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Trade negotiations: Geo-economics and geopolitics
8-Aug-2018 International Affairs
Trade negotiations have been increasingly used as a political tool.
WSJ: Revised KORUS FTA jeopardized by auto tariff dispute
8-Aug-2018 KBS
A revised free trade agreement between South Korea and the US is reportedly in jeopardy after President Donald Trump threatened to impose heavy tariffs on auto and auto parts imports.
Morocco agrees to accept US poultry: USTR, USDA
7-Aug-2018 Reuters
Morocco has agreed to accept imports of American poultry products for the first time, the US Trade Representative’s office and the US Department of Agriculture said, estimating initial annual shipments at about $10 million.
Five red flags for food, farming and fair trade under the UK’s new Brexit plan
6-Aug-2018 IATP
“Brexit” presents a number of significant risks to the future of sustainable food and agriculture in both the UK and the EU.
Mexico touts progress in NAFTA talks with US, but toughest issues remain
6-Aug-2018 Reuters
Negotiators for Mexico and the United States have reached agreement on about 20 topics during talks to revamp NAFTA, Mexico’s economy minister said, although he conceded that some of the thorniest issues remained unresolved.
US and Japan to duel over auto tariffs and FTA at first trade talks
1-Aug-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Toyota supplier Denso expects $700m hit if levies are implemented.
A leading think tank brokered access to ministers for US donors looking to influence Brexit
31-Jul-2018 The Ecologist
Britain’s most prominent free-market think tank is offering to broker access to senior politicians for foreign donors seeking to influence the course of Brexit and a potential US-UK free trade deal, a new report reveals
Guerre commerciale: États-Unis et Europe en désaccord sur l’agriculture
30-Jul-2018 Le Figaro
Bruxelles assure que l’accord scellé la semaine dernière pour éviter une guerre commerciale ne prévoit pas d’ouvrir plus largement l’accès au marché agricole européen. Mais l’administration Trump prétend le contraire. La France demande des clarifications.
Trade agreement with Japan is crucial for US beef industry
30-Jul-2018 UTIA
Research from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture indicates that a trade agreement with Japan is crucial for the US beef industry
US FTA deal to secure PH’s key market access
30-Jul-2018 Manila Bulletin
Philippine trade negotiator Ceferino S. Rodolfo confirms discussion with US on a possible FTA, says key interest is securing and preserving market access for Filipino exporters
Why the US and EU trade models are both bad for people and the planet
27-Jul-2018 Devex
If the US and the EU follow through with their commitments, the new trade relationship would mean more fracking in the US and an attack on European standards for genetically modified organisms, chemicals and other sensitive issues.
EU-US trade truce falters on day 1 over farming
27-Jul-2018 Politico
Europeans don’t want their hallowed farm sector sucked into the deal.
Mexico, US agree to speed NAFTA talks toward August deal
27-Jul-2018 Reuters
Mexico and the United States agreed to step up talks on updating the NAFTA trade deal in hopes of reaching an agreement on major issues by August.
USTR Lighthizer eyes 1st trade talks with Japan by late Aug.
27-Jul-2018 The Mainichi
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Thursday he plans to hold a first round of trade talks with Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan’s economic and fiscal policy minister, "in the next 30 days."
US sees Philippines as next candidate for FTA
27-Jul-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Trump envoy Lighthizer also expects talks with Japan within 30 days.
Mexico, Canada stress common front in NAFTA talks
26-Jul-2018 AP
Mexican and Canadian officials said that talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement will remain a three-way negotiation, despite suggestions by US President that he might pursue separate trade deals with both countries.
Trump relents on EU car tariffs, as US-China fight derails Qualcomm deal
26-Jul-2018 Reuters
US-EU talks would seek to eliminate trade barriers for non-automotive industrial goods, and transatlantic trade in services, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and medical products. Europe agreed to increase purchases of US liquefied natural gas and soybeans.
Freeland calls for NAFTA review of “unfair and illegal” US solar panel tariff
24-Jul-2018 iPolitics
Canadian Foreign affairs minister is asking for a NAFTA review into what she calls “unfair and illegal” 30 per cent American tariffs imposed on Canada’s solar panel manufacturers.
Merkel hopes for trade deal amid Trump’s tariffs threat
24-Jul-2018 Axios
Angela Merkel badly wants a trade deal to prevent Trump from carrying out his threat to put 25% tariffs on car imports into the US.
Mexican leftist appeals to ’anti-establishment’ Trump, seeks NAFTA deal
24-Jul-2018 Reuters
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sent US President Donald Trump a letter urging a swift end to NAFTA negotiations