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El Salvador top court suspends scrapping of Taiwan trade accord
14-Mar-2019 Reuters
El Salvador’s highest court temporarily suspended the cancellation of a free trade pact with Taiwan.
Post-Brexit: What’s holding up a trade arrangement between SA and the UK?
14-Mar-2019 Fin24
The SA government has been working in the background to ensure that trade arrangements with the UK and EU are uninterrupted while the UK exits from the EU.
Open for business. How corporate lobbyist influence the EU-Indonesia trade negotiations
14-Mar-2019 SOMO
Internal documents from the European Commission reveal that corporate lobbyists have privileged access to the EU trade officials, allowing them to influence the course of the negotiations EU-Indonesia.
Democrats cool toward NAFTA replacement, question labor standards
14-Mar-2019 Reuters
Several Democrats said a closed-door meeting between United States Trade Representative failed to ease their concerns about the new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s provisions on labor, biologic drugs and some other issues.
India to push for strict source country norms in FTA with Peru
14-Mar-2019 The Economic Times
India will push for stricter source country criteria while offering tariff concessions to Peru at the ongoing negotiations for its proposed free-trade agreement with the South American nation.
US trade chief to prioritize farm sector in talks with Japan
14-Mar-2019 Kyodo News
U.S. Trade Representative will prioritize the agriculture sector once the two countries start negotiations.
S. Korea, Malaysia to negotiate bilateral FTA
14-Mar-2019 KBS World Radio
South Korea and Malaysia leaders agreed to get started on negotiating a bilateral free trade agreement, aiming to strike the deal within this year.
Why free trade is bad for you (or most of you at any rate)
13-Mar-2019 Common Dreams
Free trade is simply a euphemism for the corporate capture of international trade.
Serbia and EAEU harmonize free trade deal
13-Mar-2019 B92
A Serbian delegation headed by Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajic is in Moscow Ljajic to finalize a deal on free trade between Serbia and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
Brazil, US to discuss meat, sugar, ethanol trade -farm minister
13-Mar-2019 Reuters
Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said that she will discuss US-Brazil trade in meat, sugar and ethanol in talks next week between officials of the two countries.
Lighthizer casts doubts on China trade talks as ‘major issues’ go unresolved
13-Mar-2019 New York Times
President Trump’s top trade negotiator raised doubts that a trade agreement with China was within reach, while also aiming to negotiate trade deals with Europe and Japan.
«Au Mexique, les intérêts du Canada sont ceux des entreprises minières»
13-Mar-2019 Sputnik
Les sociétés minières canadiennes ont encore mauvaise presse au Mexique, car elles ne respecteraient pas les droits de peuples autochtones.
No palm oil in the EU-Indonesia trade and investment agreement
12-Mar-2019 Friends of the Earth Europe
Friends of the Earth and Walhi urge palm oil must be excluded from trade negotiations between Indonesia and the European Union.
Sugarcane, livestock farmers worried over impact of IA-CEPA deal
12-Mar-2019 The Jakarta Post
Indonesian sugarcane and cattle farmers are expressing worry over a possible high inflow of sugar and livestock from Australia following the signing of the IA CEPA.
Asean, Japan sign protocol revising regional free trade treaty
12-Mar-2019 Manila Standard
The ASEAN and Japan signed the first protocol to amend the Asean-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement.
Kian Ming: RCEP trade liberalisation still being deliberated
12-Mar-2019 The Edge Markets
Malaysian Minister said the level of trade liberalisation under the proposed RCEP is still being extensively deliberated among participating countries.
Trade numbers show promising start to CPTPP
12-Mar-2019 Scoop
Data indicate a boost to New Zealand beef and dairy exports.
Brazil cane industry group wants tariff-free access to US sugar market
12-Mar-2019 Reuters
Bolsonaro will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington and the two leaders are expected to discuss bilateral trade.
Lydian International submits notices to the Government of Armenia under bilateral investment protection treaties
12-Mar-2019 Proactiveinvestors
The company said illegal blockades have prevented access to the Amulsar gold project since late June 2018.
Uprooted episode 60: The regulatory cooperation council
12-Mar-2019 IATP
Sharon Treat exposes another backdoor to deregulation, the Regulatory Cooperation Council, that exists through NAFTA and is being used by corporate livestock lobbyists to undermine food safety and consumers right to know.