All articles

15-Feb-2017 Bangkok Post

RCEP aims, among other goals, to ease obstacles to trade by solving the so-called "spaghetti bowl" effect, the confusion caused by the proliferation of free trade deals. Trading partners are sometimes both members of more than one deal and the question arises — which rules apply?

S. Korea to speed up upgrade of FTA with ASEAN

15-Feb-2017 Yonhap

South Korea and Southeast Asian countries agreed to speed up negotiations to upgrade their free trade agreement

Hungary supports EU-Japan free trade agreement, foreign minister said on visit to Tokyo

15-Feb-2017 Hungary Today

Japan has now become Hungary’s leading Asian investor, the Hungarian foreign minister told news agency MTI on the first day of his official visit to Japan.

A vote against CETA would reset Europe’s trade agenda

15-Feb-2017 EurActiv

With global inequalities spiralling and the climate crisis on our doorstep, the last thing we need is a trade deal that would worsen both.

PH seeks review of economic agreement with Japan

15-Feb-2017 Inquirer.net

The Filipino Department of Trade and Industry will soon review the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, aiming to request its counterpart in Japan to lower the seasonal tariff on pineapples and bananas.

Philippines to push for RCEP deal while ASEAN chair

14-Feb-2017 Malaya Business Insight

The Philippines while chair of Asean this year, will push for the conclusion of an agreement on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to pave the way for a mega regional free trade agreement (FTA) next year.

Cambodia, EEC put free trade on agenda

14-Feb-2017 Phnom Penh Post

Officials from Cambodia and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) meeting in Phnom Penh yesterday issued a statement affirming commitments to increasing bilateral trade made last year, and agreed to work toward a possible free trade agreement.

Trump expects only ’tweaking’ of trade relationship with Canada

14-Feb-2017 Reuters

President Donald Trump said the United States would be "tweaking" its trade relationship with Canada.

EU-Indonesia FTA - draft sanitary and phytosanitary measures chapter (December 2016)