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European Free Trade Association reports on trade talks
3-May-2017 Tax-news
The European Free Trade Association, which comprises Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein, has published its 56th Annual Report, which includes details of the bloc’s free trade agenda.
Canada to see some ’modest’ gains from trade deal with Europe: budget watchdog
3-May-2017 CBC
’CETA will lead to some gains for Canada, but they will be modest,’ report concludes.
Uganda: Japan pushes for trade agreement with Uganda
3-May-2017 All Africa
Japan is pushing for a bilateral agreement with Uganda in a bid to expand and strengthen trade and investment between the two countries.
RCEP: Corporations could sue governments
3-May-2017 AFTINET
ISDS is increasingly being used by global corporations to challenge health, environment and other public interest laws.
High Court the final authority? Think again
2-May-2017 Sydney Morning Herald
US mining company Nucoil is using a free trade agreement to put pressure on the Australian government to pay compensation over cancelled licences.
Trump’s poisoned TTIP chalice
2-May-2017 ECFR
The prospect of reopening trade talks with the US puts the European Union in an invidious position.
Interview with Elizabeth Swager and Julia DeGraw
2-May-2017 bilaterals.org
Elizabeth Swager is a National Organizing Director at Citizens Trade Campaign and Julia DeGraw is the Senior Northwest Organizer at Food & Water Watch.
Negotiations this week on EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement
2-May-2017 European Commission
Negotiators discussed the EU’s reformed approach to investment protection and investment dispute resolution.
India to seal pact with Russia-led grouping
2-May-2017 The Hindu
India is set to formalise a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union, clearing the decks for negotiations on deepening trade relations with the five former Soviet republics.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a pitch for India-Turkey FTA
2-May-2017 Financial Express
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today pitched free trade agreement with India as a starting point to expand the ambit of bilateral economic ties.
Guide to PACER-Plus
2-May-2017 Fiji Times
A new guide allows Pacific Islanders to better understand the impacts of the recently concluded and controversial regional Free Trade Agreement, known as PACER-Plus.
MAN cautions Fed Govt on EPA
2-May-2017 The Nation
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has again cautioned the Federal Government to be wary of the Economic Community of West African States – European Union Economic Partnership Agreement.
Abe discusses possibility of FTA with May
2-May-2017 Japan News
The two leaders confirmed the two nations will deepen their economic cooperation after Britain’s withdrawal from the EU.
Differing motives complicate ‘TPP 11’
2-May-2017 Japan News
Eleven countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact will hold a chief negotiators meeting in Toronto to kick-start full-scale discussions toward implementation of the pact by the 11 countries, without the United States.
RCEP to boost global economic growth: ASEAN leaders
2-May-2017 New China
Leaders from the ASEAN have said that the RCEP will boost global trade
Difficult trade-offs necessary for RCEP to be worthwhile: PM Lee Hsien Loong
2-May-2017 The Straits Times
Asean is keen to conclude a region-wide trade agreement with its key partners, but the pact must have substance to be worthwhile, said Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
TRIPS flexibilities under threat from investment disputes: a closer look at Canada’s “win” against Eli Lilly
28-Apr-2017 IP Watch
Although Canada won in a unanimous decision, the ruling does not, however, guarantee domestic discretion going forward, contrary to the suggestion of some.
US officials eye next steps on trade with Europe, Japan, NAFTA partners
28-Apr-2017 ICTSD
The past weeks have seen a flurry of trade activity in Washington and beyond, including a trip by US Vice President Mike Pence to Asia; meetings between top American and European trade officials; and an escalation in the US-Canada row over softwood lumber that could have implications for broader trade talks.
China envoy reaffirms importance of Canada-China free-trade talks
28-Apr-2017 The Globe and Mail
A second round of discussions between the countries’ trade delegations concluded in Ottawa and Chinese Ambassador said “we hope to speed up the process and sign the agreement” as soon as possible.
Japan won’t make concessions in US trade talks
28-Apr-2017 IANS
Japan will not make concessions in its negotiations with the US for a bilateral trade deal, Finance Minister Taro Aso said. He remains confident that the US might still rejoin the TPP.