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Libre-échange contre climat : la plainte de TransCanada contre l’État fédéral américain confirme les craintes des mouvements citoyens
7-Jan-2016 Collectif Stop Tafta
La cohabitation entre le régime international de commerce et d’investissement actuel et l’ambition prétendue de lutter contre le changement climatique est impossible.
India’s new model bilateral investment treaty and its carve-out for TRIPS flexibilities
7-Jan-2016 Info Justice
India has released its new model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). It contains a carve-out for TRIPS flexibilities.
Hun Sen to join Asean leaders in US meeting with Obama
7-Jan-2016 VOA
Prime Minister Hun Sen will join other Asean leaders for a special meeting with US President Barack Obama.
Eyeing Beijing, Obama plans summit with ASEAN leaders
7-Jan-2016 Nikkei
The U.S. aims to build a unified front against China’s efforts to control the South China Sea. Obama is expected to call for ASEAN members’ cooperation and urge more of them to join the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
Keystone XL rejection leads TransCanada to sue Obama administration
7-Jan-2016 CBC
Calgary-based company alleges U.S. president exceeded his constitutional powers
Trudeau sets sights on free-trade deal with China
7-Jan-2016 The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intends to play an activist role in promoting Canadian business and investment with a major trade mission to China and India and a keynote address to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
No fanfare as AEC era begins
7-Jan-2016 TTR weekly
Southeast Asian nations officially launched an EU-inspired economic bloc aimed at boosting the region’s trading clout and attracting more investment. But analysts said a true single market was still a long way off.
AEC ‘ignoring human rights’
7-Jan-2016 The Jakarta Post
Upholding human rights and democratic values is not in the interests of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), since member states are driven only by market-oriented goals.
Iran and Middle East Countries – Indications of reducing trade relations
7-Jan-2016 Original media release on GACA, SA
Saudi Arabia Bans all flights to and from Iran The country cuts all commercial ties with Iran following attacks on its embassy in Tehran as tensions in the region grow. Sunni-led Saudi Arabia claims the killing was part of a war on terrorism – but it has sparked protests among Shia Muslims throughout the region. In response to attacks on its diplomatic missions, Saudi has ordered all Iranian diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours. Sunni allies Bahrain, Sudan and United Arab Emirates have also severed or reduced diplomatic ties with Iran. Their intervention represents another escalation in tension between the two branches of Islam.
TPP to be signed in NZ next month - reports
6-Jan-2016
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be signed in New Zealand next month, according to media reports.
Korea opens preliminary discussion on FTA with Israel
6-Jan-2016
The South Korean government hosted a public meeting in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss the potential benefits and economic impact of a free trade agreement with Israel.
RCEP: India to propose mechanism to resolve non-tariff measures
6-Jan-2016 Financial Express
India is set to propose a non-legal and non-adversarial mechanism to resolve trade-impeding non-tariff measures among the 16 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries.
Surprise! Corporate America is throwing down for the TPP
6-Jan-2016 Common Dreams
Flurry of big business endorsements is likely aimed at building congressional momentum for mega-deal.
Will the TPP set back this campaign to stop a proposed coal mine on Montana tribal land?
6-Jan-2016 Yes
The TPP makes the rights of companies sacrosanct, and that includes the right to mine. But what about the rights of people who live in the way of proposed mining sites?
How TPP can disrupt ASEAN economic integration
6-Jan-2016 The Jakarta Post
The inclusion of some ASEAN members in the TPP and the exclusion of the rest has potential disruptive effects on ASEAN economic integration.
ANALYSIS: In final version of its new model investment treaty, India dials back ambition of earlier proposals – but still favors some big changes
6-Jan-2016 IA Reporter
Following the release in April of 2015 of a draft model investment treaty, the government of India unveiled a final version of its proposed negotiating text.
Pakistan, Sri Lanka include services and investments in FTA
5-Jan-2016 Lanka Business Online
Sri Lanka and Pakistan have agreed to include services and investment chapters in the bilateral Free Trade Agreement.
Model text for the Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty (2015)
5-Jan-2016 Ministry of Finance, Government of India
As published by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India
EU meets U.S. regulatory demands halfway with ’Better Regulation Agenda’
5-Jan-2016 World Trade Online
The European Commission’s new "Better Regulation Agenda" partially addresses U.S. demands in trans-Atlantic free trade talks for more transparency and opportunities for stakeholders to influence the crafting of EU rules.
West Africa: EPA - U.S. $8.94 billion development package tears Ecowas apart
5-Jan-2016 All Africa
The negative effects of opening up 75 percent of ECOWAS markets, with its 300 million consumers, to Europe over a 20-year period, are legion and cut across all facets of the economic life of Africa.