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TPP free trade: Much opposition from Canadians
30-Aug-2017 RCI
A public consultation process led by the Canadian government on the Trans-Pacific Partnership yields near total opposition to the deal
Is India demanding too much from the RCEP trade pact?
30-Aug-2017 The Quint
India has concerns over its market being flooded by goods from China and other nations once it further liberalises its tariff barriers for goods under RCEP, while it pushes for a deal in the services sector, where it is in a leadership position,
Foreign investors may take Korea’s mobile fee cut to ISD settlement
30-Aug-2017 The Investor
Foreign investors are making increasing inquiries about possible losses to their investment in South Korean telecom companies, three days before the carriers are to decide on whether to file a lawsuit against the government’s fee cut plan, industry sources said on Aug. 28.
TPP negotiators propose long lists of revisions at Sydney summit: sources
30-Aug-2017 Japan Times
Some of the 11 signatory countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership have put forward long lists of proposed revisions to the free trade pact, sources close to the talks have said.
Juncker to push for new trade agreements in Union speech
30-Aug-2017 EurActiv
The Commission president will ask for mandates to negotiate new free trade agreements, and will propose a framework to screen foreign investment, as part of a trade package to be announced during his state of the EU address on 13 September, officials told EURACTIV.com.
Peru, Indonesia to likely start trade talks in December: Minister
30-Aug-2017 Jakarta Globe
Peru and Indonesia will likely start negotiating a free trade deal in December as Lima pursues a "very aggressive" trade agenda following Washington’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Peru’s trade minister said on Tuesday
May seeks to preserve gains from EU-Japan trade deal for UK
30-Aug-2017 Bloomberg
Prime Minister Theresa May said she’s keen for the UK to keep any benefits from a potential trade deal between the European Union and Japan after its scheduled departure from the bloc in March 2019.
Canada says ’hard no’ on changing NAFTA dispute resolution
30-Aug-2017 Washington Examiner
Canada will oppose any effort to change the investor-state dispute resolution system in the North American Free Trade Agreement, sources tell the Washington Examiner
Vietnam proposes amendments to stalled TPP trade deal at Sydney talks: sources
29-Aug-2017 Reuters
Officials from 11 of the 12 countries that committed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal are meeting in Sydney for talks to re-energize the stalled agreement and discuss amendmends to the pact following the withdrawal of the US.
Spur self-sustaining development of Africa via more Japanese investment
29-Aug-2017 Yomiurui Shimbun
Japan intends to conclude new bilateral investment treaties with 13 countries, including Algeria and Morocco.
Peru sees ’ambitious’ trade deal with Australia as early as 2018
29-Aug-2017 Reuters
Peru expects a “very ambitious” free trade deal with Australia that covers goods, services and investments to be implemented as early as next year, Peru’s deputy trade minister said
Japan has shot down Theresa May’s hopes for a quick trade deal after Brexit
29-Aug-2017 Busines Insider
Japan is currently in talks with the EU about a free trade agreement and has no intention of rushing that negotiation to satisfy the wishes of UK government, the Financial Times reports.
Trump move on settling trade disputes splits NAFTA fans and critics
29-Aug-2017 Washington Examiner
The Trump administration’s proposal to revamp NAFTA’s system for settling disputes between governments and private companies splits both the opposition to and the advocates for ISDS
NAFTA renegotiation: Will working people continue to get shafted?
29-Aug-2017 Building Bridges
Interview with Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizens Global Trade Watch, and Gisela Perez, lawyer and journalist who works at NGO Derechos Digitales and is a spokesperson of the coalition "Mexico Against NAFTA", composed of more than 30 civil society organizations and trade unions.
To prevent influx of imports hurting Indian steelmakers, Centre set to raise this shield
28-Aug-2017 Financial Express
India’s steel ministry wants to protect the local steel industry from influx of imports under the proposed RCEP deal
"Modernize NAFTA, but don’t ruin its energy trade provisions"
25-Aug-2017 Washington Examiner
More than 100 associations representing US businesses are teaming up to encourage the Trump administration to maintain ISDS protections as it renegotiates NAFTA, writes the head of the US oil and natural gas industry trade group
AmCham Singapore voices support for TPP-11
25-Aug-2017 AmCham Singapore
AmCham Singapore urges the eleven members of the TPP to reach a successful conclusion to ongoing deliberations and implement the agreement as soon as possible, as it is "supportive of US businesses"
Norway, China launch free trade talks
25-Aug-2017 Reuters
Norway and China have resumed talks on a bilateral free trade deal, Norway’s Industry Ministry said Thursday, in another sign that their relationship was thawing after a row over the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Support threatened if Trump team abandons investment protection provision
25-Aug-2017 FT
Three top US business groups have fired a warning shot at the Trump administration, threatening to drop their support for its renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement if a controversial investment protection provision is abandoned.
Concerns over proposed TPP11 next steps re e-commerce
24-Aug-2017
The beneficiaries of the TPP’s e-commerce rules will be the major US technology companies, and possibly those from China (neither of whom have to provide market access in return in the TPP11), civil society statement says.