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Victory for grassroots as Fast Track goes down in crucial Senate vote
13-May-2015 Common Dreams
In what was immediately heralded as a victory for the grassroots, Senate Democrats on Tuesday stymied President Barack Obama’s corporate-driven trade agenda by voting to prevent the chamber from taking up Fast Track legislation.
Senate Democrats block Obama on free-trade initiative
13-May-2015 AFP
US Senate Democrats dealt a stinging setback to Barack Obama on Tuesday, blocking a measure that would have given their own president a free hand to swiftly finalise a massive Pacific Rim trade accord.
Major win as US Senate blocks TPP Fast Track bill
13-May-2015 EFF
Opponents of sprawling and secretive international agreements won a significant victory today when U.S. Senators voted to block the advancement of its Fast Track trade bill.
Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Review of Developments in 2014
13-May-2015 UNCTAD
According to UNCTAD, 40% of all new ISDS cases in 2014 were initiated against developed countries (the historical average is 28%). A quarter of them are intra-EU disputes.
S. Korea, China, Japan hold talks for 3-way FTA
12-May-2015
South Korea, Japan and China began a new round of negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in Seoul on Tuesday in an effort to thrash out their remaining differences.
GPCA urges free trade deal between GCC and Europe
12-May-2015
A comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the Gulf Cooperation Council and the top 10 trading partners, including the European Union, could result in substantial GDP increases says Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association.
Govt revises investment treaties
12-May-2015
Several existing investment agreements with a number of countries will soon be revised, bringing more certainty not only to foreign companies doing business in Indonesia but also to the government, a senior minister has said.
’India needs more FTAs, greater competitiveness to deal with mega trade pacts’
12-May-2015
India is negotiating seven free trade agreements with countries such as Russia, Australia and Peru that could help it deal with possible loss of share in traditional markets such as the US and the EU that are negotiating mega regional trade pacts.
CTI applauds move towards an African FTA
12-May-2015
Plans by African leaders to launch an ambitious Free Trade Area comprising of 26 countries and backed by over 600 million people next month are in the right direction for the private sector.
Pacific: EU proposes to stop EPA negotiations for 3 years
12-May-2015 Fiji Broadcasting Corporation
The European Union have proposed a 3 year pause in negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement, according to Fiji media.
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Democrats may have votes to block ’fast track’ authority
12-May-2015 Stuff
Democratic party infighting has left in limbo US President Barack Obama’s highly sought special authority to close global trade deals, with opponents believing they have the votes to block the measure.
Stop the suits tour: International investment agreements threaten people and the environment from El Salvador to Canada
12-May-2015 Mining Watch
In anticipation of an imminent ruling from a little-known arbitration tribunal at the World Bank that could force El Salvador to pay Canadian-Australian mining firm OceanaGold US$301 million, a Salvadoran delegation is visiting Canada to discuss how investor-state arbitration threatens democratic decision-making, public health and the environment here and beyond our borders.
Pakistan, Thailand to begin dialogue on FTA, says minister
12-May-2015
Pakistan and Thailand will start dialogue on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) soon as Cabinet of Thailand has agreed allowing negotiations for FTA with Pakistan.
Ukraine looking to support its businesses ahead of joining FTA with EU
12-May-2015
The Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade believes that not all Ukrainian companies are ready to switch to new working conditions once the economic part of the European Union-Ukraine association agreement comes into effect, and is looking for ways to support business.
PH, Canada mull free trade pact
11-May-2015 PDI
Philippine President Benigno Aquino and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper have agreed to explore the possibility of forging a free trade agreement.
Vazquez and Rousseff meeting will address Mercosur/EU trade negotiations
11-May-2015 MercoPress
Uruguay and Brazil presidents, scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting next 21 May in Brasilia will be addressing Mercosur issues, and advancing in the proposal that will allow the group’s members to sign bilateral agreements with third parties not belonging to the region, thus avoiding the ’consensus’ clause clamp.
Armenia-US trade agreement not a step against Russia – analyst
11-May-2015 http://arka.am/en/news/economy/arme...
The trade agreement signed between Armenia and the US last Thursday should not be considered as a step against Russia, political analyst Movses Demirchyan said in his interview to Sputnik-Armenia radio channel.
GCC leaders to meet with President Obama
11-May-2015
Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council will be meeting with President Barack Obama this week at the White House and at Camp David. The six member nations of the GCC include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.
US rejects EU calls for global investment court
11-May-2015 Press TV
The United States has rejected a European Union proposal to establish a global investment court aimed at resolving disputes arising from a massive free trade treaty with the US.
The burden of Taiwan’s stalled trade deal with China
11-May-2015
Like its Asian neighbors, Taiwan has been struggling with moribund exports as China’s economic growth slows and a pickup in the U.S. loses some steam.