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Why President Trump is wrong about Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
31-Jan-2017 Patent Docs
The TPP was generally favorable to American interests because its provisions favored American innovators, specifically biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
Trump’s decision to leave the TPP was to protect one faction of the super rich
31-Jan-2017 Alternet
If workers benefit, so be it, goes the thinking in Trumpland.
La fin du Partenariat transpacifique profitable à la Russie?
28-Jan-2017 RBTH
Le retrait des États-Unis du Partenariat transpacifique permet à la Russie et à la Chine d’intensifier leurs négociations sur la mise en place de zones de libre-échange avec leurs partenaires en Asie.
Brian Fallow: The TPP is dead - long live what?
27-Jan-2017 NZ Herald
Does it mark the end of an era, the death of the Washington Consensus about the liberating power of markets, multilateralism and open economies?
Trump’s decision to junk Trans-Pacific Partnership an opportunity for India
27-Jan-2017 Livemint
US President Donald Trump’s move paves way for a more balanced outcome of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership talks
As TPP crumbles, people must remain vigilant vs equally unfair bilateral deals
26-Jan-2017 People Over Profit
As the United States officially walks away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the people must remain vigilant over possible replacements.
Malaysia should withdraw from the TPPA, according to CAP
26-Jan-2017 Malaysiakini
Given the new developments regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Malaysia should withdraw from the agreement, stop implementing changes in domestic laws and policies designed to comply with it and not rush into negotiations with the US on a bilateral deal, says Consumers Association of Penang
Environmentalists earn TPP victory as wins will be rare under Trump
26-Jan-2017 Observer
The TransCanada lawsuit became virtually meaningless as Trump signed an executive order to continue construction of the Keystone XL
Bill English’s Plan B for TPPA a political ‘own goal’ in election year
24-Jan-2017 Scoop
‘Donald Trump would be delighted! US corporations would get the benefit of all the controversial rules on medicine patents, copyright, investment, state-owned enterprises that the US insisted on without the US have to give a single thing in return.
US to pursue bilateral trade with allies around the globe, asserts Trump administration
24-Jan-2017 Financial Express
The new Trump administration has asserted that it would pursue bilateral trade opportunities with allies around the globe as multilateral trade agreements like TPP are not in interest of the country.
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.
Chile eyes new deals with Pacific trade pact members: minister
24-Jan-2017 Reuters
Chile has invited ministers from other TPP members as well as China and South Korea to a summit in March to discuss how to proceed
Mexico president says seeks to preserve tariff-free NAFTA trade
24-Jan-2017 Reuters
Mexico’s President that he will aim to preserve tariff-free commerce under NAFTA and will also seek bilateral deals with countries that formed part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Trump withdraws US from Trans-Pacific Partnership deal
24-Jan-2017 Al Jazeera
US president formally pulls US out of massive 12-nation trade deal that covers 40 percent of world’s economy.
TPP’s failure will not curtail Malaysia’s trade
23-Jan-2017 The Sun Daily
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Ahmad Maslan said that Malaysia was ready with other alternatives, such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
Intensifying global crisis and conflict
20-Jan-2017 E-Pao
On behalf of monopoly firms and local elites, imperialist states have been competing to rewrite international and national legal systems and regulations through trade and investment agreements
Japan ratifies TPP despite bleak outlook under Trump
20-Jan-2017 Japan Times
Japan ratified the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, hours before the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president.
Can Japan lead Asia’s economic order?
20-Jan-2017 The Diplomat
Tokyo can be a champion of the economic order if Abe is prepared to lead.
Japan, Vietnam to cooperate on TPP
20-Jan-2017 Nikkei
The leaders of Japan and Vietnam shared a desire to see the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal put into force at an early date
NZ will promote TPP despite US rejection
16-Jan-2017 Radio NZ
It remains to be seen whether the United States will pull out of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), Prime Minister Bill English says.