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Mercosur and Mexico trade agreements: The quest for a sugar fix
14-Nov-2017 EurActiv
There is intensive lobbying by European sugar beet growers against the prospect of widening of EU quotas for non-EU cane sugar as part of ongoing bilateral free trade negotiations.
EU, Chile to start talks to update free trade deal
14-Nov-2017 Reuters
The EU and Chile signed a deal on political and economic cooperation in 2002, but have decided it needs updating to increase work together on issues including climate change, education policy and trade.
Trump open to US-PH free trade deal
14-Nov-2017 Manila Times
The United States will consider a possible free trade agreement with the Philippines, a Cabinet official said.
China, New Zealand eye closer trade ties
14-Nov-2017 Ecns
China stands ready to work with New Zealand to advance their talks on upgrading a bilateral free trade agreement, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said.
Trade agreements: Freer rein for corporations
14-Nov-2017 Ojarasca
NAFTA forms a part of this politico-legal apparatus of domination. Human rights and corporate rights share no common ground; there has been a thorough overturning of the hierarchy, the normative pyramid, of the human rights protection system.
Abe, Trump seek Indian-Pacific strategy to counter China
14-Nov-2017 Asahi
Japan and the United States are sailing toward a joint strategy focused on the Indian-Pacific region as one way of containing the maritime advances being made by China into the East China Sea and South China Sea.
Headway in services deal unlikely at RCEP summit
13-Nov-2017 Live Mint
Countries in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are against India’s push for liberalisation in services sectors.
European businesses call for FTA revisions
13-Nov-2017 Korea Times
European business leaders in Korea have urged the Korean government to begin talks on amendments to the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union, citing overall changes in various industries since the deal first took effect in July 2011.
ASEAN signs FTA, investment deal with HKC
13-Nov-2017 Manila Bulletin
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Hong Kong, China signed free trade and investment agreements, the sixth economic deal entered into by the 10-member countries.
Xi, Bachelet witness upgrade of China-Chile FTA
13-Nov-2017 China Daily
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet witnessed the signing of a bilateral deal on upgrading the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
Cabinet approves Joint Interpretative Declaration between India and Colombia
13-Nov-2017 Government of India
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing the Joint Interpretative Declaration between India and Colombia regarding the existing Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments.
India, Canada may ‘trade off’ wish lists
13-Nov-2017 The Hindu
Upcoming trade talks will see both sides discussing issues such as high pulses tariff, travel curbs.
RCEP trade agreement delayed till 2018
13-Nov-2017 Nikkei
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will not reach an agreement in 2017 while Japan signs deal with ASEAN covering services and investment.
EU trade chief reconfirms plans for EPA with Japan by Christmas
13-Nov-2017 Japan Times
European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom reconfirmed the EU’s intention of reaching an economic partnership agreement with Japan by the end of the year.
Pakistan gets stay on $800m Karkey penalty
13-Nov-2017 The Express Tribune
Pakistan has successfully gotten a stay order from the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) over the execution of an $800 million award to Karkey Karadeniz Elektrik Uretim (Karkey).
Labour’s TPPA-11 spin omits inconvenient details
13-Nov-2017 Scoop
"[New Zealand’s] new government has begun to spin its achievements, while omitting some inconvenient details", says law professor Jane Kelsey.
The "Ardern Clause" in TPP: A novel approach to curbing investment-state dispute settlement
13-Nov-2017 IELP Blog
New Zealand’s new Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is on the record as stating that investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) must not be a part of any future trade agreements signed by New Zealand.
How Canada allied with Mexico to fend off TPP pressure from Japan, Australia
13-Nov-2017 The Globe and Mail
From the outside, it looked like yet another bilateral meeting between Justin Trudeau and his continental ally, Enrique Pena Nieto, on the sidelines of yet another leaders’ summit.
Duterte calls for stronger ties between APEC, ASEAN
13-Nov-2017 Rappler
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at an informal dialogue that is the first of its kind between APEC and ASEAN.
CSOs take a stand against corporate agenda at ASEAN People’s Forum 2017
13-Nov-2017 APWLD
Civil society urges the ASEAN Member States to take people-centred approach.