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Mauritania signs deal to pave way for EU-West African economic partnership
24-Sep-2018 Asharq Al-Awsat
Mauritania on Friday became the 15th West African country to sign the region-to-region Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.
Swiss want to restart free trade deal talks with the US
24-Sep-2018 Swiss Info
Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann believes that it is possible to negotiate a free trade agreement with the US. He wants to resume discussions that faltered over a decade ago.
Most cabinet ministers ’want Canada-style free trade deal with EU’
24-Sep-2018 The Independent
However other cabinet minister are said to favour a Norway-style deal which involves continued membership of the European Economic Area.
EU and Mercosur to re-initiate free-trade talks next week
24-Sep-2018 ICIS
EU and Mercosur negotiators will hold another round of negotiations in Uruguay with the aim of reaching a free trade agreement.
Liz Truss slams regulations in speech to US think tank backing environmental roll-back after Brexit
21-Sep-2018 Unearthed
Treasury minister was speaking on the same day the Cato Institute called for softer environmental rules and NHS competition.
Abe, Trump to hold summit in New York on Sept. 26
21-Sep-2018 Asahi Shimbun
Japan is hoping to avert any import curbs and potentially steeper US import tariffs on its cars, and fend off U.S. demands for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
Costa Rica wins case against investors’ beach front property
21-Sep-2018 TeleSur
ICSID tribunal rules Costa Rica was in its right to stop a tourist construction project on the Pacific coast that violated environmental laws.
Un accord de libre-échange Suisse-Indonésie serait à bout touchant
21-Sep-2018 Le Temps
L’Indonésie n’exige plus l’abolition de droits de douane à l’importation de son huile de palme, produit contesté en Suisse, et accepte des règles strictes en matière de propriété intellectuelle.
NAFTA deal not yet in sight, Canada stands firm on auto tariffs
21-Sep-2018 Reuters
Canada and the United States showed scant sign of closing a deal to revamp NAFTA, and Canadian officials made clear Washington needed to withdraw a threat of possible autos tariffs
Mercosur holds first negotiating round for Korea trade deal, looks to EU next steps
20-Sep-2018 ICTSD
EU-Mercosur latest negotiation round remained complex as first round of Korea-Mercosur trade talks focused on goods, services, investment, public procurement, and e-commerce.
Negotiation update: “ How is the progress of RCEP and IEU CEPA negotiations?”
20-Sep-2018 IGJ
Representatives from the Civil Society Coalition for Economic Justice held a meeting with an Indonesian Trade Official and discussed the development of information on the RCEP and Indonesia EU CEPA negotiating rounds.
The EU-Japan free trade deal: a threat to the fight against illegal timber?
20-Sep-2018 Fern
The deal’s impact on efforts to halt illegal logging and the tradein illegal timber remains an area of deep concern.
US procurement demand on Canada, Mexico fading from NAFTA: sources
20-Sep-2018 The Globe and Mail
The United States has backed away from its contentious demands for lucrative procurement projects in the renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement.
Indonesia concludes negotiations on FTA with Australia
20-Sep-2018 US Department of Agriculture
The Indonesia-Australia agreement provides preferential access for a number of Australian agricultural products. It also provides a framework for addressing non-tariff measures.
Thailand sees shortcut to Belt and Road with Sri Lanka trade deal
20-Sep-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Two nations to kick off bilateral FTA talks in Bangkok.
China-Korea FTA
19-Sep-2018 Ministry of Commerce, China
As released by the Ministry of Commerce, China
Rightwing thinktanks unveil radical plan for US-UK Brexit trade deal
19-Sep-2018 The Guardian
Groups linked to Trump and Fox want foreign competition in NHS and regulations bonfire.
Indian farmers reject RCEP trade agreement, plan major national level agitations
19-Sep-2018 La Via Campesina South Asia
Two major farmers protests are planned in New Delhi on 2 October and 30 November and RCEP will be high on the agenda.
US business groups lay out priorities to ensure their support for NAFTA
19-Sep-2018 The Hill
Leaders of three of the nation’s most powerful business groups detailed six priorities they say need to be fulfilled to earn their support for an update of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to get through Congress.
Rethinking international investment governance: Principles for the 21st century
19-Sep-2018 CCSI
The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment is hosting a two-day conference on rethinking international investment governance, which seeks to elaborate principles for a progressive investment agenda.