Qatar


Qatar-Singapore FTA to be formalised soon
Security cooperation agreement already signed and in action.
US official calls for more market access
Qatar should open up the insurance sector to 100% foreign ownership, do away with agents and consultants from trade deals and revoke the ban on American beef, a senior US Department of Commerce official urged yesterday.
US-Qatar FTA not yet in negotiations phase -- ambassador
US ambassador to Qatar Chase Untermeyer said Tuesday the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Washington and Doha has not yet reached the official negotiations' stage, but he brushed aside reports suggesting that FTA talks were frozen.
Nepal keen to sign labor agreements with host countries
Nepal is initiating the process of signing bilateral labor agreements with various countries that have been importing Nepali workers, state run Radio Nepal reported Friday.
FTAs: Much more than trade pacts
In keeping with the global trend, it is free trade agreement (FTA) talks galore in the Gulf. Apart from a deal with Lebanon, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are collectively and individually negotiating FTAs with the United States, European Union and India at present.
Qatari Energy Minister in Washington to boost trade talks
Qatari Energy Minister Abdullah Al-Attiyah met with US officials in Washington this week to boost stalled talks on a possible free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries
US envoy addresses Qatari businessmen
The US ambassador to Qatar, Chase Untermeyer, has said he hoped that Qatar follows into the footsteps of its GCC neighbours and concludes a free trade agreement (FTA) with his country.
Talk of FTA problems premature: US official
It is premature to say there are problems between Qatar and the US in the discussions towards a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs C David Welch said yesterday.
El Salvador keen on trade deal with Qatar
El Salvador, the world's top coffee producer, is keen to sign a free trade agreement with Qatar.
Qatar halts trade talks with US
Qatar has frozen bilateral free trade talks with the United States, saying Washington was imposing preconditions that were not in Doha's interest.