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The problem with tying health care to trade
20-Oct-2015 Five Thirty Eight
Writing pharmaceutical regulations into international trade deals can have costly consequences.
Don’t let TPP lock Peru into unequal trade
4-Oct-2015 La República
TPP negotiators hope to finalize the agreement in the next few days. Political leaders will boast of promoting the well-being of their people and countries. But the reality is that special interests have been given far too much influence on the negotiations.
Peru: Trade agreements bolster exploitation
31-Jul-2015 teleSUR
Analysts say policies initiated under the Free Trade Agreement with the US have taken away labor rights for hundreds of thousands of working class Peruvian citizens.
Effects of the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
30-Jun-2015 LatAm Observer
Advantages and disadvantages of free trade between USA and Peru.
Peru, Thailand agree to continue FTA talks
13-Jun-2015
Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Magali Silva and Thailand’s Deputy Minister of Commerce Apiradi Tantraporn agreed to continue moving forward towards the signing of a Free Trade Agreement and strengthen trade ties between the two countries.
US-Peru free trade deal failed to enforce environmental norms
5-Jun-2015 TeleSUR
An Environmental Investigation Agency report undermines the Obama administration’s argument that free trade helps protect the environment.
Philippines, Peru set to engage in FTA talks
27-May-2015 Xinhua
The Philippines is set to engage into free trade agreement talks with Peru, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
More Dirty Little TPPA Secrets
18-May-2015 Foreign Control Watchdog
Imagine Trade Minister Tim Groser gets to the meeting of ministers to do the final horse-trading for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (now slated to happen in late May 2015), plays his final hand and signs away our future for a carton of milk powder. He will know that’s not really the end game: a final deal is not a final deal until the US Congress says so. The US has two more aces in its hand.
TPP denounced in Peru as US-led negotiations end
13-May-2015 teleSUR
On Monday, a coalition of Peruvian civil society organizations issued a strong warning as negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership treaty (TPP) come to an end.
The Transpacific Partnership will impact sovereign control over health policies
11-Apr-2015 La República
A text that Peru and 11 other countries (including the US) are negotiating in secret, seeks to expand drug patents for more than 20 years thus generating millions of overheads for our health system and making it even more difficult to obtain biological medicines against cancer.
FTA commitments to be strengthened between the US and Peru
25-Mar-2015 Peru This Week
Peru hopes to upgrade access to the US market for farm products.
India to soon start FTA feasibility process with Russia, Peru
26-Feb-2015 Times of India
India will soon initiate the feasibility process to launch negotiations for a free trade agreement with Russia and Peru, a move aimed at enhancing economic ties with these nations.
Trade agreement with Colombia and Peru tests our commitment to human rights
29-Jan-2015 Irish Times
The first significant test of Ireland’s reputation as defender of human rights comes today as the Dáil debates ratification of the EU Free Trade Agreement with Colombia and Peru.
Turkey-Peru free trade talks end without deal
3-Dec-2014 World Bulletin
Talks will continue next year as areas of friction — textiles and agriculture — continue to cause disagreement.
Honduras, Peru agree on work plan to conclude FTA negotiations
4-Nov-2014 Agencia Andina
Negotiating teams from Peru and Honduras are meeting to draw up a plan on how to finalise their FTA talks, initiated in 2010, by end 2014.
Peruvian patients reject TPP claiming it will affect their access to medication
21-Oct-2014 TeleSur
Social organizations defending the interests of health patients have spoken out against the TPP.
Peru, Honduras to conclude FTA by year-end
29-Sep-2014 Tax News
The President of Peru, Ollanta Humala Tasso, and his Honduran counterpart, Juan Orlando Hernandez, have agreed to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of this year.
India to start trade agreement talks with Peru
11-Sep-2014 Bernama
India will start negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Peru to boost bilateral relations and to expand its trade and investment ties, especially in the defence sector with the Latin American region.
Website reveals how US could rewrite Australian medicine, media content and data storage laws through Trans-Pacific trade deal (TPP)
13-Aug-2014 AFTINET
“A new website has been launched today http://tppnocertification.org/ which reveals that the United States claims the right to vet and approve other countries’ laws before it will allow a trade and investment treaty to come into force,” Dr Patricia Ranald, Convenor of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment network, said today.
Peru to begin FTA negotiations with Indonesia, India
13-Aug-2014 Bernama
The governments of Peru and Indonesia have completed a joint feasibility study in order to reach a free trade agreement, announced Tuesday Peru’s Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Magali Silva.