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Unravelling the spin: a guide to corporate rights in the EU-US trade deal
11-Jul-2013 CEO
In the face of growing opposition to plans for expanded corporate powers in the proposed pact, the European Commission is trying to dispel concerns with propaganda. See through the rosy PR with Corporate Europe Observatory’s guide to investor-state dispute settlement.
Trade agreement with Taiwan a first
10-Jul-2013
New Zealand will today become the first OECD nation to strike a free trade deal with Taiwan, promising to remove tens of millions of dollars in annual trade tariffs faced by exporters.
Taiwan deal to save millions in duties
10-Jul-2013
Tens of millions of dollars of duties on New Zealand’s exports to Taiwan will be eliminated over the next four years, after the island nation signed its first trade deal with an OECD nation.
Sri Lanka business chamber wants CEPA and more trade agreements
10-Jul-2013
Sri Lanka’s main business Chamber urges the government to fast track the signing of the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement with India and also sign more trade deals to avoid over-dependance on one country for exports.
Treaty disputes roiled by bias charges
10-Jul-2013
Concerns about objectivity and accountability of investment dispute arbitrators have prompted calls for tougher ethical guidelines as caseloads have exploded.
Help roll back corporate power over EU trade policy! Support CEO’s legal action!
10-Jul-2013 CEO
Corporate Europe Observatory needs your help to shine a light on these important agreements being negotiated in secret, with big business in the driving seat. Please help us create a more just and transparent EU trade policy.
18th round of TPP negotiations to be held in Sabah
10-Jul-2013 Bernama
The 18th Round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations will be held from July 15 – 25, in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
New Zealand, Taiwan sign free trade deal
10-Jul-2013 AP
New Zealand on Wednesday signed a free trade agreement with Taiwan in a deliberately low-key ceremony designed to demonstrate the South Pacific nation’s fealty to its formal relations with mainland China.
Israel, China move closer to free trade agreement with survey
9-Jul-2013 Globes
Israel and China have moved closer to a bilateral free trade partnership, agreeing to hold a survey to quantify its impact as a first step, Israel’s Globes reported on Tuesday.
Xi, Rudd vow to speed up FTA talks
9-Jul-2013 Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed bilateral relations with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by phone on Monday, vowing to boost efforts for the conclusion of free trade talks between the two countries.
Rethink new trade pact with Europe, MPs urge
9-Jul-2013 The Nation
Members of the National Assembly last week opposed a push to have Kenya sign a trade treaty with Europe until outstanding issues had been resolved.
India becomes part of regional trading bloc despite Chinese opposition
8-Jul-2013 Times of India
India overcame resistance from China to become a part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, an Asean + 6 grouping which is set to emerge as one of the most significant free trading blocs in the world, government sources confirmed.
Restrictive rules tilt trade agreements against India
8-Jul-2013 Financial Express
India’s bilateral trade pacts including the relatively recent ones with Asean, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea have arguably gone more to the partner’s advantage if one takes into account the widening trade deficit or increased imports
After long buildup, US-EU free trade talks finally begin
8-Jul-2013 Reuters
The United States and the European Union, after nearly two years of preparation, start talks on Monday aimed at securing a free-trade agreement to squeeze new economic growth out of the world’s largest trade and investment relationship.
Chinese, Swiss ink free trade agreement
8-Jul-2013 AFP
China and Switzerland on Saturday signed a free trade agreement (FTA) — Beijing’s first in continental Europe — in a deal that comes against a backdrop of trade tensions between the Asian giant and the European Union (EU).
EU wants US beef ban lifted under TTIP
6-Jul-2013 Global Meat News
European Union representatives travelling to Washington DC next week for the first round of negotiations with the US to forge a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership want early progress on the Americans lifting the current ban on European beef, an EU source close to the negotiations said.
Another non-report on human rights and free trade with Colombia
5-Jul-2013 Ottawa Citizen
On June 14th, the Canadian government quietly tabled its second report on the human rights impacts of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. The report avoids any examination of the impact of Canadian investment — including oil, gas and mining – in Colombia.
Large protest rallies held in Busan over Korean FTA talks with China
5-Jul-2013 Busan Haps
There was a lot of tension in connection with the Korea-China FTA negotiations being held for three days in Busan this week. Rallies of opposition groups including farmers coincided with a visit from the Chinese trade delegation.
S. Korean farmers hold massive rally against FTA with China
5-Jul-2013 Yonhap
Thousands of South Korean farmers and fishermen rallied Tuesday to oppose a potential free trade deal with China as the two countries kicked off a new round of negotiations to tear down trade barriers between two of Asia’s biggest economies.
Korea: Farmers seek edge to prosper from China FTA
5-Jul-2013 Korea Herald
With Korean and Chinese policymakers due to wrap up the sixth round of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the two countries in Busan on Thursday, thousands of agriculture workers from across the country have been marching through the city in protest.