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A no-go for the US: What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership and why did it fail?
9-Jan-2019 IQS Directory
With the US as the centerpiece, the TPP would have given the country a more significant stake in Asia and the Pacific in much the same way as NAFTA did in America.
After NAFTA fight, Trump threatens another trade battle with Central America
9-Jan-2019 McClatchy
Now that the Trump administration has revamped the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is taking a look at kicking key countries out of its sister pact, the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
Call to make FTA beneficial for both Pakistan, Sri Lanka: HC
9-Jan-2019 Daily Mirror
Sri Lanka and Pakistan have signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) but some certain issues need to be resolved
Boosting bilateral trade with Norway, India to sign agreement on Tuesday
9-Jan-2019 The Wire
India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries are working on the nuts and bolts of their free trade agreement
China call for Korea’s role on One Belt, One Road project
9-Jan-2019 The Korea Times
China call for Korea to linking the bilateral FTA with the One Belt One Road initiative
Asia trade pact RCEP aims for fall signing, after India elections
9-Jan-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
India asked other RCEP members to enter final negotiations after India’s elections.
NAFTA renewed. Now what?
8-Jan-2019 Canadian Dimension
The outcome of the “Trump moment” is likely, for all its protectionist rhetoric, to end up further legitimating free trade.
Misleading and false INTA report as basis for Parliamentary vote
8-Jan-2019 WSRW
The report of the Parliament’s International Trade Committee (INTA) that serves as a basis for the vote on the extension of the EU-Morocco trade deal into occupied Western Sahara contains highly misleading and false claims.
What the US-Africa strategy means for SA and the continent
8-Jan-2019 Moneyweb
The US-Africa Strategy seeks to re-position the US and bring it to par with China and Russia.
Sri Lanka to review feasibility studies of all proposed FTAs
7-Jan-2019 Mirror Business
Following criticism levelled at the Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA, Sri Lanka has decided to review all feasibility studies of all proposed FTAs
India to hold bilateral meetings with some RCEP members; next round of talks in Feb
7-Jan-2019 The Economic Times
Indian officials will hold bilateral meetings with a few countries, including China to iron out issues hindering negotiations of RCEP mega trade deal
Pacific Rim trade deal enters into force with steep tariff cuts for six nations including Singapore, Australia, Japan
7-Jan-2019 The Straits Times
Pacific trade pact takes off with tariff cut in six nations that ratified the pact
Pakistan seeks to sign FTA with Latin America bloc
7-Jan-2019 The Express Tribune
The External Relations Group of Mercosur will take up Pakistan’s request for signing a free trade agreement in early 2019
Why free trade will be a disaster for Africa
7-Jan-2019 Monde Diplomatique
African countries, backed by the EU, want internal and external free trade, which will wreck local agriculture, and rural economies and societies.
German company requests arbitration with Morocco at World Bank agency
7-Jan-2019 Morocco World News
A metallurgical industry project is the center of the dispute.
There’s a hidden cost in Trump’s new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico
3-Jan-2019 Washington Post
Investment treaties with ISDS provisions make it hard to tax foreign firms and worsen human rights and labor practices.
Progressive alternatives needed as failed TPPA model enters
3-Jan-2019 Scoop
Professor Kelsey notes the earlier criticisms of the TPPA are as valid now as they always were.
Belarus - India BIT (2018)
3-Jan-2019 Ministry of External Affairs, Goverrnment of India
As released by the Goverrnment of India
EU’s investment court may be bump in China’s Belt and Road plan
2-Jan-2019 MENAFN
The EU has proposed to reform the investor-state-dispute-settlement system, a move that could further complicate negotiations with China over a bilateral investment agreement, as well as their dialogue on the Belt and Road Initiative’s implementation in Europe.
Revised Korea-US FTA goes into effect on Jan. 1
2-Jan-2019 Pulse
South Korea’s revised free trade agreement with the United States has gone into effect as of January 1, 2019, a year after the two countries began talks on amendments at the request of Washington.