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Bahrain, US sign free trade pact

Bahrain, US sign free trade pact

Monday 31 May 2004

The pact could make Bahrain a booming gateway to the Gulf

US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick on Thursday said the agreement with Bahrain opened up new export and investment opportunities for US industries ranging from aircraft and sports equipment to agricultural and financial services.

The Bahrain pact builds on existing US free trade agreements with Israel and Jordan and a pact with Morocco that will be signed on 11 June.

More accords

The latest agreement could prompt similar accords with other Gulf countries, including Qatar, Kuwait and eventually Saudi Arabia.

President George Bush has proposed a Middle East free trade pact stretching from Morocco to Iran by 2013....>>

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/570AEE9A-F801-4899-897D-BC8AEFD44CA5.htm

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