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Art of the trade deal: China-championed pact faces tricky talks
1-Mar-2017 Bloomberg
Some nations are uneasy about rushing to get the RCEP done, even with the failure of the TPP.
Australia, Indonesia make headway on free trade deal
1-Mar-2017 Tax-news
Trade ministers from Australia and Indonesia have said that strong progress was made during the sixth round of free trade negotiations.
Business groups seek progress on Australia-Indonesia FTA
28-Feb-2017 Tax-news
Businesses from Australia and Indonesia have urged officials to reach an agreement on a new trade deal by August (2017), the target date set by ministers.
Turnbull and Widodo to seal free trade
24-Feb-2017 International Business Times
Sealing a free trade between the two countries is reportedly the main agenda of Widodo’s visit to Australia.
Pressure grows on mining giant to pay $8 million to El Salvador
23-Feb-2017 Tele Sur
Over 280 organizations from around the world sent an open letter to Canadian-Australian mining giant OceanaGold demanding that the company adhere to an earlier ruling that ordered the company to pay the government of El Salvador US$8 million
Australia’s march towards corporatocracy
20-Feb-2017 The Conversation
While consultancies, political donations, secondments and staff movements magnify corporate influence over government, an equally sinister trend is playing out in the world of multinational corporations.
NZ and Australia to work together to salvage TPP - English
18-Feb-2017 Radio NZ
Australia and New Zealand have agreed to work together to try to breathe life into the stalled Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
Canada free-trade deal with EU points way for Australia
16-Feb-2017 Australian Financial Review
The European Union hope to launch the negotiation with Australia in the second half of the year, says EU ambassador to Canberra
Senate Committee puts final nail in TPP coffin
8-Feb-2017 Friends of the Earth Australia
The Senate Committee’s majority report highlights major concerns about the trade deal, including the lack of enforceable labour and environmental standards, the draconian intellectual property provisions and the risks associated with ISDS.
Australia: 53 health, church, union, environment and aid organisations call for Labor to reject failed TPP
8-Feb-2017 AFTINET
Fifty-three organisations representing more than two million Australians have endorsed a letter calling on Labor to reject the failed Trans-Pacific Partnership and not vote on implementing legislation for it.
China backs regional partnership after US walks away from TPP
25-Jan-2017 The Hindu
China is hoping to galvanise two regional trade proposals — the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Free-Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), following the formal exit of the United States from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Australia and New Zealand to pursue ’TPP 12 minus one’
24-Jan-2017 BBC
Australia and New Zealand say they are hopeful of pressing ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, despite America’s formal withdrawal.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): An assessment of the negotiations
10-Jan-2017 Third World Network
Negotiations by 16 Asia-Pacific nations to establish the RCEP - the world’s largest trading bloc - have been proceeding since 2012. Surveying the negotiations, Biswajit Dhar argues that this ASEAN-led initiative can constitute the building block for a truly viable East Asian Community provided the parties break out from the straitjacket of trade liberalisation.
Australia interested in FTA with Peru
3-Jan-2017 Andina
The Australian government said it considers the possibility of negotiating an FTA with Peru, as the Asia-Pacific faces the potential collapse of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Report shows trade agreements have boosted medicine and copyright monopolies
21-Dec-2016 AFTINET
Global pharmaceutical companies have successfully lobbied for longer monopolies in trade agreements which have delayed the availability of cheaper medicines, resulting in higher prices.
Asian allies’ envoys urge Trump to drop opposition to TPP
20-Dec-2016 The Japan Times
U.S.-allied Asian ambassadors are urging President-elect Donald Trump to reconsider his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and keep the U.S. engaged in Asia.
Reflections on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) round in Jakarta by Jane Kelsey
16-Dec-2016 infojustice.org
Reflections on the 16th RCEP negotiations in Indonesia
RCEP: Impasse at Indonesia talks may put more pressure on India
15-Dec-2016 The Hindu Businessline
Round in Indonesia fails to generate breakthrough in final numbers
Indonesia to finalize five trade deals next year in hunt for wider markets
8-Dec-2016 Jakarta Post
As Indonesia accelerates talks with 15 Asia-Pacific nations, it is prioritizing the conclusion of five trade deals to open access to foreign markets and lure inflows of investment.
Trade Minister Steven Ciobo rejects assertions that the Trans-Pacific Partnership has collapsed
8-Dec-2016 The Age
"We are only nine months into a 24-month process, we need to give the Americans time to consider the pros and cons of the TPP."