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Colombia-US free trade treaty - far more than trade
2-Mar-2004
Arguments against bilateral US "free trade" agreements with other countries that make it into mainstream Anglophone media tend not to come from industrialists or business people.
Can Safta lead to a South Asian economic union?
2-Mar-2004 Can Safta lead to a South Asian economic union?
Can the South Asian Free Trade Agreement lead to an economic union? By all counts, and indications, such a union is still a distant dream.
US-SACU trade talks takes on centre stage
1-Mar-2004 US-SACU trade talks takes on centre stage
The fourth round of negotiations between the Southern African Customs Union and the US took place this weekend in Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Why Asian countries are racing to sign bilateral trade deals with each other
26-Feb-2004
With everyone but Mongolia and North Korea doing it, even South Korea’s protectionists could not resist any longer. After three failed attempts, the National Assembly finally ratified the country’s first-ever free-trade agreement (FTA) last week.
PM urges US-type rules
25-Feb-2004
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has ordered the Commerce Ministry to quickly address the issue of intellectual property-right violations to facilitate the creation of the Thailand-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
US draft model BIT
14-Feb-2004 Update of US model BIT
Taiwan-US TIFA expected to resume this fall
3-Feb-2004 Taiwan-US TIFA expected to resumed this fall
Bilateral U.S.-Taiwan consultations under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement are expected to be resumed this year, probably in the fall, a senior U.S. trade official said yesterday.
Bechtel and GE mount investment treaty claim against India
26-Sep-2003 Alexander’s Gas and Oil Connections
Two minority investors in India’s largest foreign investment, the ill-starred Dabhol Power Plant, have launched a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) claim against India in an effort to recoup their losses related to the plant.