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After 6 years, some continue struggle against FTA with United States
14-Oct-2013 Inside Costa Rica
The group which emerged as the “Patriotic Committee” nearly six years ago as Costa Rica held a national referendum which ultimately ended with the signing of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) with the United States, continues its struggle against the agreement, known locally as TLC.
GCC-Singapore free trade deal boon for Saudi firms
14-Oct-2013 Arab News
The Saudi-Singapore Business Council is encouraging Saudi investors to invest in Singapore instead of Europe, using the GCC-Singapore FTA as a launching pad into China.
Australia: Farmers seek bigger slice of FTAs
11-Oct-2013 The Australian
Australian farmers are demanding that Tony Abbott’s proposed free trade deals with China, Japan and South Korea unlock a greater share of Asian markets that are predicted to expand agricultural imports by more than $90 billion in real terms by 2050.
TTIP Update III
11-Oct-2013 Computerworld
Glyn Moody addresses the EU’s latest document "Incorrect claims about investor-state dispute settlement"
At summit, Kerry’s visit draws 100 anti-TPPA protestors
11-Oct-2013 Malay Mail
About 100 people railed in Kuala Lumpur against the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) as US Secretary of State John Kerry rubbed shoulders with Malaysian government officials at an entrepreneurial summit in the capital city.
PM calls for economic accord with Indonesia, wider trade
11-Oct-2013 Daily News
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday called for a comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Indonesia, saying that such an accord would open up the potential on both sides and provide impetus to growth.
Putting the I In TTIP: The necessity of a strong investment chapter
11-Oct-2013 USCIB
United States Council for International Business (USCIB) argues for a strong investment chapter in the EU-US FTA (TTIP)
European officials consulted business leaders on trade pact
11-Oct-2013 NY Times
Long before trade negotiations began with the United States this summer, European officials were consulting with business leaders from both sides of the Atlantic on how to structure a free-trade pact.
Hoffa: Secret US-Euro backroom trade talks are more of the same
11-Oct-2013 Teamsters
An article in today’s New York Times details how corporate leaders met last year with European officials on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) months before trade negotiations officially began.
Malaysia can still walk away from TPPA, says analyst
10-Oct-2013 Astro Awani
Malaysia is still able to walk out from the contentious Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, says RAM Holdings group chief economist Dr Yeah Kim Leng
Australia: All eyes on China FTA
10-Oct-2013 The Land
Ongoing regulatory uncertainty and political friction towards investment in Australian agribusiness by foreign state-owned entities could jeopardise plans to conclude Australia’s stalled free trade agreement (FTA) with China over the next year.
Calm before the storm? Secretive TTIP talks on hold
10-Oct-2013 ARC
Thanks to the unexpected government shutdown in the US, this week’s Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks have been postponed. Nevertheless, the EU Trade Commissioner Karl De Gucht said that this “in no way distracts from our overall aim of acheiving an ambitious trade and investment deal”, though the duration of the US government shutdown remains unclear.
APRN calls on governments to drop destructive free trade deal
10-Oct-2013 APRN
The Asia Pacific Research Network calls on participating governments to drop the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement altogether after they failed to sign an agreement at the sidelines of the APEC talks in Bali, Indonesia.
RI, Japan agree to renegotiate economic partnership deals
9-Oct-2013 Jakarta Post
Indonesia and Japan have agreed to renegotiate their economic partnership agreements amid growing concern that the deals had failed to benefit both parties equally.
Ecuador establishes commission to audit investment treaties
9-Oct-2013 Dow Jones
Ecuador has established a special commission to audit bilateral investment treaties, or BITs, signed with different countries and by several governments, the country’s Foreign Minister said.
Thailand: Assembly of the Poor demanding Thai-EU FTA Talk must not restrain freedom of seed
8-Oct-2013 LVC
Over 100 farmers from Assembly of the Poor gathered in front of Thai Government House in Bangkok late September in a campaign action to scrutinize the implications for farmers’ seeds of the second round of Thai-EU FTA negotiations going on in Chiangmai
US trade official says to seek TPP deal by year-end
8-Oct-2013 Reuters
World trade ministers may discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership on the sidelines of the World Trade Organization meeting that starts on Dec. 3, with a goal of reaching a deal by year-end.
Protest against APEC by Gerak Lawan in Indonesia
8-Oct-2013
The Indonesian civil society movement coalition, Gerak Lawan, held a protest on 7 October 2013 in front of the Ministry of Finance as a symbol of the struggle against the liberalization agenda in Indonesia.
EU-Thailand FTA - IP chapter (draft Sep 2013)
8-Oct-2013
EU-Thailand FTA - investment chapter (draft 2013)
8-Oct-2013