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TTIP threatens financial reform and the public interest
19-Jan-2014 SOMO
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership treaty will open markets to foreign services and foreign direct investment in the financial sector. It intends to limit financial sector regulations because they are considered as barriers to trade, reports SOMO.
Korea & India to upgrade CEPA, revise tax treaty
17-Jan-2014 Arirang
Korean President Park and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have decided to quickly upgrade the Korea-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, or CEPA, so that it covers not only goods, but also investments and services.
Tripartite FTA soon a reality
17-Jan-2014 Southern Times
Three regional economic communities in Africa — COMESA, EAC and SADC — are expected to sign an agreement this year to establish an enlarged market covering 26 countries in eastern and southern Africa.
India-EU free trade pact likely to be signed next year
17-Jan-2014 Hindu Business Line
India and the European Union will have a free trade agreement most likely in the first half of 2015, EU Ambassador to India Joao Cravinho, said on Friday.
US firm’s FTA plan to keep mine
17-Jan-2014 The Australian
An American investor plans to invoke the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement to prevent the NSW government cancelling a coal exploration licence that the Independent Commission Against Corruption said is tainted by corruption and should be expunged.
GCC, China to sign ’’14-17 action plan, resume FTA negotiations - Amb. Al-Muzayen
17-Jan-2014 KUNA
Senior officials from the GCC countries and China met in Beijing on Thursday and discussed the resumption of negotiations to establish a free trade zone, a senior diplomat said.
Delhi government to reverse FDI in multi-brand retail
17-Jan-2014 New Indian Express
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government Monday said it will not allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, reversing the previous Sheila Dikshit regime’s policy.
Liberalization key to Taiwan’s TPP bid: AmCham
16-Jan-2014
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Taipei urged Taiwan Thursday to speed up its efforts to liberalize its business environment to help its bid to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
German farmers fear for Europe’s bacon with US trade deal
16-Jan-2014 NPR
When German farmers and activists descended upon Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office building Wednesday morning, they brought along some special guests — 17 pigs. The stunt was the latest European backlash against a proposed free trade deal with the U.S. that could lift restrictions on American meat sold in Europe.
China, US investment talks enter ‘substantive period’
16-Jan-2014 China News
The 11th round of Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) talks between the world’s two largest economies, China and the US, wrapped up in Shanghai on Wednesday.
Pacific trade talks fall short on environmental protection: groups
16-Jan-2014 Reuters
Documents released by the whistle-blowing group WikiLeaks show countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) did not plan to sanction trading partners who break environmental promises — an issue that has caused a rift between the United States and others in the bloc and is an obstacle to finalizing the deal.
Jan 31: Inter-continental day of action vs TPP & corporate globalization
16-Jan-2014 Council of Canadians
This is a call to action for communities throughout Mexico, Canada and the United States to join together on January 31, 2014, and say "ENOUGH!" to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, and other corporate "trade" deals. Solidarity actions elsewhere throughout the globe are welcome.
US lays out goals for North American Free Trade Agreement
16-Jan-2014 The Star
Twenty years after NAFTA began remapping the North American economy, the US wants a sequel.
The global fight against corporate rule
15-Jan-2014 The Nation
Activists are challenging rules that grant corporations the right to sue governments.
Born’s BAT gets set to fly
15-Jan-2014 Mondaq
A proposal for a new form of international arbitration, with states abandoning sovereign rights to commercial dispute litigation in favor of resolution by arbitration, has provoked wide public interest and is now being drafted into an international model treaty.
The deadly wages of free trade
15-Jan-2014 CounterPunch
The very same policies which undermined the livelihoods of the approximately 2 million small farmers in Mexico who were displaced as a consequence are devastating the Colombian country side now.
Canada-South Korea free trade pact moving closer
15-Jan-2014 Globe and Mail
Canada and South Korea are moving closer to a long-delayed free trade deal amid stiff resistance from Canadian-based auto makers.
GM likely to shift Holden production to Korea under FTA
15-Jan-2014 ABC
General Motors says it is likely that South Korea will end up making its cars for the Australian market under the coming free-trade agreement between Canberra and Seoul.
Turkey to sign FTA with far-east nations
15-Jan-2014 World Bulletin
Turkey’s Economy Minister announced that Turkey will sign free trade agreements with Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.
Australia: Questions linger over FTAs
15-Jan-2014 Stock Journal
While the federal government and farm leaders are pushing hard for Australian Free Trade Agreements to be finalised speedily with big customers such as Japan, China, Indonesia and India, southern Queensland beef producer Liam O’Dea said there was good reason to be cautious, even sceptical, about just what FTAs actually delivered in farmgate returns.