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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Asia and the Pacific region.

US, Myanmar sign trade, investment framework deal
23-May-2013     KUNA
The US and Myanmar signed Tuesday a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), creating a platform for "ongoing dialogue and cooperation" on trade and investment issues between the two countries.
Turkey-South Korea FTA includes many firsts
21-May-2013     Hürriyet Daily News
A free trade agreement (FTA) between Turkey and South Korea that came into effect at the beginning of this month has registered a number of firsts for Turkey, which had exempted its agricultural goods from deals until the Seoul deal but is now aiming to use the new agreement as a template for future FTAs.
Can FTAs support ‘Factory Asia’?
16-May-2013     VoxEU
Are free trade agreements good for ‘Factory Asia’? This column argues that rather than supporting ‘Factory Asia’, it is more likely that fragmentation trade has prospered despite the noodle bowl of overlapping FTAs in the region.
ADB asks the flurry of FTAs to be stringed together
6-May-2013     Business Standard
The Asian Development Bank today said the Indian government should start thinking about consolidating the flurry of free trade agreements it has implemented or is negotiating, by bringing all deals under one mega agreement.
US could waive duties on imports from Burma
26-Apr-2013     Reuters
The United States is reviewing trade relations with Burma in a move that could end import duties on thousands of goods from the Southeast Asian country
ASEAN plans free trade pact with Hong Kong
23-Apr-2013     Business Recorder
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will pursue a free trade agreement with Hong Kong, a document obtained by AFP said Tuesday.
Relase IPA Activists that demand to stop trade liberalization!
22-Apr-2013    
Indonesian Police Dept in Surabaya is arrested IPA activists that hold a picket to oppose APEC Trade Minister meeting (20-21 April) and trade liberalizations agenda.
APEC pushes FTAs in shift toward regional initiative
22-Apr-2013     Japan Times
The trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum agreed Sunday to promote free-trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific region just a day after Japan won permission to negotiate a free-trade pact involving many of its members.
Workshop on potential impacts of the EU-Armenia Deep and Comprehensive FTA
16-Apr-2013    
A workshop on potential impacts of the proposed EU-Armenia Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area will be held in Yerevan on April 17. The workshop aims to ensure a better understanding by national representatives, business associations, social partners and civil society of the Trade SIA process and to promote an interactive dialogue between the different players.
U.S. President Obama and Turkey's PM Erdogan will discuss a possible free trade agreement
4-Apr-2013    
Economy Minister Caglayan said that U.S. President Obama and PM Erdogan will discuss a possible free trade agreement (FTA) when they meet in May, Erste Bank reports. Caglayan underlined that foreign trade relations with the U.S. has been so far favoring the U.S., as Turkey could merely export USD 5.6bn to the U.S., while Turkey imported a much larger USD 14.1bn from the U.S.