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Australian faces free trade agreement pressure to cut emissions
26-Mar-2019 Australian Financial Review
Australia is set to come under increased pressure on climate change after French officials insisted the Morrison government’s carbon emissions targets are not ambitious enough to fully comply with the Paris agreement.
Egypt - British Petroceltic files arbitration case against EGPC
26-Mar-2019 MENAFN
British Petroceltic announced filing an arbitration case against the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) at the World Bank Group’s ICSID.
EU waits for Tanzania to back up change of heart on stalled trade deal
26-Mar-2019 Euractiv
There is seemingly little economic incentive for Tanzanian President Magufuli to sign up to the EPA. Tanzania could already export its goods to the EU market under the ‘Everything But Arms’ agreement.
Cars could cost $2200 more in the US thanks to Trump’s trade ’deal’
26-Mar-2019 Shareblue
Economists who examined the text of the trade deal say that even if it helps the overall U.S. economy, the impact will likely be "tiny." And some economists say there is a good chance it will hurt the American economy.
How insane is global trade?
26-Mar-2019 Local Futures
The way trade works in the global economy can be insane – it wastes resources, worsens climate change, and undermines the livelihoods of millions of small-scale producers worldwide.
Tariffs raise ’serious questions’ about NAFTA ratification, Freeland says
26-Mar-2019 CBC
US Court of International Trade rules use of national security tariffs allowed, but appeal likely
Australia-Hong Kong free-trade deal signed
26-Mar-2019 Mercury
Australia will now be easier to compete in the Asian city because a new free-trade deal with Hong Kong.
African free trade agreement one country closer to reality
25-Mar-2019 CGTN
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is nearing reality as only one country is left to ratify the Agreement for the deal to reach the 22 countries required for the Agreement to effectively come into force.
Why NZ must get rid of ISDS now
25-Mar-2019 Scoop
Australia’s costs for tobacco case it won show why NZ must get rid of ISDS now.
UK will be forced to accept US food standards in a Brexit trade deal with Trump, warns former trade chief
25-Mar-2019 Business Insider
The UK will be forced to accept US demands for the UK to change its food safety standards if it enters into a post-Brexit trade deal with the Trump administration
Piñera, Bolsonaro set roadmap to boost relationship between Chile and Brazil
25-Mar-2019 Santiago Times
The presidents of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, and of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, set a road map to give new impetus to the bilateral relationship, especially in the commercial sphere with the negotiation of a free trade agreement.
End of Tanzania, Netherlands pact nears
25-Mar-2019 The Citizen
The preferential protection of bilateral investments between Tanzania and the Netherlands is likely to cease next month but the protection for investments made before the date of termination continues to apply for a period of 15 years (until 1 April 2034).
How palm oil sparked a diplomatic row between Europe and southeast Asia
25-Mar-2019 Unearthed
From threats to cancel UK defence deals to pledges to stop imports of Norwegian salmon, European moves to restrict palm oil have enraged Malaysia and Indonesia.
France conditions support for opening US trade talks
25-Mar-2019 Euractiv
France wants to secure guarantees on environmental protection and access to public procurement markets before moving forward into new trade talks with the US.
Italy joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative
25-Mar-2019 Al Jazeera
Italy is the first G7 country to sign up to the scheme, in a move that has caused upset in Washington and Brussels.
UK secures post-Brexit trade deal with group of Caribbean countries
25-Mar-2019 The Guardian
Push to tie up rollover deals now covers about one third of UK’s £117bn annual trade.
South Korea to conclude FTAs with Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines soon
25-Mar-2019 Business Korea
South Korean Trade Minister said that the South Korean government would conclude free trade agreements (FTAs) with Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in the near future.
Bangladesh plans FTA with South American trade bloc
25-Mar-2019 New Age Business
Bangladesh is considering entering into a free trade agreement with Mercosur, a South American trade bloc, finding potentials for export of some major products produced in the country.
Media release: Philip Morris paying only half of Australia’s costs in ISDS case is outrageous, says AFTINET
22-Mar-2019 AFTINET
It has taken a second FOI case and another two years to reveal that Australian taxpayers were only awarded half of the costs of defending Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws against tobacco giant Philip Morris in March 2017.
India, Peru hold 4th round of FTA talks in Lima
22-Mar-2019 BusinessLine
India and Peru have concluded a fourth round of negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement in the South American nation, the Department of Commerce said.