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US-UAE

The US is trying to secure a bilateral free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates as part of its drive to patch together an overall US-Middle East FTA by 2013.

Talks started in 2005, after the signature of a US-UAE Trade and Investment Framework Agreement in 2004, and were supposed to wrap up in 2006. However, the Dubai Ports World scandal that erupted in the US in 2006 put all this on ice and the process has not recovered since.

last update: May 2012

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Sheikha Lubna hopes to sign FTA with US soon
| 30-Apr-2008
Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi said on Tuesday that she hoped the UAE would soon sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US.
: UAE , US
Tecom land dispute risks damaging US FTA
Arabian Business | 20-Apr-2008
A $1 billion lawsuit between Tecom Investments and a US company could hinder free trade talks between the US and the UAE, a US Congressional document shows.
: UAE , US
Emirates persists on US trade agreement
Emirates Business 24/7 | 20-Apr-2008
The UAE has taken a second route to an FTA with the US after failing to meet the time frame originally established by the Trade Promotion Authority granted by Congress: the Tifa-Plus (Trade and Investment Framework Agreement) process, which provides a framework for further discussions on the FTA and on short-term issues.
: TIFA , UAE , US
US puts UAE free trade deal on ice
Business 24/7 | 24-Dec-2007
Negotiations for a free trade agreement between the US and the UAE will not be resumed under the current US administration, according to the US Trade Representative office
: human rights , labour | workers’ rights , UAE , US
Free Trade Agreement with the US likely to be delayed further
Zawya | 31-Oct-2007
A top United States official on a two-day visit to the UAE has indicated the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries is likely to be delayed further.
: UAE , US
Blow to UAE-US FTA hopes
Khaleej Times | 1-Jul-2007
The June 30 expiration of the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which allowed the Bush administration to negotiate trade agreements that cannot be amended by Congress, has shattered all hopes of a revival of the stalled US free trade negotiations with the UAE and other GCC countries.
: UAE , US