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Free trade pact off Australia PM Turnbull’s agenda
7-Apr-2017 The Hindu
India and Australia will not sign the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement during the visit of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Kingsgate to talk with Thai government
7-Apr-2017 The Australian
The Thai government says it is ready to hold talks with Australian goldmining company, Kingsgate Consolidated, over the closure of its Thai mining operations last year.
Byzantine bilateralism
7-Apr-2017 World Policy Blog
Bilateral commercial negotiations can enable strong countries to dominate weaker ones.
As India remains hard-nosed on its demands, foreign and trade policy gap widens
7-Apr-2017 Financial Express
The Indian resistance to RCEP can be traced to the disappointment with outcomes of earlier FTAs with RCEP members.
Pacer-Plus has lessons for RCEP
7-Apr-2017 Bloomberg Quint
For the RCEP, Pacer-Plus offers a case in point on how motivations can affect negotiations, with the deal frequently sidetracked by tit-for-tat spats
Pacer-plus deal does not benefit Pacific Islands
7-Apr-2017 AFTINET
The deal could be signed as early as April and without the two biggest Pacific Island economies, PNG and Fiji.
Australia and EU agree on free trade deal ’scope and ambition’
6-Apr-2017 SMH
EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom and Australia’s Trade Minister Steven Ciobo formally agreed on the scope and ambition of a future FTA.
Turkish investors wary of impending FTA with Pakistan
6-Apr-2017 The Express Tribune
It has been argued that Pakistan has signed six FTAs and Preferential Trade Agreements since 2006, but none of them have so far benefited the country.
EU-Japan FTA - draft small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) chapter (EU proposal, March 2017)
6-Apr-2017 European Commission
As released by the European Commission
EU-Japan FTA - draft good regulatory practices and regulatory cooperation chapter (March 2017)
6-Apr-2017 European Commission
As released by the European Commission
Gilead Pharma corp withdraws investment arbitration after Ukraine agrees to settlement of dispute over monopoly rights to market anti-viral drug
5-Apr-2017 IA Reporter
Ukraine has settled a dispute with American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Inc., following the company’s pursuit of legal remedies in both domestic courts and via investment arbitration.
On NAFTA, Trump’s caution falls short of his tough talk — and that’s fine with free traders
5-Apr-2017 Dallas News
Trump called NAFTA a disaster and vowed to scrap it and start over. But in nine weeks as president, he’s taken a much more cautious approach toward the deal with Mexico and Canada.
Hope RCEP will be in place at early date with Indian help
5-Apr-2017 PTI
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has hoped that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement will be in place at an earlier date with encouragement from India.
3rd round of Pak-GCC FTA talks expected after GCC ministerial level meeting
5-Apr-2017 Pakistan Today
Bahrain would play a pivotal role in negotiating with other GCC countries to finalise the framework for Pak-GCCs FTA.
Georgia and United States explore free trade possibilities
5-Apr-2017 Agenda.ge
Georgia and the United States will explore the possibility of a Free-Trade Agreement.
TPP reincarnation
4-Apr-2017 Washington Trade Daily
The Trump Administration plans to use TPP as the “starting point” for a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement and new bilateral deals, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Case summary: Stati, Ascom & Terra Raf v. Kazakhstan
4-Apr-2017 ISDS Blog
The dispute is based on the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and was initiated by Moldovan businessman Anatole Stati, his son Gabriel Stati and two companies owned by them.
New wave of Australia-Japan FTA tariff cuts
4-Apr-2017 Tax-news
The fourth round of tariff cuts under the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force
Govt readies for US deal
4-Apr-2017 The Nation
Thai Commerce Minister said problems between Thailand and the United States could be thrashed out in ongoing negotiations on a trade and investment partnership.
Mexico says new EU trade deal is ’paramount’, eyes 2017 conclusion
4-Apr-2017 Reuters
A new free trade agreement with the European Union is of "paramount" importance for Mexico and both parties aim to conclude a deal this year, Mexico’s deputy economy minister has said.