U.S. Reported Working on New Pacific Trade Accord
12/18/07 11:49 PM Filed in: Free Trade
Agreements
Bloomberg.com
reported
on
December 18, 2007 that the Bush Administration
is preparing to negotiate an agreement linking
the U.S., Chile, Singapore, Brunei, and New
Zealand in a Pacific-region accord to reduce
barriers to trade and foreign investment.
According to the USTR, talks with the 4 nations
will start as early as January 2008.