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

Taiwan to seek investment pacts before FTAs: minister
8-Jun-2010    
Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said Monday that Taiwan will adopt a "building blocks" approach to promote free trade agreements (FTAs) with other countries, beginning with investment guarantee pacts.
Asia Pacific ministers claim progress in free trade goals
7-Jun-2010     AFP
Ministers from the Asia Pacific nations said on Sunday they had made "significant progress" toward free-trade goals set in 1994 as they closed a two-day APEC meeting in Japan.
Nepal invites US official to sign TIFA
12-May-2010     República
Nepal has invited Deputy US Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis for signing Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), which the two countries negotiated out last month.
HK, NZ sign economic partnership pact
30-Mar-2010     Gvt of Hong Kong
Hong Kong and New Zealand have signed a closer economic partnership agreement -- Hong Kong's first free trade pact with a foreign economy.
Nepal: Experts look askance at TIFA draft
29-Mar-2010     Himalayan Times
Experts today suggested some changes in the draft of the Nepal-US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). “The TIFA draft has not mentioned a word about preferential market access or reducing tariff, each of which is a key to the Nepali export sector,” they said.
Free trade high on APEC agenda
22-Feb-2010     Japan Times
Senior officials from Pacific Rim economies will agree on the need for a free-trade zone in the region when they meet in Hiroshima on Monday and Tuesday, according to a draft of the agenda.
US less enthusiastic for TIFA negotiations
18-Feb-2010     República
At a time when Nepali delegation is making last-hour preparations for the negotiations with US government for proposed Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), it has been learnt that Washington is not enthusiastic in initiating the negotiations.
TIFA: Where is our homework?
15-Feb-2010     República
The media is abuzz with reports that Nepal is planning to sign a bilateral FTA (BFTA) with the US and to this end a high-level delegation from Nepal is leaving for the US in three weeks’ time to sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) – a precursor to the BFTA.
Expectations, Burma case derail FTA
28-Dec-2009     Business Mirror
Continuing political turmoil in the military-ruled Burma have caused major hurdles in the proposed free-trade deals being negotiated by members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with the European Union, Canada and the United States.
APEC free trade a key issue under Japan's leadership
10-Dec-2009     Japan Times
The Japanese government said Wednesday it will accelerate efforts to get Pacific Rim economies to create a free-trade area during a series of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meetings next year