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

Saarc ministers to talk outlines of investment protection accord
29-Feb-2008     Daily Star
Broad outlines of an investment promotion and protection agreement among Saarc countries are expected to be discussed at a meeting of South Asian commerce ministers this week.
Nepal trade policy dilemma: Experts stress benefits of bilateralism
27-Jan-2008    
The Nepalese government still seems to be unclear about its priority on trade. Policy makers and senior government officials appear to be bugged down in the morass of confusion as to whether would it be appropriate to go for bilateralism or regionalism or multilateralism.
Don't pursue 'free trade' policies: PANG
22-Jan-2008     FBCL
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) says Pacific governments should not pursue foreign imposed ‘free trade' policies that will lead to business closures and more job losses. This follows news that Flour Mills of Fiji has closed down two milling factories and put on hold $30 million worth of projects that would have created 120 new jobs.
US working on new Pacific trade accord, people say
19-Dec-2007     Bloomberg
The Bush administration is preparing to negotiate an agreement linking the US, Chile, Singapore, Brunei and New Zealand in a Pacific-region accord to reduce barriers to trade and foreign investment, according to lobbyists briefed by the US trade office.
ASEAN leaders endorse integration blueprint
23-Nov-2007     ASEAN leaders endorse integration blueprint
A detailed timetable seeking to establish an ASEAN Economic Community in eight years has hit the ground running, with leaders of 10 Southeast Asian countries affixing their signatures yesterday to a declaration adopting a so-called blueprint for economic integration and an attached "strategic schedule."
U.S., Cambodian senior officials meet on trade, investment
22-Nov-2007    
The United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab met with Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh on Wednesday in Cambodia to discuss ways to broaden and deepen bilateral trade and investment ties, said a press release.
ASEAN signs landmark accord on trading bloc
21-Nov-2007     Forbes
The 10 countries that are part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Tuesday to create an economic bloc that will eliminate barriers to free trade and production in the region.
No US-Asean free trade with Burma present
20-Nov-2007     Bangkok Post
Current political conditions in Burma make a free-trade deal between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations impossible in the near term, US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said.
ASEAN health warning: Myanmar stunts your growth
6-Nov-2007     Inquirer
Brussels and Washington have taken steps toward free-trade agreements with ASEAN, but they could be stopped in their tracks if the destination was a deal that had to include Myanmar.
China-Pacific: How to tap the growing China market
3-Nov-2007     Islands Business
An FTA between China and the Pacific will be lopsided in favour of China, says Rohan Ellis, head of the Beijing-based Pacific Islands Forum Trade Office