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India, Belgium pitch for resumption of Free Trade Agreement talks
31-Mar-2016 India
India and Belgium pitched for resumption of the long stalled negotiations on the proposed India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) on "mutually agreed terms" as Prime Minister Modi and his counterpart Michel resolved to strengthen their bilateral ties.
Israel, China open talks on free-trade agreement
30-Mar-2016 Globes
Chinese vice premier Liu Yandong met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem to discuss the matter.
CETA a household word on Canadian farms, in Europe not so much
30-Mar-2016 Alberta Farmer Express
Trade deal is a ‘non-story’ on the other side of 
the Atlantic
Pakistan, Iran agree to remove NTBs, start FTA talks
30-Mar-2016 The Nation
Neighbouring country expresses desire to participate in privatisation programme
Uruguay to promote Mercosur-China FTA: FM
29-Mar-2016 Xinhua
Uruguay expects to promote the signing of a free trade agreement between Mercosur and China when Uruguay holds its pro-tempore presidency.
Ben Guerdane to host free trade zone
29-Mar-2016 Tunisia Live
The Tunisian government has announced plans to create a free trade zone within the southern town of Ben Guerdane.
Nepal signs trade point pact with China to offset India’s trade monopoly
29-Mar-2016 Free Press
Among the ten agreements sealed by both countries include a feasibility study on the establishment of a Free Trade Agreement.
US and China close in on a bilateral investment treaty
29-Mar-2016 Economy Watch
Chinese officials announced that a US-China bilateral investment treaty (BIT) is close to being signed.
Offers and counters ahead of RCEP talks
29-Mar-2016 Financial Express
Hard bargaining between potential partners.
Indonesia to focus on digital economy, services
25-Mar-2016 The Jakarta Post
The government aims to boost cooperation for the digital economy and services sectors within the framework of the ongoing Indonesia-Australia comprehensive economic partnership agreement.
SAFTA meet likely next month
25-Mar-2016 The Himalayan Times
The commerce ministers will discuss on enhancing intra-SAARC trade flows under SAFTA and vision for further trade liberalisation by reducing non-tariff and para-tariff barriers.
Why developing countries are dumping investment treaties
25-Mar-2016 The Conversation
Bilateral investment treaties have been a source of political controversy in recent years. This is clear from the alarming increase in the number of disputes between investors and governments.
CETA deal will open up new markets for Canadian beef
25-Mar-2016 Manitoba Co-operator
But that meat must be produced according to EU standards, 
which stipulate no growth hormones.
First pan-European meeting of “local authorities and the new generation of free trade agreements”
24-Mar-2016 No al TTIP
The first pan-European meeting of “local authorities and the new generation of free trade agreements” will be held in Barcelona on 21 and 22 April 2016.
Argentina and the United States sign agreements on trade, security and anti-drug trafficking
24-Mar-2016 The Bubble
In a historic moment, ministers from Argentina and The United States signed bilateral agreements this morning.
Lack of CETA compensation in budget angers dairy farmers
24-Mar-2016 iPolitics
"CETA will be implemented and there is going to be a cost burden put on our farmers, " Dairy Farmers of Canada says.
Firms ignorant of intellectual rights
24-Mar-2016 Viet Nam News
Many Vietnamese firms are indifferent to intellectual property rights regulated in the Trans Pacific Strategic Partnership (TPP) agreement, despite the fact that Việt Nam is a signatory to the deal.
From TPP to TTIP: clues to new food trade rules
24-Mar-2016 IATP
A new paper focuses on TPP provisions that could affect food and farm systems in Europe if they were adopted in TTIP
Regulations of toxic chemicals under TTIP
23-Mar-2016 Chemistry Views
The latest TTIP proposals would allow ‘regulatory cooperation’ to affect the implementation of EU chemical laws
Pakistan, Turkey sign Framework Agreement for establishing FTA
23-Mar-2016 Business Recorder
Pakistan and Turkey signed a Framework Agreement for establishing Free Trade Area (FTA) between the two countries to further boost bilateral trade and investment relations.