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CPTPP or TPP11 for trade nerds
13-Nov-2017 Asian Trade Centre
So what happened and what is new?
EU-Japan FTA - draft intellectual property chapter (May 2017)
11-Nov-2017 Greenpeace
As leaked by Greenpeace
Trans-Pacific trade deal advances without United States
11-Nov-2017 Reuters
Countries in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal have agreed on the core elements to move ahead without the United States, after last-minute resistance from Canada raised new doubts about its survival.
Women’s rights groups in Asia Pacific express relief on collapse of TPP
10-Nov-2017 APWLD
Women’s Rights Organisations expressed support for Canada’s reluctance to finalise the TPP11 negotiations at the APEC meeting today calling it a deal that would “deepen inequality” and “trade people for profit”
Peru-Australia free trade deal to boost sugar, beef, rice and wine for exporters
10-Nov-2017 ABC
Australian exporters will soon have market access to one of Latin America’s fastest growing economies with the signing of the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
Investment negotiations to continue unhindered
10-Nov-2017 China Daily
Negotiations concerning a bilateral investment treaty between China and the United States will not be delayed or obstructed by trade disputes because both countries are under pressure to stimulate their economies, officials and experts said.
Update on legal proceedings re Chatree gold mine, Thailand
10-Nov-2017 Irasia
The purpose of this release is to introduce the team, and to briefly describe the two claims and the processes to be followed in prosecuting each claim.
Putin voices support for Asia Pacific FTA
10-Nov-2017 CanIndia
Russia supports the idea of establishing a free trade area (FTA) in the Asia Pacific region, which is believed to enhance the country’s position in the region’s market, President Vladimir Putin said.
Angry protesters disrupt public hearing on KORUS FTA
10-Nov-2017 Yonhap
South Korea held a public hearing on the free trade agreement with the United States to collect opinions from different circles, but it was disrupted by angry farmers and livestock breeders who claimed massive damage from the market opening.
No deal: How the TPP talks collapsed
10-Nov-2017 NZ Herald
The future of TPP has been thrown into doubt after Canada’s sudden refusal to attend the final leaders’ meeting in Danang, Vietnam, which was then cancelled.
11 nations agree in principle on TPP Pacific trade deal
9-Nov-2017 Nikkei
After months of negotiation, the remaining 11 members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal have reached agreement on the trade pact in principle on the ministerial level.
India, EU to hold free trade talks next week
9-Nov-2017 Live Mint
India, EU chief trade negotiators will meet next week in New Delhi to hammer out a way forward for the long-pending free trade agreement negotiations between the two sides.
Stans Energy awarded USD$ 222,241 and additional costs by London court
9-Nov-2017 Digital Journal
To date, the Republic has not complied with the order and the Company is considering various options for enforcement of the award.
ASEAN economic integration by whom? for whom?
9-Nov-2017 APRN
ASEAN member states must end policies, laws and institutional practices, including free trade and investment agreements that violate the people’s rights.
When climate leaders protect dirty investments
9-Nov-2017 Project Syndicate
Much of the problem can be traced to bilateral investment treaties and investment rules embedded within broader trade pacts.
Time for costly medicine monopolies to go from TPP trade talks
9-Nov-2017 The Conversation
The latest plan to get the controversial trade deal up and running involves freezing some of its controversial rules, including rules for biologic drugs, an expensive class of medicines often used to treat conditions such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
Unkillable corporate rights trade clause needs a bullet in the head
8-Nov-2017 Crikey
In a co-ordinated push with The Australian, the government has embarked on an attempt to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and burnish its free-trade credentials.
Suspending parts of TPP may save pact without renegotiation: Malaysia
8-Nov-2017 Japan Times
A blockbuster Pacific trade pact thrown into doubt by Donald Trump could be salvaged by suspending parts of the deal in order to get the 11 remaining nations to sign on.
Australia-Indonesia free trade talks enter tough final stage
8-Nov-2017 Sydney Morning Herald
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo in coming days as the two countries hammer out the final details of the free trade deal.
Quick signoff on TPP trade deal far from sure at Asia-Pacific meeting
8-Nov-2017 Reuters
Continuing disagreements over the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal mean 11 remaining members may not be ready to give it a wholehearted go-ahead at a summit this week, officials said.