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Trump adviser Ross says UK-US trade deal will mean scrapping EU rules
8-Nov-2017 The Guardian
Commerce secretary’s comments suggest Britain will have to accept chlorinated chicken in post-Brexit agreement.
Will 2018 mark a tipping point for binding investor-state arbitration?
7-Nov-2017 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
2018 seems a crucial year for both opponents and proponents of investor-state arbitration to make their respective cases to maintain, reform, or abandon today’s ISDS system.
GDP requirement may be dropped in TPP
6-Nov-2017 Japan News
Japan, Australia and nine other countries plan to relax the conditions required to bring the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement into force.
China vigilant about revival of TPP
6-Nov-2017 Japan News
China is becoming increasingly wary about negotiations over the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, which includes Japan but not the United States following the latter’s withdrawal.
Ukraine can become production hub of Canada
6-Nov-2017 Ukrinform
The Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement and the EU-Ukraine free trade agreement greenlight the production of goods and services on the territory of Ukraine and their deliveries both back to Canada and to the European Union.
Russia free trade agreement not the priority: PM
6-Nov-2017 NZ Herald
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says securing a free trade agreement with the European Union is "top of our agenda" - and much higher than getting a deal with Russia across the line.
Dalit women: we’re fighting RCEP
6-Nov-2017 bilaterals.org
Dalit people are the poorest people in India and would be among the most affected by RCEP.
Thailand faces arbitration over decision to shut only active gold mine
4-Nov-2017 Mining
Chatree mine’s operator, Australia’s Kingsgate Consolidated said that it would commence arbitration under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Canada a blueprint for EU-Aust trade
4-Nov-2017 Yahoo
Negotiators nutting out an Australia-European Union trade deal are likely to look for inspiration in the bloc’s deal with Canada.
Australia, Sri Lanka sign trade and investment framework agreement
4-Nov-2017 Colombo Page
The arrangement will establish regular senior officials’ talks to facilitate trade and investment.
Threats to NAFTA cast doubt over Mexico’s oil tenders, investment
4-Nov-2017 Reuters
Energy firms worry the end of NAFTA could eliminate the so-called Investor State Dispute Settlement.
Yukos ex-shareholders withdraw lawsuit on seizure of Russian property in Belgium
4-Nov-2017 RAPSI
Court proceedings over seizure of Russian property in Belgium, initiated by former shareholders of Yukos oil corporation, have been cancelled.
Taiwan, Nicaragua review free trade pact, expand benefits
3-Nov-2017 Focus Taiwan
Agreement was reached during the meeting on several proposals, including the increase of sugar import quotas from Nicaragua to 60,000 metric tons a year, the statement said.
9th round of Pak, Thailand FTAs negotiation to be held on November 6-8
3-Nov-2017 Business Recorder
A Free Trade Agreement between Pakistan and Thailand will be signed on January 15 for focusing on enhancing the bilateral trade between the two countries, a top official of Ministry of Commerce said.
Letter from BusinessEurope on cross-border data flows
3-Nov-2017 BusinessEurope
BusinessEurope has a clear position on this issue. We support a solution that enables cross-border data flows and effectively tackles forced data localisation when it is disproportionate and unjustified.
NZ ambassadors pushing for ISDS change
3-Nov-2017 Newsroom
The Government is enlisting its ambassadors in a last-minute bid to win changes to the TPP’s controversial investment clauses, Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker says.
Pacific Alliance, associate members kick off free trade negotiations
2-Nov-2017 ICTSD
The talks aim to confirm Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore’s status of “associate members” to the Latin American trading coalition.
Australia China FTA: First Wellard cattle shipment to China
2-Nov-2017 Weekly Times
Cattle exporter Wellard has made its first shipment of beef cattle to China for processing, under the Australia China Free Trade Agreement.
EU-Malaysia FTA must address trade barriers against palm oil
2-Nov-2017 New Straits Times
Malaysia’s free trade agreement talks with the European Union (EU), which is slated to be renegotiated after a lull of five years, must address trade barriers that discriminate palm oil.
New paper explains TPP’s impact on access to medicines in member countries
2-Nov-2017 AFTINET
As the TPP-11 meet to attempt to revive the TPP without the US, the research findings show how damaging the original medicine proposals would be.