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EU expands Tunisia olive oil import quota ahead of free trade talks
22-Sep-2015 Borderlex
With its announcement on 17 September 2015 that it is expanding its import quota on Tunisian olive oil, the European Union is preparing the ground for fresh free trade talks with the North African country.
Election 2015: Talking about seed and trade
22-Sep-2015 NFU
Recognizing the inherent rights of farmers to save seed and putting the interest of canada’s food and farmers ahead of corporate interests.
Harper’s bad bet on China
21-Sep-2015 Troy
Canada’s commitments to China were written in cement while China’s promises to Canada were written in sand
India, Laos signed two MoUs to strengthen bilateral ties
21-Sep-2015 Jogran Josh
India and Laos signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to strengthen bilateral ties between the two nations.
TPP could have ’catastrophic effects’ on Canada’s economy: Unifor president
21-Sep-2015 CTV
The president of Canada’s largest private sector union says the Trans-Pacific Partnership could have "catastrophic effects" on the nation’s economy.
Cooperating to deregulate
21-Sep-2015 Corporate Europe Observatory
In the EU institutions, a strategy to roll back “burdensome regulation” for businesses, has been unfolding for the better part of 15 years, and recently, this “Better Regulation Agenda” has been stepped up. This context combined with Regulatory Cooperation under TTIP could open up a new phase of hyper-deregulation.
China to deepen ties with ASEAN by upgrading free trade agreement
21-Sep-2015 China Daily
China has said it will finish negotiations on upgrading the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area called CAFTA by the end of this year
China elbowing US out of Pacific tuna trade
21-Sep-2015 Nikkei Asian Review
A political battle is brewing in the Pacific over tuna as rising competition from Chinese vessels sours long-standing fishing arrangements between the US and Pacific island nations.
S. Korea, Central America to begin FTA negotiations
21-Sep-2015
South Korea and six Central American countries will hold their first round of free trade agreement talks in Seoul for five days beginning Monday.
Mooted free-trade area seen boosting intra-African minerals trade flows
20-Sep-2015 Mining Weekly
Formal negotiations are taking place among the 54 member States of the African Union to create a free-trade zone on the continent by 2017.
Sri Lanka pitches for inking CEPA by next year
20-Sep-2015
Sri Lanka today sought finalisation of the long-pending Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India by next year, saying it will significantly enhance two-way trade besides opening up new areas for economic engagement.
Regional integration, private sector to help South Asia boost growth: Report
20-Sep-2015
Increasing regional integration through enhanced role of private sector and cooperation in areas like trade, energy security and connectivity will help South Asian nations boost economic growth, says a report.
PACER re-entry was vital
20-Sep-2015
While Fiji has rejoined the Pacific agreement on closer economic relations (PACER) Plus negotiations after a lapse of more than five years, the road to reaching a mutual agreement has not been easy.
TPP could have ’catastrophic effects’ on Canada’s economy: Unifor president
20-Sep-2015 Power Play: Auto sector questions trade deal
The president of Canada’s largest private sector union says the Trans-Pacific Partnership could have "catastrophic effects" on the nation’s economy.
Pacific leaders want EPA negotiations to resume
20-Sep-2015
Explore all options is the instructions Pacific leaders have told officials who are negotiating an economic partnership agreement with the European Union.
Wither BIMSTEC FTA
20-Sep-2015
Members of the Trade Negotiating Committee of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), a regional bloc of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, are going to meet in Bangkok between 7-9, September 2015, for working on a functional Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among member countries.
China to deepen ties with ASEAN by upgrading free trade agreement
20-Sep-2015
China has said it will finish negotiations on upgrading the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area called CAFTA by the end of this year, said Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli on Friday.
DHB backs off on TPP letter
20-Sep-2015
The Whanganui District Health Board has acknowledged a letter sent to Dr Chris Cresswell expressing concerns over his views on the Trans-Pacific Partnership was "inappropriate", the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says.
TPP protest arrest ’could cost doctor his job’
20-Sep-2015
A doctor who jumped on a car carrying the deputy prime minister during a TPP protest and had to be forcibly removed could lose his job.
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Harper says auto industry won’t like it all
20-Sep-2015
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper warned the Canadian auto industry it may not be happy with elements of a proposed Pacific trade pact during Thursday’s Globe and Mail leaders’ debate.