans to sign free-trade agreements (FTAs) with the US, trade and industry associations are projecting extraordinary growth in US exports to the Arab world in the years to come.
Despite FTAA defeat at Americas Summit, free trade to be imposed on Colombians
In the aftermath of the U.S. failure in Argentina, the Bush administration continues to work for bilateral or sub-regional free trade agreements throughout the Americas.
Bush says US and Panama close to free trade accord
President George W. Bush said on Monday the United States and Panama were close to completing a free trade agreement as he ended a Latin American tour that fell short of his goal of reviving talks on a hemispheric-wide trade zone.
US senators recommend FTA with Pakistan
US senators and lobbyists have strongly recommended the signing of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan to rebuild its impaired economy.
'Pakistan-US FTA would help quake recovery'
A free trade agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and the United States would help Pakistan cope with the impact of the devastating earthquake of October 8, said Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), on Saturday.
Trade accord stalled as Americas meeting ends
A two-day summit meeting of leaders of 34 Western Hemisphere nations attended by President Bush was drawing to a close here on Saturday without a clear agreement on when and how to resume stalled talks aimed at achieving a hemispherewide free trade agreement.
Seoul moves to cut screen quota
The Ministry of Finance and Economy seeks to slash the screen quota to the number of days demanded by the US before proceeding with the stagnating Korea-U.S. bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and free trade agreement (FTA) talks.