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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
Demise of TPP celebrated by global social movements
17-Nov-2016 TeleSur
Civil society movements across Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and North America announced that their seven-year strategic campaign had successfully derailed the Trans-Pacific Partnership
S. Korea, six Central American countries sign free trade deal
17-Nov-2016 Korea Times
South Korea reached an agreement with six Central American countries on a free trade deal, which is expected to pave wider ways for Asia’s fourth-largest economy to tap deeply into the continent.
Amid dying TPP, APEC summit to focus on China’s trade deal
17-Nov-2016 teleSUR
In a blow to the suspended U.S.-backed TPP, several countries in the Pacific Rim are now looking to join China’s free trade agreements.
Data flow in trade agreements
16-Nov-2016 French Government
The French Government calls on the European Commission to adopt an open and innovation-friendly data flow system while preserving European interests in trade agreements
The Empire Files: Chevron vs. the Amazon - ending corporate tyranny
16-Nov-2016 TeleSUR
The oil giant Chevron Texaco and its decades-long battle to avoid paying damages it owes in one of the worst environmental disasters in history.
To safeguard the Paris agreement, trade deals must align with climate policy
16-Nov-2016 Alternet
Our trade agreements—current and proposed—don’t send the right signals for the U.S. and other countries to meet their Paris commitments.
Trump transition memo: Trade reform begins Day 1
16-Nov-2016 CNN
First is renegotiating or withdrawing from NAFTA, second is stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, third is stopping "unfair imports," fourth is ending "unfair trade practices," and fifth is pursuing bilateral trade deals.
RCEP agrees to work on modalities for movement of skilled workers
15-Nov-2016 Livemint
Negotiations at the Cebu ministerial a key demand made by India to find jobs for its burgeoning skilled workforce