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20 years on: China, Japan, ROK seek cooperation amid uncertainties
17-Dec-2019 New Kerala
A news report on the current cooperation of China, Japan and the ROK in tackling the issue of unbalanced regional development.
Delhi dialogues opportunity for ASEAN to convince India to rejoin RCEP
17-Dec-2019 The Jakarta Post
Regional dialogues on Indo-Pacific cooperation set to be held in New Delhi this weekend will provide ASEAN countries with an opportunity to persuade India to rejoin a landmark trade deal it walked away from last month.
Why India pulled out of RCEP? Piyush Goyal defends govt’s controversial move
17-Dec-2019 Financial Express
Piyush Goyal said the government took the bold decision in the national interest because clearly, the RCEP had become nothing but an India-China FTA which "nobody wants".
Beyond repair? The Energy Charter Treaty
16-Dec-2019 FOEE
An obscure investment agreement, the Energy Charter Treaty, threatens to undermine bold climate action to transform Europe’s energy system.
Philippines raises possibility of free trade deal with UAE
16-Dec-2019 Business World
The government said it is exploring the possibility of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
EU FTA talks: India looking at ways to end stalemate, re-start negotiations
16-Dec-2019 BusinessLine
But the EU wants issues such as market access for automobiles, wines, and govt procurement issues resolved first.
PNG-USA to forge trade, investment pact
16-Dec-2019 Post Courier
PNG and the United States of America are to sign the Trade and investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) which is close to being finalised, says US Ambassador.
Maldives to not proceed with free trade agreement with China
16-Dec-2019 Sputnik
Indicating a toughening of its stance against Beijing, Maldivian Parliament’s Speaker categorically rejected that the archipelago will sign a trade agreement with China.
UK heads towards Brexit and Thailand ponders an FTA with Britain
16-Dec-2019 The Thaiger
Thailand is pondering the possibilities of creating a free trade agreement with the UK after British PM Boris Johnson’s victory in the UK election.
Romania agrees to pay large compensations to Romanian-Swedish investors
16-Dec-2019 Romania Insider
The Government took this decision to unlock the accounts of Romania’s air control company Romatsa, frozen by the Miculas.
Mexico objects to labor enforcement provision in North American trade deal
16-Dec-2019 Reuters
An annex for the implementation of the treaty, the result of political decisions by Congress and the Administration in the United States, was not consulted with Mexico, said Mexico’s deputy foreign minister.
We’re still waiting for a trade deal that benefits working people
13-Dec-2019 UE
The proposed replacement of NAFTA remains a tool for corporate interests and provides insufficient relief to address the problems for working people embedded in the original agreement.
Sweden sued for $1.8 billion due to environmental regulation
13-Dec-2019 Handelsgranskaren
For the first time, Sweden has recieved a notice of arbitration for banning the exploration and mining of uranium.
Civil society declaration – Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreements: the mirage of the evaluation study
13-Dec-2019 FTDES
The evaluation is highly unsatisfactory due to: the economic methodology imposed by the EU; civil society not sufficiently involved; social, economic and environmental impacts not taken into account.
US settles on outline of elusive China trade deal
13-Dec-2019 New York Times
The United States has settled on final terms of a partial trade deal with China, several people familiar with the negotiations said.
Morocco-Turkey FTA (2004)
13-Dec-2019 Turkish Ministry of Trade
’NAFTA lite’: Trump and Democrats’ trade deal is similar to pact president mocked as ’worst ever’
12-Dec-2019 USA Today
More than half of the new trade agreement simply modernizes provisions already contained in NAFTA.
We need a progressive alternative on trade — and NAFTA 2.0 isn’t it
12-Dec-2019 Foreign Policy in Focus
Here’s what a progressive trade agenda that actually protects people and planet would actually look like.
How many trade deals will we lose access to post Brexit if we leave the Customs Union?
12-Dec-2019 Full Fact
So far, the UK has negotiated 19 agreements covering 50 countries, which will come into force after the transition period ends.
New NAFTA is lost opportunity to reform corporate trade deals
12-Dec-2019 IATP
Deal does not address the farm crisis, but will exacerbate climate crisis and jeopardize health and public safety.