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S. Korea, China ink MOU to tackle non-tariff barriers
3-Sep-2015 Yonhap
South Korea and China have agreed to tackle the issue of non-tariff barriers following their signing of a free trade agreement (FTA)
Trade agreements: EU grows bilateral and regional FTAs
3-Sep-2015 Just Style
Free trade agreements (FTAs) between the European Union (EU) and its trading partners worldwide have mushroomed in recent years and more are in the pipeline.
India, UAE agree to enhance cooperation, increase trade by 60%
3-Sep-2015 Net Indian
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today agreed to enhance their cooperation in all areas of bilateral relations and to increase their trade by 60 per cent over the next five years.
Losing access to generic drugs may be a bitter pill to swallow
3-Sep-2015 New Straits Times
The pharmaceutical industry, with worldwide sales of more than US$980 billion in 2013, stood to be one of the biggest winners under TPP. The developing countries would lose out. The United States and Canada looked set to win big.
For the love of water: El Salvador’s mining ban
3-Sep-2015 Counter Punch
Over 90 percent of El Salvador’s surface water is contaminated with industrial chemicals, making it unsuitable to drink even if the water is boiled, chlorinated or filtered beforehand. A new action plan for passing a nationwide ban has begun to unfold, as Salvadorans await the outcome of the Pacific Rime ICSID case.
Warning: TTIP could be hazardous to your health
3-Sep-2015 Journal of Public Health
In the case of TTIP, the Faculty of Public Health has identified numerous risks to public health and potential conflicts with the policies called for in its recent manifesto.
The Trans­Pacific Partnership: a neoliberal escalation
2-Sep-2015 Flush the TPP
The outcome of such a process, based on what we know so far, is what one might reasonably expect: “a wishlist of the 1%–a worldwide corporate power”.
Private sectors of Sri Lanka, Pakistan urged to forge deeper links to boost trade
2-Sep-2015 Colombo Page
Pakistan and Sri Lanka are important partners not only in promoting bilateral trade and economic interactions but also enhancing regional economic integration through SAARC and SAFTA.
EU backs free trade agreement with Ukraine’s entry into effect on Jan 1, 2016 – foreign minister
2-Sep-2015 Interfax
Ukraine-EU Association Agreement will be fully applicable as of 01.01.2016,
ASEAN govts should consider incentives for flexible employment arrangements
2-Sep-2015 Astro Awani
ASEAN governments should consider giving further incentives for expenses incurred by employers in implementing flexible employment arrangements.
Poster woman for the war against the U.S.-led TPP
2-Sep-2015 The Japan Times
A Japanese artist takes aim at society’s assumptions about commerce and culture using works rooted in intensive research. This time, her target is the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
TTIP vs food sovereignty
2-Sep-2015 Contributoria
TTIP threatens our food future. In addition to campaigning against it, we need to work towards an alternative framework.
TPP, TTIP, organic equivalencies — trade...
1-Sep-2015 Food Dive
TPP, TTIP, organic equivalencies — trade agreements have been all over the headlines for the past few months. But what is the impact for food and beverage companies in the U.S.?
Opposition mounts against regional trade pact threatening human rights
1-Sep-2015 Third World Network
Less well known than the notorious Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is engendering growing opposition because of its similar oppressive provisions.
Arbitration Act to be taken up in next Parliament session: Gowda
1-Sep-2015 News Nation
The amendment to Arbitration Act will be taken up in the forthcoming Parliament session. The amended act would be on par with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) system.
The promised ‘transparency’ around TTIP has been a sham
1-Sep-2015 The Guardian
The EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström promised another offensive on TTIP transparency. Unfortunately, most politicians in the European parliament are as much in the dark as ordinary citizens.
Disposable people: Obama, the TPP, and the betrayal of human rights
1-Sep-2015 OB Rag
The neoliberal regime that the TPP perpetuates has not made the world flatter for slaves, it has only made the elites richer and the poor more disposable.
Is Europe the new frontier for US energy exports?
31-Aug-2015 The Hill
New techniques of oil and natural gas extraction in the United States have untapped large volumes of oil and natural gas. If the new free trade agreement with the European Union is ratified, most U.S. LNG producers will be able to export to Europe.
EU weighs up possible trade deal with world No.1 dairy exporter
31-Aug-2015 Dairy Markets
The move, which would also include a possible trade deal with Australia, may be part of a new ‘communication’ on future EU trade policy, set to be published this autumn, reports Agra Europe’s Paul Hutchison.
Taiwan and Vietnam to start talks on new investment agreement
31-Aug-2015 Want China Times
Vietnam has agreed to start talks on a new Taiwan-Vietnam Bilateral Investment Agreement to provide more protection for Taiwanese businessmen investing in the Southeast Asian country.