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PM to intervene in deadlocked EU-Canada trade negotiations
25-Sep-2013 Irish Examiner
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper is seeking to break a deadlock in trade talks with the EU by stepping up his part in negotiations, people familiar with the strategy said.
US puts unwarranted pressure on India for taking legal steps to increase access to affordable medicines
25-Sep-2013 MSF
India is facing an onslaught of political pressure from the U.S. government and pharmaceutical industry in retaliation for the country’s entirely legal actions to limit abusive patenting practices and increase access to affordable generic medicines
Argentina: what to do with the BITs?
24-Sep-2013 Rebelión
Why do we continue to be bound to this investment protection regime when it is not a determinant of FDI and makes it harder for us to retain our resources?
TTIP: Data is the elephant in the room
24-Sep-2013 Euractiv
Data protection issues have been cut out of the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, but rivalry between the two trade blocs in the critical booming sector threatens to spoil any deal.
New Zealand PM admits EU free trade agreement to take time
24-Sep-2013 Xinhua
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has sought French President Francois Hollande’s backing for a New Zealand-EU free trade agreement, but admitted that such a deal is a long way off, according to reports.
Britain leads push to convince Washington to back transatlantic free trade deal
24-Sep-2013 The Telegraph
Nick Clegg will arrive in Washington today to spearhead a British-led attempt to convince members of Congress to back an EU-US free trade agreement.
No TPPA protests next month please, Putrajaya wants Obama to have peaceful visit
24-Sep-2013 Malaysia Insider
Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister has urged the public not to hold demonstrations against US President Barack Obama over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement when he visits next month.
Japan offers 75% tariff elimination in 1st year of TPP accord
23-Sep-2013 Kyodo
Japan formally offered 75 percent of its goods for tariff liberalization in the first year in negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact on Saturday, a source close to the negotiations said.
Protesters urge President Obama to ‘flush’ Pacific trade deal
23-Sep-2013 Politico
A crowd of about 60 activists chanted their disapproval of the proposed agreement outside the office of the US Trade Representative while a juggler wearing a dark business suit and a huge Obama mask repeatedly dropped his bowling pins marked “Jobs,” “Truth” and “Peace”
Sri Lanka: Chinese FTA evokes mixed reactions
23-Sep-2013 The Nation
The proposed free trade agreement between Sri Lanka and China, which is slated to be inked this November ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, is a ‘wakeup call’ for the country’s exporters, Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce says
Does TTIP top TPP free-trade negotiations?
23-Sep-2013 Business Mirror
The transatlantic trade deal, if it does come about, seems potentially more far-reaching, even for Asia.
Four TPP members offer to kill all tariffs
23-Sep-2013 Japan Times
Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Chile are offering the other TPP members total tariff elimination on all agricultural and industrial goods, a source close to the talks said.
Trans Pacific free trade deal to drive up medicine costs: global health group
20-Sep-2013 Xinhua
The Global Asthma Network warns that the proposed Pacific-wide free trade agreement could lead to higher costs for essential medicines around the world.
The proposed EU-US free trade agreement and the NHS
20-Sep-2013 International Viewpoint
This treaty, if passed, would represent an enormous challenge to public-owned health services across Europe.
Arbitration panel rules for Chevron on Ecuador Amazon pollution case
20-Sep-2013 AP
Plaintiffs’ hopes for collecting a $19 billion judgment awarded by an Ecuadorean court against Chevron Corp. for oil contamination in the Amazon have suffered another potential setback.
EU-Singapore FTA (draft, Sep 2013)
20-Sep-2013 DG Trade
EU, Singapore ready to sign free trade deal
20-Sep-2013 KUNA
The EU and Singapore Friday moved closer to signing a Free Trade Agreement after they released the draft text of the deal for approval and ratification by the two sides.
Ramotar: Has any Caribbean country benefited from EU trade deal?
20-Sep-2013 Stabroek News
“I think it is time that we evaluate whether any Caribbean country has actually benefitted in a tangible way from the implementation of the EPA, and if not, why,” Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar told European Union officials.
Chinese investors flock to Vietnam to wait for TPP
19-Sep-2013 VNN
Three years ago, Chinese businessmen, when asked if they would make investment in Vietnam, all said “no.” However, they have changed their mind.
Colombia is latest addition to pantheon of free-trade follies
19-Sep-2013 The Guardian
The failure of free-trade agreements has repeatedly highlighted the need for more humane, intelligent agricultural interventions