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Obama administration gives up on Pacific trade deal
14-Nov-2016 Wall Street Journal
Congressional GOP leaders indicated they wouldn’t consider Trans-Pacific Partnership in lame-duck session.
RCEP participating countries call for swift conclusion of negotiations
14-Nov-2016 ICTSD
Negotiations for the RCEP are increasingly making progress towards crafting a future trade and investment deal.Whether talks will be concluded this year is less clear
RCEP countries agree to Indian demand on services, investment negotiations
12-Nov-2016 The Economic Times
India has managed to convince all other countries involved to negotiate the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as one package
EU sees pause in talks on free trade deal with US
11-Nov-2016 Washington Post
The European Union’s top trade official says talks on the planned Trans-Atlantic trade deal are set to be put on hold following the election of Donald Trump in the United States.
Trade agreements as vectors for the Nagoya Protocol’s implementation
10-Nov-2016 CIGI
A growing number of trade agreements include provisions related to access to genetic resources and the sharing of the benefits that arise out of their utilization.
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka agree to sign FTA
10-Nov-2016 The Daily Star
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost bilateral trade.
Pakistan to focus on ‘non-traditional’ trade markets
10-Nov-2016 The Express Tribune
Pakistan is going to access non-traditional trade markets of the world and liberalise its trade environment, which will ensure sustained economic growth.
China pushes Asia-Pacific trade deals as Trump win dashes TPP hopes
10-Nov-2016 Reuters
China will seek support for a Beijing-led Asia-Pacific free trade area at a regional summit in Peru, Chinese officials, after Donald Trump’s U.S. election win dashed hopes for a U.S.-led free trade pact.
Japan defies Trump, approves TPP trade pact
10-Nov-2016 DW
Japan’s lower house of parliament has passed the contentious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal, a move largely viewed as an empty gesture because the US president-elect flatly rejects it.
Row over Romania’s land of Dracula and gold spills onto new international stage
10-Nov-2016 Reuters
A battle over plans to build a huge gold mine in Rosia Montana, a Romanian village boasting intact Roman mining shafts and 18th century houses, has moved to an international stage.
UK and India sign wide-ranging IP agreement
10-Nov-2016 WIPR
The countries will exchange best practices in the IP field, such as streamlining the processing of patent, trademark and design registrations.
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.”