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EU and Kyrgyzstan launch negotiations for new agreement
20-Dec-2017 Trend
It is expected that the new agreement will focus on political cooperation, trade and investment relations, economic cooperation in support of sustainable development, and other aspects of bilateral relations.
EFTA and Ecuador progress free trade talks
20-Dec-2017 Tax-News
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland – and Ecuador have concluded the fifth round of talks towards an agreement that will reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers to bilateral trade.
The urgent clarification of import duties applied in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana related to their interim EPAs
19-Dec-2017 SOL
What will happen if the regional EPA of West Africa is never finalized?
KORUS FTA negotiations likely to be partial revision rather than complete overhaul
19-Dec-2017 Hankyoreh
South Korean Trade Minister expects the US to ask for liberalization of the agriculture and livestock sectors.
China forces Maldives to sign ’Beijing-driven’ Free Trade Agreement
19-Dec-2017 Deccan Chronicle
The Maldives prez rushed into the agreement without following legal norms which created considerable anti-China sentiments among his people.
S. Korea, India to hold talks on trade deal improvement
19-Dec-2017 Yonhap
South Korea and India will hold a new round of talks on the improvement of a bilateral trade deal.
Ross: US still open to TTIP
19-Dec-2017 Global Trade
Several hurdles ahead before agreement can be reached.
EU-LatAm trade deal good for agribusiness; bad for Amazon, climate
19-Dec-2017 Mongabay
The emphasis on production and international consumption could greatly increase the need for agricultural land in Latin America, and result in a major increase in deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado, and Argentine Chaco.
Malaysia and Sri Lanka to speed up FTA talks
19-Dec-2017 Hiru
President Maithripala Sirisena and the visiting Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak agreed to expand trade relations between the 2 countries further.
Two new CEPA agreements inked
19-Dec-2017 Macau News
The “Investment Agreement” and the “Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation” under the framework of the China and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement have been signed.
NAFTA, no NAFTA, or worse: TPP via NAFTA?
19-Dec-2017 IATP
NAFTA has failed family farmers, as well as workers and our environments, in all three NAFTA countries. Why the rush to complete negotiations in a matter of months for a NAFTA 2.0 based on the same failed policies?
Intellectual property rights in trade – to be rethought?
19-Dec-2017 IP Watch
After two decades of intellectual property regimes in trade agreements, one could have some second thoughts.
Korea to protect agro products in FTA renegotiation
18-Dec-2017 Korea Times
The government will protect sensitive industries such as agriculture in the upcoming negotiation with the United States over revision of the bilateral trade pact.
NAFTA: In new phase of talks, search starts for solutions to break impasse
18-Dec-2017 Nanaimo
Negotiators gathered at an informal session in Washington are considering ways to work around a main impasse of the talks so far, a US demand on auto parts deemed unfeasible by Canada, Mexico and the industry.
China, Britain pledge co-operation as UK leaves EU
18-Dec-2017 Financial Post
The British export finance agency will support up to 25 billion pounds ($33 billion) of new business along the “Belt and Road” in Asia.
AK EUROPA: Even economically, TiSA does not deliver what it promises
15-Dec-2017 AK Europa
Even though the official negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) are currently on hold, the questionable foundations of the economic impact assessments on TiSA have increasingly become the focus of attention.
EU free trade talks put on fast track
15-Dec-2017 Bangkok Post
Thai delegation heads to Europe next year.
More tariff cuts under Korea-Australia FTA
15-Dec-2017 Dynamic Export
This will be the fifth round of KAFTA tariff cuts since the agreement entered into force on December 12, 2014.
Why is the FTA between China and Maldives important to India?
15-Dec-2017 Indian Express
Now that the agreement has been signed between China and Maldives, India has said it expected the Indian Ocean archipelago nation to be sensitive to New Delhi’s concerns.
ISDS in numbers
14-Dec-2017 TNI
Impacts of investment arbitration against Latin America and the Carribbean.