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Opportunities for NZ meat in South Korea
8-Feb-2017 Rural News
New Zealand’s red meat sector can look ahead to increasing opportunity in the Korean market now that the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) has come into force.
Senate Committee puts final nail in TPP coffin
8-Feb-2017 Friends of the Earth Australia
The Senate Committee’s majority report highlights major concerns about the trade deal, including the lack of enforceable labour and environmental standards, the draconian intellectual property provisions and the risks associated with ISDS.
Nigeria begins negotiations on CFTA adoption
8-Feb-2017 The Guardian.ng
Nigeria has commenced negotiations to facilitate the adoption of the Continental Free Trade Area after lagging behind among other trade blocs.
Australia: 53 health, church, union, environment and aid organisations call for Labor to reject failed TPP
8-Feb-2017 AFTINET
Fifty-three organisations representing more than two million Australians have endorsed a letter calling on Labor to reject the failed Trans-Pacific Partnership and not vote on implementing legislation for it.
Palm oil exports to Iran to grow by up to 40% next year
8-Feb-2017 The Star
The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry is positive Malaysia’s total export of palm oil and palm oil products to Iran will grow by 30%-40% under a preferential or free trade agreement.
Trump urged to start trade talks with Japan
8-Feb-2017 Pork Network
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Pork Producers Council urged President Trump to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement with Japan.
Private sector will be the main focus of the CFTA – MoTI
8-Feb-2017 Ghana Web
The interest of the private sector will be at the forefront in negotiations of the Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.
Trump has one big idea to fix America’s trade deals. It’s not very good.
8-Feb-2017 Slate
If governments turn out to be absolutely desperate to sign FTAs with the US they won’t have much choice but to deal with an administration whose motto is “America first”, which may mean learning to love all our genetically modified produce, among other concessions.
EU to uphold Morocco farm accord despite Western Sahara ruling
8-Feb-2017 Reuters
The European Union promised to maintain a farm deal with Morocco, seeking to reassure Rabat that the accord was not endangered by an EU court ruling that the country’s trade accords do not apply to the disputed Western Sahara region.
EU makes big step toward setting investor court as global norm
7-Feb-2017 Politico
Brussels has taken a decisive step toward establishing its contentious new investment court as a standard framework for appeals worldwide.
RCEP progress to take a bit longer: Lim Hng Kiang
7-Feb-2017 Todayonline
Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang says lack of free trade agreements among dialogue partners a challenge
Free trade: a corporate scam
7-Feb-2017 Daily Times
"Free trade" rules are written by corporations to enlarge their freedom to commodify and privatise the last inch of land, the last drop of water, the last seed, the last serving of food, the last byte of information, the last bit of data, knowledge and imagination.
How does China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ match up against the TPP?
7-Feb-2017 South China Morning Post
Here are a few key differences between Xi’s strategy and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
One year on from TPPA mass protests – how we can shape trade for the 99% not the 1%
7-Feb-2017 The Daily Blog
The governments and corporate lobbies that champion these deals are in a state of denial and desperately trying to rescue their bankrupt model.
PH to explore FTA with US
7-Feb-2017 Manila Bulletin
The Philippines will explore a bilateral free trade agreement with the US even as it will prioritize completion and implementation of existing and ongoing trade deals.
Mexico et Ankara vers un accord de libre-échange
7-Feb-2017 20 minutes
Face aux menaces protectionnistes américaines, le Mexique et la Turquie ont décidé d’accélérer leurs négociations.
Qatar Chamber hopes to resume EU-GCC FTA talks
7-Feb-2017 Gulf Times
Private sector leader Qatar Chamber is hoping that talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council would resume.
Morocco warns EU to respect trade deal
7-Feb-2017 EurActiv
Morocco’s government warned the European Union that its failure to fully implement a joint agriculture deal would have severe consequences
Next round of RCEP talks in Japan; India to push for services
6-Feb-2017 PTI
During the RCEP talks, India would press for greater market access in the services sector, particularly easy movement of professionals
EU hits out at South Africa’s poultry dumping protest
3-Feb-2017 Global Meat News
The European Commission has expressed concern after hundreds of people protested in Pretoria, South Africa, against EU poultry dumping that has forced profit­-hit chicken processors to cut jobs.