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U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement does not include beef; Senate Finance Committee Chair vows to block approval
The United States will continue pressuring South Korea to lift restrictive safety measures that block U.S. beef exports before a separate free trade agreement FTA is signed by the White House and sent to Congress for ratification, a USDA spokeswoman said last week.
Tags: free-trade agreement, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2007-04-09
PERU: FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH U.S. PASSES KEY CONGRESSIONAL PANELS IN WASHINGTON D.C.
The US free-trade agreement FTA with Peru passed through important committees in both houses of the US Congress in September, making it likely that the deal would be ratified in the coming weeks or months. The so-called Peru Trade Promotion Act (P The US free-trade...
Tags: free-trade agreement, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-10-19
Congress Closer to Approving Free Trade Agreement With Peru
Congress moved a step closer last week to making Peru the first country to join the United States in a free trade agreement since Democrats took over Congress in January.Congress moved a step closer last week to making Peru the first country to join the United States in a free...
Tags: free-trade agreement, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-09-17
Congress approves Singapore and Chile Free Trade Agreements
In his June 30th article, "Trading Away Jobs and Liberty," this magazine's William F. Jasper warned that the Singapore and Chile Free Trade Agreements FTAs are only the first in a series of FTAs being negotiated by the Bush administration. Next in the pipeline are bilateral FTAs with Morocco and...
Tags: free-trade agreement, free trade, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2003-08-25
PERU-U.S. FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT SIGNED INTO LAW AFTER U.S. CONGRESS APPROVES.
A free-trade agreement FTA between the US and Peru passed through both houses of the US Congress and became law with the signatures of the two nations' presidents in the final months of 2007. The pact, know as the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement A free-trade...
Tags: free-trade agreement, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-01-11
Congress to approve U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement.(GLOBAL BUSINESS)
Congress will approve the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement. But the OK is contingent on South Korea lifting its ban on imports of U.S. beef, which it's sure to do in coming months. South Korea's strong organized labor movement will make it diffi Congress will approve...
Tags: free-trade agreement, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-04-05
Lee: Emulate Singapore in forging FTAs, BUSINESS TIMES
Business Times Malaysia 09-06-2001 SINGAPORE Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew has urged Association of South- East Asian Nations Asian member countries to consider emulating the island's step in forging free trade agreements FTA with other co Business Times Malaysia ...
Tags: free-trade agreement, free trade, SingTel
Research articles 2001-09-06
EGYPT: US CONGRESS TO ADDRESS DRAFT OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.
The US Administration will put forward the draft to the Egyptian-US free trade agreement to the Congress by the end of the current year, Foreign Trade and Industry Minister Rashid Mohamed Rashid said. Addressing Rotary Club members in Alexandria, Ras The US Administration will put forward...
Tags: free-trade agreement, minister, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2005-08-30
EGYPT: EGYPT AND TURKEY SIGN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.
Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed said on Sunday that Egypt and Turkey will sign a free trade agreement later this month. The Minister, who is currently attending the WTO meetings in Hong Kong, said the agreement would be Minister of Foreign Trade...
Tags: agreement, free-trade agreement, Minister, World Trade Organization
Research articles 2005-12-20
BAHRAIN: BAHRAIN-US FTA OPPORTUNITIES TO BE HIGHLIGHTED.(Free Trade Agreement)(Brief Article)
According to "Bahrain Tribune", with the US giving clear direction on how companies can tap its huge market potential, there is an urgent need for a road map to help the private sector benefit from the Free Trade Agreement, the Managing Par According to "Bahrain Tribune",...
Tags: KPMG International, free-trade agreement
Research articles 2004-11-22
U.S. House of Representatives Approves the Central America Free Trade Agreement : Statement from the Minnesota and North Dakota Sugar Industry
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- In response to the U.S. House of Representatives vote on the Central America Free Trade Agreement CAFTA, the Minnesota and North Dakota sugar industry released the following statement (supported by American Crystal Sugar, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association and Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar...
Tags: agreement, free-trade agreement, U.S. House of Representatives
Research articles 2005-07-28
SIA Supports Administration's Intentions to Enter Free Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
Tags: agreement, free-trade agreement, Semiconductor Industry Association
Research articles 2003-01-31
Manufacturers licking their chops. (Ohio manufacturers' new business opportunities in Mexico)
A negotiations move toward the completion of a free trade agreement with Mexico, local manufacturers, particularly producers of industrial equipment, are anticipating new business opportunities. A free trade agreement, which the White House is hopi A negotiations move toward the completion of a free...
Tags: company, free-trade agreement, manufacturer
Research articles 1991-05-06
CHILE: U.S. CONGRESS APPROVES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.
On Aug. 1, the US Senate approved the free-trade agreement FTA between the US and Chile by a 66-31 vote, following a 270-156 vote in favor in the House of Representatives a week earlier. The legislation, which included an FTA between the US and Si ...
Tags: free-trade agreement, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2003-08-08
White House trade stance toughens.(Central American Free Trade Agreement)(Brief Article)
The Bush administration is mulling taking the Dominican Republic out of the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Reason: The Dominican Republic ... The Bush administration is mulling taking the Dominican Republic out of the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Reason: The Dominican Republic...
Tags: agreement, free-trade agreement, White House
Research articles 2004-10-23
US CONGRESS TO ADDRESS DRAFT OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
The US Administration will put forward the draft to the Egyptian- US free trade agreement to the Congress by the end of the current year, Foreign Trade and Industry Minister Rashid Mohamed Rashid said. Addressing Rotary Club members in Alexandria, Rashid The US Administration will put forward the draft to...
Tags: free-trade agreement, minister, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2005-08-30
PERU: CONGRESS RATIFIES FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S.
On June 28, a midnight vote in Peru's Congress overwhelmingly ratified the free-trade agreement FTA negotiated with the US last year (see NotiSur, 2006-01-13). Protestors broke into Congress and scuffled with police and protested in the streets to On June 28, a midnight vote in...
Tags: free-trade agreement, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2006-07-21
A free trade arrangement of one country two systems, BUSINESS TIMES
Business Times Malaysia 12-03-2001 THE success in Doha, Qatar, last month has not stopped countries from pursuing regional and bilateral trading arrangements. Singapore, for example, which is currently negotiating a bilateral trade agreement w Business Times Malaysia 12-03-2001...
Tags: free-trade agreement, free trade, World Trade Organization
Research articles 2001-12-03
Zoran Djindjic, Serbia's prime minister, has announced that Russia and Yugoslavia will ratify a bilateral free trade agreement this month, according to the RIA Novosti news agency.(July 2001)(Brief Article)
* Zoran Djindjic, Serbia's prime minister, has announced that Russia and Yugoslavia will ratify a bilateral free trade agreement this month, ... * Zoran Djindjic, Serbia's prime minister, has announced that Russia and Yugoslavia will ratify a bilateral free trade agreement this month, according to...
Tags: free-trade agreement
Research articles 2001-07-10
Senate committee examines trade regulations.(News)
Byline: Mike Verespej The United States needs to adapt its economy to globalization, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said at a hearing on U.S. trade policy. "To try and fix the problem through trade agreements is like trying to fix ...
Tags: free-trade agreement, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2007-03-19
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