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Uruguayan Senate debates US BIT, looks for common Mercosur posture on BITs
The Uruguayan Senate remains deeply divided on whether to move forward with the ratification of a US-Uruguayan Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).
QIZ to be set up at Pak-Afghan border
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been informed that Pakistan and Afghanistan will soon submit a joint proposal for establishment of Qualified Industrial Zone at Pak-Afghan Border to export to the United States of America.
US gains in one-sided trade deal
The much-vaunted free trade agreement with the United States has become one-sided, with no financial benefit to Australia.
No easy ride in the land of the FTA
It was meant to be the big breakthrough for Australian exporters -- but official statistics show Australia's exports to the US have fallen by 3 per cent since the start of the US free trade agreement.
US Middle East economic policy: Are trade-based initiatives an effective tool in the war on terrorism?
An assessment published by a US military research outfit.
Sacu and US to kick-start trade talks
The US and the five-member Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) will meet in the second half of September to kick-start trade negotiations that ground to a halt late last year after the two regions failed to reach consensus on a range of key issues.
US bilateral free trade accords: Why Canada should be cautious about going the same route
Canada should focus on improving its access to the US market rather than trying to complete a host of FTA negotiations that are unlikely to result in large payoffs - despite the fact that the United States and many other countries are doing so.
In the trade zone: Georgians assess effects of CAFTA deal
Georgia's poultry industry is gearing up to ship more frozen chicken abroad under the Central American Free Trade Agreement, while parts of the state's textile industry also stand to gain.
Caribbean: Trade winds gusting as region faces WTO meet
Recent developments in international trade highlight the difficulties facing the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) as it prepares for a key World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting in Hong Kong this December.
The FTAA: A recipe for economic disaster?
As indicated by CAFTA's ratification, instead of pushing for the enactment of the FTAA, the Bush administration has re-evaluated its strategy, now attempting to build up momentum by establishing separate free trade agreements with the different regions in the hemisphere through a "divide-and-conquer" strategy.