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5th round of Pak-Thailand FTA negotiations held
22-Nov-2016 The Nation
The fifth round of Pakistan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement negotiations was held in Bangkok.
Ottawa didn’t study how much more we’ll pay for drugs under CETA
22-Nov-2016 Huffington Post
Experts have been warning for years that Canada’s trade deal with the European Union would add billions to the cost of pharmaceuticals in Canada, but the government itself apparently did not study the issue.
Ecuadorian VP: EU trade deal ‘is unlike other agreements’
22-Nov-2016 EurActiv
Ecuadorian Vice-President said that the trade agreement recently signed with the EU will generate plenty of opportunities and underpin the changes his country has been working toward in recent years.
Trump: US to quit TPP trade deal on first day in office
22-Nov-2016 BBC
President-elect Donald Trump says the US will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on his first day in the White House.
Canada-China FIPA (2012)
21-Nov-2016 UNCTAD
As published by UNCTAD
TiSA - EU second revised offer (November 2016)
21-Nov-2016 European Commission
As released by the European Commission
India for parallel talks on goods, services at RCEP
21-Nov-2016 Press Trust of India
India pitches for simultaneous negotiations for liberalisation of trade in goods and services
Bell tolls for TiSA
21-Nov-2016 Politico
The meeting was supposed to bring the three-year-old talks to a close, but major obstacles between the United States and European Union bogged down the negotiators.
Parliament bickers over CETA vote
21-Nov-2016 Politico
A tight timeline for the European Parliament’s vote on the EU-Canada deal has caused outrage among trade skeptics, who claim that critical opinions are being sidelined.
China, New Zealand launch talks to upgrade free trade pact
21-Nov-2016 Reuters
China and New Zealand have agreed to start formal negotiations to upgrade the pair’s free trade agreement (FTA).
S. Korea-Chile FTA to be improved
21-Nov-2016 Business Korea
The main pillar of the Chilean economy is mining and Chile mainly imports industrial products, machinery and intermediate goods from South Korea.
Hong Kong, Chile sign bilateral investment agreement
21-Nov-2016 Mexico Star
Hong Kong and Chile confirmed that they have signed a bilateral investment agreement at the APEC summit.
Tanzanian sues to stop Kenya from concluding trade deal with Europe
21-Nov-2016 Today
Kenya’s quest to close an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union ahead of next year’s deadline has run into fresh head winds after a Tanzanian lodged a civil suit in the East African Court of Justice, seeking to stop it.
Trump is right: Nafta is a disaster. But US workers aren’t the big losers
18-Nov-2016 The Guardian
The president-elect has promised to rip up the free trade treaty, yet there is no sign that his approach will be any fairer
Israel seeks FTA with India to boost trade
18-Nov-2016 The Hindu
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin pitched for a bilateral free trade agreement with India
Labor joins Coalition in backing larger trade deal to replace TPP
18-Nov-2016 The Guardian
Consensus in Canberra as leaders prepare to attend Apec summit and confront the death of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Trade and privacy: complicated bedfellows?
18-Nov-2016 Institute for Information Law
How to achieve data protection-proof free trade agreements?
We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail
17-Nov-2016 The Guardian
Rising inequality is largely to blame for this electoral upset. Continuing with business as usual is not an option.
What will the Trump presidency mean for Latin America?
17-Nov-2016 In Homeland Security
There has been no overarching ‘Latin America’ policy under the outgoing administration. This overall situation will largely remain the same under the Trump administration.
TiSA: Trade in Services Agreement is bad news for workers and communities
17-Nov-2016 ITUC
In November 2016, the International Trade union Confederation published analysis of the expected impact of TiSA on workers and service providers