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Nazif: US mistaken to exclude Egypt from free trade zone
Egyptian Prime Minister highlights economic and political reforms in Davos in response to US Trade Representative Rob Portman regarding the US concerns over Egypt's commitment to democracy, which is b...
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Egypt-US free trade deal in jeopardy
The US government indicated that concerns over Egypt's commitment to democracy were blocking the launch of talks on a trade pact with the leading US ally in the Arab world.
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US signs trade pact with Oman, keeps Egypt on hold
The United States signed a free-trade agreement on Thursday with Oman, a moderate Gulf state and ally in the U.S. war on terrorism, while keeping trade talks with Egypt on hold amid concerns over its...
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European Union probes into Indian polyester fibres, reports FTA
An investigation has been initiated by the European Commission into the alleged dumping of Indian polyester spinning fibres in Europe, reported by a European trade body Foreign Trade Association (FTA)...
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U.S. Senate approves end of cotton export subsidy
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to terminate the major U.S. cotton export subsidy, honoring a promise made at world trade talks, along with trimming $2.7 billion from agricultural programs.
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Businessmen asked to use Tunisia’s platform for exporting products to Europe
Tunisian Ambassador to Pakistan Zahaier Dhaouadi has impressed upon Pakistan business community to use Tunisia as platform to export products to Europe and increase the trade volume of Pakistan and Tu...
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UN: Benefits May Be Lost Without Textiles
HONG KONG_Up to 15 percent of the benefits of a WTO package of measures to help the world's poorest countries could be lost if textiles imports from Bangladesh and Cambodia are excluded from a final d...
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Textile Industry Faces Challenges In Trade Negotiations
US textile manufacturers appear to have won one and lost one as trade ministers from the 149-member World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to procedures they will follow in the Doha Round of trade libe...
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Reports: China, Brazil agree textile deal
China and Brazil have held talks over their textile disputes on the sidelines of the World Trade Organization meeting in Hong Kong, with reports that there will be future limits on China's exports to...
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Pakistan retains US market share: Apparel products
KARACHI, Dec 20: Pakistan has succeeded in protecting its US market share for apparel products at the Sixth Ministerial Conference held in Hong Kong from Dec 13 to 18, by restricting market access of...
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Textile Tariff Issues Heating Up
As government leaders throughout the world are ratcheting up their efforts to lay the groundwork for a successful Doha Round of trade liberalization negotiations, textile and apparel manufacturers and...
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EU wants reduction in cotton subsidies
The European Commission requested rich nations to cut subsidies to their cotton industries as soon as an agreement on world trade liberalisation, currently on the table, is put into effect.The appeare...
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US And China Reach Agreement On Textile Imports
The US and Chinese governments have reached a new bilateral textile trade agreement that has won the enthusiastic support of textile state members of Congress, US textile manufacturers and even import...
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Boom in Vietnam textile export to U.S.
The Vietnamese Trade Ministry has stated that Shipments of Vietnamese
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U.S. not to put curbs on Indian textile imports
The United States has assured India that it would not impose restrictions on Indian textile imports on the line of curbs on the Chinese textile imports since the WTO agreement on lifting of quota had...
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WTO accepts Saudi Arabia’s terms of negotiation
World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council formally concluded negotiations with Saudi Arabia on the terms of the country’s membership to the WTO.
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EU and West Africa agree next phase of negotiations on EPA
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson met with West African Ministers on the 27th October in Brussels to agree on the next phase of the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations between the two regi...
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India & US aim to double bilateral trade by 2008
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) welcomed the demonstration of the trade priorities the US has attached to India as a strategic economy, by kick-starting the Indo-U...
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Textile sector investment, furniture sees growth in Egypt
Indian, Turkish and Taiwanese industrial companies seek investment in Egypt, especially in the sector of textile ready-made and clothes, Egypt's Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohamed...
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Saudi Arabia moves a step closer to joining WTO
The World Trade Organization‘s Director-General Pascal Lamy, on 28 October 2005, welcomed the conclusion of the Working Party negotiations on the accession of Saudi Arabia to the WTO.