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Premier Li urges China-Japan-South Korea FTA talks
15-Mar-2019 CGTN
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged Japan and South Korea to speed up free-trade agreement (FTA) talks as the three parties mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of the China-Japan-South Korea cooperation mechanism this year.
Investment protection proposals under RCEP threaten India’s pharma industry
15-Mar-2019 The Wire
Free trade agreements like the RCEP will infringe on India’s intellectual property laws. India must stand its ground in the interest of public health.
Putrajaya hopes India lowers palm import tariff via RCEP
15-Mar-2019 The Edge Markets
Malaysian government hopes India would lower the import tariff for palm oil products further after concluding negotiations on the RCEP, a move that could increase demand for the commodity.
NextEra Energy wins dispute against Spain
15-Mar-2019 Renewables Now
The ICSID ruled against Spain in a case brought by NextEra Energy Inc regarding the US utility’s lost investments in two 49.9-MW concentrated solar power plants.
Farmer unions demand scrapping of RCEP pact
15-Mar-2019 Business Standard
About 40 farmer unions demanded the government walk out of the negotiations over the RCEP free trade agreement, saying it would be disastrous for the domestic agriculture sector if the pact comes through.
Korea’s agriculture deficit grows under FTAs
15-Mar-2019 Korea Herald
South Korea has actively promoted its agricultural products in overseas markets over the past few years by holding K-food fairs. Nonetheless, data show that Korea has yet to resolve its chronic trade deficit in farm products.
The globalisation of border control and peoples’ resistance
14-Mar-2019 TNI
A workshop aimed to promote a collective analysis of border control, focusing on the power and impunity of transnational corporations, militarization, the externalization of borders, and the link between free trade and migration.
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.