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India softens stance on Bay of Bengal free trade agreement
22-Feb-2016 Live Mint
Softening its earlier stand, India has decided to conclude a low-ambition free trade agreement with the seven-nation grouping Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, or Bimstec.
Tariffs dropped to zero
21-Feb-2016 Correct!v
TTIP: Secret document reveals in detail the EU offer to drop 97 percent of its tariffs on US goods.
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft EU revised offer for chemicals (October 2015)
21-Feb-2016 Correct!v
As leaked by Correct!v
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft EU revised tariff offer (October 2015)
21-Feb-2016 Correct!v
As leaked by Correct!v
Indonesian civil societies urges Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) to reject TPP
19-Feb-2016 IGJ
Indonesian society #TolakTPP (#RejectTPP) represented by Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ), Indonesian Farmers Alliance (API), the Confederation of Indonesian Workers Struggle (KPBI), ASEC Indonesia, and Kemitraan, dialogue with Members of Parliament from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) related with the Indonesia’s intention to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
Statement from Indonesia Citizen to President Jokowi: "Ommit the Commitment about TPP"
19-Feb-2016 IGJ
A group of civil society organizations urged that the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo did not make any commitments towards the TPP in a meeting of the US-ASEAN Summit which will be held on March 15-16 in California, USA.
Delhi dialogue VIII: India calls for fast tracking RCEP
19-Feb-2016 India Writes
India has exhorted ASEAN countries to fast track the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and underlined the need to forge regional value chains and production networks.
Needlessly complicated TPP rules have negative impacts on Canadian businesses
19-Feb-2016 Rabble
Canada and Canadian businesses will be left to grapple with numerous different legal approaches and commitments to GIs arising from domestic rules, the various trade agreements, and side letters with one-third of TPP members.
Trade ministry defends Saudi sheep farm
19-Feb-2016 Otago
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is defending a controversial sheep farm in Saudi Arabia, saying that the project has helped nudge New Zealand closer to a free trade deal with the Gulf states.
La gestion des ressources en eau dans le sillage du libre-échange - CETA
18-Feb-2016 European Water Movement
Exposé de la position de l’AöW, au sujet de l’accord de libre-échange de l’UE avec le Canada – CETA.
60 000 tonnes de volailles américaines entreront bientôt en Afrique du sud
18-Feb-2016 Ecofin
L’association sud-africaine des importateurs et exportateurs de viande (AMIESA) est prête à recevoir plus de 60 000 tonnes de volailles en provenance des USA.
Why trade matters
18-Feb-2016 Khazanah Research Institute
International trade has been an important component in the economies of the Malay Archipelago. Despite this, the extent to which international trade affects our daily lives may not be fully appreciated by many of us.
Indonesia needs more time to decide on joining TPP
18-Feb-2016 Antara
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has stated that Indonesia is still calculating the benefits and disadvantages of joining the Trans Pacific Partnership.
New AFL-CIO TPP Report Highlights Lack of Worker Protections
18-Feb-2016 A Gold Standard for Workers? The State of Labor Rights in Trans-Pacific Partnership Countries
A report by the US unions makes the case that TPP’s labor chapter and consistency plans do not protect workers sufficiently and in a meaningful manner
Investment court system, ISDS in disguise: 10 reasons why the EU’s proposal doesn’t fix a flawed system
18-Feb-2016 Friends of the Earth Europe
The European Commission has proposed a new ’Investment Court System’ to replace the current investor to state dispute settlement mechanism (ISDS) in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and other future investment deals.
West Africa and EU prepare towards EPA implementation
18-Feb-2016 GNA
West Africa and the European Union continue to prepare for the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement — pending its signature by all member states — by putting together the necessary texts for the institutional bodies and instruments envisaged under the EPA, in order that it becomes operational immediately upon entering into force.
Global dairy prices stem from bad trade agreements
17-Feb-2016 Scoop
New Zealand First is blasting the government for poor quality “free trade” agreements and exposing New Zealand farming to questionable Chinese investment.
Thai livestock industry opposes TPP agreement
17-Feb-2016 Thai PBS
The Swine Raisers Association of Thailand and other livestock groups yesterday protested against the country’s move to enter the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement claiming that doing so would bring enormous damages to Thailand’s livestock industry.
Parts of Canada-EU trade deal still being revised: chief negotiator
17-Feb-2016 CTV
Canada is working with the European Union to revise controversial investor protection provisions in their landmark free trade deal at the direction of the new Liberal government.
Canada re-opens investment talks with India
17-Feb-2016 Embassy
Canada’s government has officially re-opened negotiations with India over a bilateral investment treaty the two sides nearly agreed upon almost a decade ago.