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How Buy American is jeopardizing TTIP
19-Jul-2016 Global Risk Insights
America’s web of Buy American requirements is undermining TTIP discussions, blocking EU companies from trillions of dollars worth of procurement deals.
TDM 2 (2016) - Latin America (Vol. 1)
19-Jul-2016 TDM 2 (2016) - Latin America (Vol. 1)
This special addresses the various challenges and changes at work in dispute resolution in Latin America. A second volume that continues many of the themes in this special from different angles and perspectives is also nearing completion.
Digital trade on the hill: hearing on expanding U.S. digital trade and eliminating digital trade barriers
19-Jul-2016 The Innovation Files
Digital trade issues continue to grow in importance to the U.S. economy as people and businesses find new and innovative ways to use data and technology to deliver more goods and services via the Internet.
Five EU states gang up on Africa’s last colony
19-Jul-2016 EU Observer
The European Court of Justice is due to hear a case on Tuesday (19 July) examining the EU’s role in facilitating exploitation of Africa’s last colony by one of Europe’s close allies.
New trade deals legalise corporate theft, make farmers’ seeds illegal
18-Jul-2016 GRAIN
FTAs negotiated outside the WTO go further and help US and European corporations get what they weren’t able to achieve under TRIPS.
Zambia ratifies the tripartite free trade area agreement
18-Jul-2016 Zambia Daily Mail
African policy makers have for a long time taken keen interest in the promotion of intra-regional trade in order to bring about development in the continent.
EAC-EU trade deal signing called off
18-Jul-2016 The New Times
In a sudden twist, comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the East African Community (EAC) and the European Union (EU) will not be signed as earlier planned.
Singapore and Sri Lanka launch FTA talks
18-Jul-2016 Channel News Asia
Negotiations for a Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA) are underway, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Monday (Jul 18).
Malaysia wants more concrete measures to realise RCEP
18-Jul-2016 The Sun Daily
Malaysia hopes more emphasis and concrete measures will be given to realise the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
India against ‘early harvest’ of RCEP pact; here’s why
18-Jul-2016 Financial Express
Even as the 16-nation RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) ministerial in Laos on August 5 will mainly focus on liberalisation in goods trade, India has made it clear that it doesn’t favour an “early harvest”
UK turns to Canada for advice on striking post-Brexit trade deals with EU
18-Jul-2016 The Guardian
Canadian minister in talks about how it secured Ceta trade deal with Brussels, which took seven years to finalise
Remodeling India’s investment treaty regime
18-Jul-2016 The Wire
India is seeking to terminate BITs signed with 57 countries and sign joint interpretative statements with the other 25 treaty states – all an outcome of the country’s new model BIT.
EU-US negotiators falter to make decisive progress on TTIP, destabilised by Brexit
18-Jul-2016 EurActiv
EU and U.S. negotiators said that they still needed to overcome large differences for a transatlantic free trade deal to be sealed this year, and factor in the setback of Brexit, as the UK is one of the United States’ biggest export markets.
Argentina says no to Free Trade Agreements
15-Jul-2016
A chronicle of the public audience organized by the Assembly “Argentina better off without free trade agreements”.
Africa is moving toward a massive and important free trade agreement
15-Jul-2016 Washington Post
Here are seven things you need to know about Africa’s Continental Free Trade Area — which could be up and running by the end of 2017.
Financial services: the challenge of data flows
15-Jul-2016 Lexology
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced a proposal to resolve the data localization issue in financial institutions in future trade agreements.
East Africa: Uganda hints at adopting Dar’s standpoint on EPA
15-Jul-2016 All Africa
Uganda is prepared to delay the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) after Tanzania, one of the East Africa Community (EAC) partner states, raised the red flag.
TTIP: Why are the talks taking so long?
15-Jul-2016 BBC
A short video takes a look at some of the reasons why the talks are so complicated.
Romania, Bulgaria, Canada seek to unlock CETA by solving visa dispute
15-Jul-2016 EurActiv
Meetings in various formats have been held between Canada, the European Commission, Bulgaria and Romania, in an effort to avoid a possible veto from Sofia and Bucharest on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
India-EU FTA chief negotiators to meet today
15-Jul-2016 Financial Express
Chief negotiators of the proposed India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) will meet to discuss the “way forward”, a senior commerce ministry official said.