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McConnell rules out TPP vote before Trump takes office
10-Nov-2016 The Japan Times
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell dashed any remaining hopes that President Barack Obama’s signature Pacific-Rim trade deal would come up for a vote before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Australia to pay more attention to RCEP if TPP fails under Trump
10-Nov-2016 Xinhua
Australia’s Foreign Minister said the country will turn its focus towards an economic partnership with China and other Asian countries in place of a free-trade agreement with the United States after Donald Trump’s election win.
Ten progressive S&D principles for a new era of trade agreements
9-Nov-2016 S&D
The first objective of trade agreements should be to benefit the widest possible range of citizens. Trade deals should contribute to sustainable economic growth and jobs in the EU and in partner countries.
Global trade 101: How NAFTA’s Chapter 11 overrides environmental laws
9-Nov-2016 Mongabay
NAFTA, critics say, included investment provisions that inherently created an uneven playing field, allowing corporate investors to directly sue national governments for mega-millions and ultimately sidestep domestic environmental laws.
Auto vendors concerned about FTA with Thailand
9-Nov-2016 Dawn
Auto vendors have shown their discomfort over the ongoing negotiations regarding the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and Thailand.
EU wants more access to Indonesian F&B market
9-Nov-2016 Jakarta Post
The EU demands Indonesia to ease trade barriers in the food and beverage (F&B) sector to give European producers more access to Southeast Asia’s largest market.
Another trade opportunity for Canadian pork
9-Nov-2016 Farms
Shortly after the signature of the Canada-EU trade deal, the pork industry shows optimism once again at Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement.
Is the EU abandoning freedom of speech in its trade deals?
9-Nov-2016 EurActiv
As trade negotiators seek to wrap up the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), the EU seems to have abandoned the objective of promoting human rights, notably freedom of speech.
EU executive and Canada join forces to promote multilateral investment system to replace ISDS
8-Nov-2016 Vieuws
The move follows the Commission’s pledge from last year to “start work, together with other countries, on setting up a permanent International Investment Court.”
Liberals dodge democracy in effort to ram CETA through House
8-Nov-2016 The Tyee
Parliamentary committee plans to freeze out critical input from Canadians.
Data exclusivity could go to 12 yrs
8-Nov-2016 Pharma in Focus
US reports that data exclusivity for biologics in Australia could still be extended to 12 years via the TPP trade deal have got local activists up in arms.
China-led Asia Pacific trade deal nears completion
8-Nov-2016 The Philippine Star
Once approved, RCEP will promote free flow of goods and services among countries accounting for 30 percent of the global economy and half the world’s population.
Negotiators question EU commitment to services deal
8-Nov-2016 Bloomberg
Negotiators working to increase market access for services are beginning to question whether the European Union is capable of forging a multi-trillion dollar services agreement.
Ruling bloc further delays lower house TPP vote amid strong opposition
8-Nov-2016 Japan Today
The Japanese government’s plan to rapidly ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement hit another setback
East Africa: team faults EAC-EU EPA deal
8-Nov-2016 All Africa
The Economic Partnership Agreement between East African Community and European Union is ’a raw deal’, an independent team tasked to examine the trade deal has warned.
Wisconsin dairy farmers oppose TPP
8-Nov-2016 AgNet West
In a poll by the Wisconsin Farmers Union, nearly 80 percent of the 1,000 farmers surveyed favored Congress rejecting or placing a moratorium on TPP.
Canada legislates to implement Ukraine FTA
7-Nov-2016 Tax News
The Canadian Government has introduced legislation to implement a free trade agreement with Ukraine.
China firms eye ’Made in Vietnam’ windfall - if Obama’s TPP survives
7-Nov-2016 Reuters
Vietnam’s Free Trade Agreement with the European Union and the Trans Pacific Partnership would collectively give China access to markets worth $44 trillion in combined gross domestic product.
U.S., China rushing investment treaty at end of Obama term
7-Nov-2016 Forbes
Negotiations on the proposed bilateral investment treaty, BIT as it is commonly known, are continuing at an accelerated pace, with new rounds only two weeks apart.
EU’s EPA strategy detrimental to Africa – ECOWAS farmers
7-Nov-2016 Vanguard
The Economic Community of West Africa States ECOWAS,’ farmers have called on African leaders to resist the pressure being put on them by the European Union to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement.