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US and Canada to drop ISDS from NAFTA. NZ should for TPPA
22-Feb-2018 Scoop
Canada and the US are set to agree on withdrawing the controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the US, Canada and Mexico.
La version définitive du Partenariat transpacifique publiée
21-Feb-2018 Challenges
La version définitive du Partenariat transpacifique (TPP), accord de libre-échange dans la zone Asie-Pacifique, a été publiée en vue de sa signature par 11 pays après le retrait des Etats-Unis.
Revised TPP-11 text is largely unchanged: independent assessment and Senate Inquiry needed
21-Feb-2018 AFTINET
Many of the most harmful clauses remain.
Interview: Japan hopes US returns to TPP but overhaul tough - negotiator
20-Feb-2018 Reuters
Japan’s chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Kazuyoshi Umemoto, told Reuters that an agreement among the remaining 11 member nations, set to be signed next month, may have had an impact on the United States.
Mnuchin says Washington studying possible return to TPP through renegotiation
16-Feb-2018 Japan Times
President Donald Trump’s administration is actively discussing the possibility of rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal on condition that the United States renegotiate it to secure better terms.
Commentary: Temper expectations about RCEP free trade agreement
15-Feb-2018 Channel News Asia
RCEP negotiations have missed three deadlines since they started in 2013. Although there is lack of direct information, media reports imply that India is dragging its feet on some key issues.
A detailed look at the new, decidedly not-so-progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership
13-Feb-2018 Behind The Numbers
Despite its Orwellian title, the CPTPP could also spell the demise of the Trudeau government’s much-hyped progressive trade agenda.
‘Big boys’ causing delays in conclusion of RCEP
13-Feb-2018 Business Mirror
The Philippines is demanding its fellow negotiating-countries in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to seriously commit to a speedy conclusion of their trade deal, as the latest round of talks still failed to progress beyond trade in goods modalities.
US-Malaysia FTA unlikely until CPTPP sealed
12-Feb-2018 Malaysian Reserve
Unlikely that a US-Malaysia FTA will transpire anytime soon, says American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce
Auto industry skeptical of Canadian TPP side deal on vehicles with Japan
12-Feb-2018 Global News
Auto workers and manufacturers are rejecting assertions by Canada’s trade minister that the country won major access for them into the highly protected Japanese market in the recently rebooted Trans-Pacific Partnership.
What now for economic integration in the Asia-Pacific?
9-Feb-2018 The Diplomat
Progress made in TPP negotiations spurred on RCEP talks, which in turn further stimulated TPP efforts. It is thought that the recent consensus on TPP-11 has increased momentum for RCEP countries to reach a deal as well.
The rise of China and the fall of the ‘Free Trade’ myth
8-Feb-2018 The New York Times Magazine
China’s economic success lays bare an uncomfortable historical truth: No one who preaches ‘free trade’ really practices it.
Let’s not do it - Plans to oppose the rebrand of the TPPA
7-Feb-2018 Scoop
Opponents to the rebrand of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will gather at a Wellington event on Thursday 8 February.
Shifting trade winds: US bilateralism & Asia-Pacific economic integration
6-Feb-2018 Asia Society Policy Institute
Certain long-standing provisions of trade agreements, specifically ISDS, are worthy of reconsideration.
Will Labour let Waitangi Tribunal complete TPPA inquiry
6-Feb-2018 Scoop
Labour promised at Waitangi that it will be accountable to Maori. That promise faces a major test next week, as the Crown responds in the Waitangi Tribunal’s inquiry on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
Free trade fantasies: Canada must reject both NAFTA and TPP
5-Feb-2018 Global Research
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has boasted of his commitment to progressive economic, environmental and social policies. At the same time, has been a passionate warrior in his pursuit and defence of so-called ‘free trade’ agreements.
Changed acronyms, same neoliberal ruse: The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership
5-Feb-2018 People Over Profit
The struggle to stop the Transpacific Partnership Agreement continues amid efforts to revive the zombie free trade deal.
Asia-Europe People’s Forum
5-Feb-2018
Trudeau’s ’progressive’ TPP violates Indigenous rights, opposed by Māori and Mapuche peoples
30-Jan-2018 Council of Canadians
Justin Trudeau’s so-called ’Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership’ (CPTPP) - to be signed on March 8 in Chile - is a violation of Indigenous rights.
From Tokyo with love for global trade
29-Jan-2018 The Hindu
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP, is going ahead in the absence of the US is a testament to Japan’s role in shepherding the tough negotiations through some tumultuous times.