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EU meets U.S. regulatory demands halfway with ’Better Regulation Agenda’
5-Jan-2016 World Trade Online
The European Commission’s new "Better Regulation Agenda" partially addresses U.S. demands in trans-Atlantic free trade talks for more transparency and opportunities for stakeholders to influence the crafting of EU rules.
West Africa: EPA - U.S. $8.94 billion development package tears Ecowas apart
5-Jan-2016 All Africa
The negative effects of opening up 75 percent of ECOWAS markets, with its 300 million consumers, to Europe over a 20-year period, are legion and cut across all facets of the economic life of Africa.
SA is in ’extra time’ over Agoa – Rob Davies
4-Jan-2016
The trade and industry minister insists SA will continue talks over the African Growth and Opportunity Act and it is for the US to "blow the whistle".
Australia tobacco clash reverberates in EU trade talks
4-Jan-2016 Politico
The inclusion of an ISDS in an EU agreement could raise the likelihood of such cases being brought against all kinds of public interest and health protecting policies in the future.
EU-Ukraine free-trade accord goes into effect despite Moscow’s opposition
4-Jan-2016 The Japan Times
Ukraine’s free-trade deal with the EU went into effect, coinciding with the start of Moscow’s food embargo against Kiev.
Infographie : Tafta ou territoire d’alternatives
4-Jan-2016 AITEC
Cette infographie anticipe les conséquences du Tafta sur une commune ordinaire et expose un visage alternatif de cette même ville, transformée par ses politiques pionnières de transition sociale et écologique.
EAC set for major trade boost in new cargo system
2-Jan-2016
Trade within East Africa Trade will receive a boost this year with the implementation of the cargo pre-clearance system at the port of Mombasa by the Kenya Revenue Authority.
COMESA appreciates Tripartite FTA progress
2-Jan-2016
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Council of Ministers has appreciated the progress made so far in the negotiating process that include finalising the outstanding work in Phase 1 of the Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement (TFTA).
Kenyan Sugar Gets Extra 1 Year Comesa Safeguard
2-Jan-2016
Kenya has been granted a one-year extension of sugar import limits from the regional trade bloc Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to revamp its ailing sugar industry.
COMESA tackles maize trade
2-Jan-2016
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has launched a roadmap that will address differences in standards and regulations that hinder regional trade in maize.
RCEP: India offers no duty cuts on steel to China, Aus, NZ
31-Dec-2015 Business Standard
India has not offered any duty cut on steel to China, Australia and New Zealand as part of the ongoing negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement.
Resolute Forest Products sues for $70M over Port Hawkesbury aid
31-Dec-2015 CBC
NAFTA action comes after closure of Laurentide mill blamed on Nova Scotian mill.
Foreign Direct Investment: myths and realities
30-Dec-2015 IPS
There is no clear evidence that bilateral investment treaties have a strong impact on the direction of FDI inflows.
American mining giant escaped Indonesian law with ISDS
30-Dec-2015 IPS
American mining corporation Newmont escaped the domestic processing requirement from Indonesia’s 2009 Mining Law. It achieved this by using a clause in a Dutch investment treaty.
EU Agriculture would be gross losers in TTIP Agreement - Anderson MEP
30-Dec-2015 Farming Life
A study carried out on behalf of the US Department of Agriculture shows that EU Agriculture would be the gross loser in any of the three scenarios considered.
TPP - what is the cost for Vietnam?
30-Dec-2015 Vietnamnet Bridge
"How much did Vietnam have to trade off to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Area (FTA)? Surely, we will have to pay dearly for them when the tax rate falls to zero percent," said Prof. Nguyen Mai.
Singapore minister calls for resumption of EU-ASEAN free trade talks - report
29-Dec-2015
Singapore’s trade and industry minister has called for a resumption of free trade talks between the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations now that problems over Myanmar have been removed, a German newspaper said.
Kyiv receives Moscow’s notification on suspension of free trade area with Ukraine - Yatseniuk
29-Dec-2015
The Russian side has formally notified Ukraine on its decision to suspend the agreement on the free trade area that was in effect between the two countries.
French firm attacks Ugandan tax using ISDS
29-Dec-2015 Inter-Press Service
The heavily criticized legal mechanism, known as ISDS, is an important tool for European companies to pressurize developing countries. This year Uganda joins the rank of developing nations asking themselves: “Why have we ever signed this?”
American mining giant escaped Indonesian law with ISDS
29-Dec-2015 http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/12/amer...
American mining corporation Newmont escaped the domestic processing requirement from Indonesia’s 2009 Mining Law. It achieved this by using a clause in a Dutch investment treaty.