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RCEP is more than TPP-lite
12-Feb-2017 Nikkei Asian Review
RCEP is neither China-led nor a rival to the TPP
EU-Philippines FTA - EU text proposals (January 2017)
11-Feb-2017 European Commission
Interview with Guy Marius Sagna
11-Feb-2017 bilaterals.org
The Coordinator of the National Coalition "No to EPAs" in Senegal discusses two free trade projects in Africa: Economic Partnership Agreements and the Continental Free Trade Area.
Canada and China are joining a mid-March summit hosted by Chile on how to advance trade in Asia-Pacific
10-Feb-2017 The Globe and Mail
Canada and China are joining a mid-March summit hosted by Chile on how to advance trade in Asia-Pacific
Lanka worries about Indian ‘Trojan Horse’
10-Feb-2017 Daily Mirror.lk
Fear of economic domination by the ‘Big Brother’ has replaced the earlier fear of political and military dominance.
China, New Zealand pledge support for free trade to counter global protectionism
10-Feb-2017 Reuters
New Zealand and China will soon hold a series of high-level meetings and work to promote free trade
Abe faces tough road with Trump on trade
10-Feb-2017 Politico
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Washington to a word of caution from most experts: This is not the time to agree to bilateral trade negotiations with the United States.
International civil society asks Japanese Government for stakeholder engagement at 17th RCEP negotiations in Kobe
10-Feb-2017
102 organizations submitted an international open letter to the Japanese Government asking for a stakeholders meeting during the 17th RCEP negotiations in Kobe.
ConocoPhillips subsidiary, received award of $380 million from ICSID, for Ecuador’s unlawful expropriation
10-Feb-2017 Benchmark Monitor
The Tribunal’s decision on damages sends a clear message that governments cannot expropriate investments without compensation
TPP is dead, but its legacy lives on
10-Feb-2017 The Hindu
The Trans-Pacific Partnership was dead long before Donald Trump signed his executive order. But its damaging aspects, like stringent IP provisions, have just migrated to other agreements
Sri Lanka aiming for China trade deal in 2017, official says
10-Feb-2017 ICTSD
Sri Lanka aims to finalise a free trade agreement (FTA) with China later this year, said the country’s ambassador to Beijing
Commission publishes negotiating proposals for EU-Indonesia trade deal
10-Feb-2017 European Commission
The European Commission published nine initial European proposals for the trade agreement under negotiation with Indonesia.
Chinese FM calls for expediting RCEP talks
9-Feb-2017 Xinhua
China is open to any regional trade arrangement conducive to regional economic integration and global free trade system, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a press conference after the fourth round of China-Australia diplomatic and strategic dialogue.
NZ: MFAT keeps ’24-hour watch’ on Trump, seeks US bilateral trade deal while TPP still on the table
9-Feb-2017 Business Desk
New Zealand trade officials are hoping for a bilateral free trade deal with Washington, even while a Trans-Pacific Partnership deal excluding the US remains on the table.
EU keen on pursuing trade deal with Asean
8-Feb-2017 Borneo Bulletin
A top European Union (EU) diplomat has hinted the possibility of reviving the Free Trade Agreement talks between the EU and Asean that were suspended almost a decade ago.
Peru free trade agreement could help India diversify in LatAm region
8-Feb-2017 Financial Express
A proposed comprehensive free trade agreement between India and Peru covering goods, services and investments may not only raise India’s export volumes to the western South American nation
Trump scraps The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) for bilateral “free trade”
8-Feb-2017 Global Research
Trump wants even stronger, pro-U.S. business free trade deals to the benefit of U.S. multinational corporations and at the expense of the U.S. trading partners.
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.