If ASEAN accelerates the move towards the ASEAN Free Trade Area and the ASEAN Investment Area, this would be a powerful endorsement of ASEAN's commitment to free trade and the region's openness to investment.
Not long ago few countries were more paranoid about foreign investment, free trade and multinationals than India.
In Bogor, Indonesia, in 1994, it set itself ambitious goals to free up trade and investment within the grouping.
The scandal comes at a time when Peru plans to attract more foreign investment through Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and International Tourism projects.
Talks are due next month in Belgrade which are expected to lead to agreeements on free trade, investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation.
Chief among these was a proposal for a hemisphere-wide free trade zone, which would boost investment in the Latin countries as well as expand trade along the lines of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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These often concern macroeconomic questions such as monetary policy and fiscal discipline, and the means of globalisation, such as free trade and foreign investment.
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The free-trade regime and global investment system promoted growth in the rest of Asia more than in Japan.
Argentines should note that Brazil's centre-left government has espoused fiscal prudence and free trade and welcomed foreign investment.
In return, it is hoped that rich countries will direct more aid, free more trade and encourage private investment.
Since the signing of the North American Free-Trade Agreement, foreign direct investment has poured into the region.
The practice gained popularity and participants via free trade agreements and bi-lateral investment treaties in which developed countries would require developing countries to agree to have disputes handled by the ICSID.
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And to this end, both our countries will work on regional trade and investment rules-making, with a view to building AFTA or the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific.
And tonight, I'm announcing that we will launch talks on a comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union - because trade that is fair and free across the Atlantic supports millions of good-paying American jobs.
Free trade policies that promote trade in goods and services are also important to facilitate greater investment in global infrastructure projects.
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In April 2004, the UAE signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement with Washington and in November 2004 agreed to undertake negotiations toward a Free Trade Agreement with the US, however, those talks have not moved forward.
This, together with restrictive labour regulations, means that there is little non-oil foreign direct investment in Iran, except for pilot projects in the free-trade zones.
This certified "terror-free" mutual fund is also reportedly available for direct investment through E-Trade, Ameritrade, Schwab and many other investment firms.
Peru is a country that congratulates itself therefore on having attained a free trade agreement with the United States, one that will promote more jobs, more technology, and more investment.
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