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Five Nordic countries pitch for FTA with India
28-Feb-2018 The Economic Times
The five Nordic countries of Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Sweden have pitched for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India to increase business ties.
Japan’s belt and road puzzle, decoded
28-Feb-2018 The Diplomat
Japan’s support for the belt and road is contingent on shaping China into a responsible global player.
Study “ASSESS TiSA”
27-Feb-2018 AK Europa
The study clearly shows that the official impact assessments of the European Commission are fundamentally based on a biased understanding of regulation.
Thailand and Russia-led bloc to launch free trade talks
27-Feb-2018 Nikkei
Partners aim to triple trade to $10bn by 2020.
Cargill executive stresses importance of NAFTA, TPP to US agriculture
27-Feb-2018 World Grain
The world is fed on trade and the United States must secure its place at the table with fair and sound trade policies, most notably NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), said a Cargill executive.
EU and Chile looking for the perfect agreement
27-Feb-2018 Euractiv
The European Union and Chile would like to improve on their association agreement, which in 15 years has resulted in the doubling of trade volumes between them.
US NAFTA autos negotiator called from Mexico for consultations: officials
27-Feb-2018 Reuters
The US negotiator for regional content requirements in autos flew back to Washington from a NAFTA round in Mexico on Monday to talk with car companies, officials said, in a development some hoped would lead to progress on the contentious issue.
European justice dictates that the fisheries pact with Morocco does not apply to Western Sahara
27-Feb-2018 Turkey Telegraph
The Luxembourg court validates the EU-Morocco fisheries pact, but excludes Western Sahara because that area is not part of the Kingdom of Morocco
Mexico looks to boost trade with China as NAFTA talks falter
27-Feb-2018 China Dialogue
A potential free-trade agreement with China could weaken Mexico’s environmental standards.
The ‘new’ TPP and our shrinking democracy
26-Feb-2018 Gisborne Herald
Profit is king. People are the pawns, and the Government will seem to be in favour of supra-national conglomerates if it signs this “new” TPP inclusive of the ISDS.
"Trade agreements do not build us" an interview with Justus Lavi
26-Feb-2018 GRAIN
Under EPAs, small-scale farmers are disadvantaged.
The battle over TiSA: when everything is a service, a Trade in Services Agreement affects everyone
26-Feb-2018 IUF
A new report reveals the scope of the corporate power grab through a close examination of TiSA’s potential impact on workers across the IUF sectors and TiSA’s broader implications for the labour movement, society and democratic governance.
New NAFTA talks aim to clear pathway to toughest issues
26-Feb-2018 Reuters
Mexico and Canada aim to finish reworking less contentious chapters of the NAFTA trade deal with the United States in new talks, hoping to clear the path for a breakthrough on the toughest issues before upcoming elections.
NAFTA a good deal for corporations, a bad deal for the country
26-Feb-2018 The Bulletin
Should the US remain in the controversial North American Free Trade Agreement?
Spain to pay compensation to renewables investors
26-Feb-2018 Wind Power
In a second international ruling against retroactive cuts in renewables support introduced by the Spanish government in 2013, a Swedish arbitration panel has awarded a Luxembourg-based investment firm €53 million compensation.
Justin Trudeau’s visit reflects uneasy state of Indo-Canada trade ties
26-Feb-2018 LiveMint
India’s decision to raise duties on pulses from Canada, elusive progress on bilateral investment treaty and free trade pact major hurdles in improving trade relations.
The ’Indo-Pacific Strategy’ emerges as a counter to China’s ’One Belt, One Road’
26-Feb-2018 Taiwan News
A Japanese official speaking in Washington discussed conditions for Japan’s participation in China’s BRI project, while also suggesting China seek a partner role in the emerging ’Indo-Pacific Strategy’.
Pakistan-China: ‘FTA to be signed by mid-March’
26-Feb-2018 The Express Tribune
The second phase of the free trade agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and China would be signed by mid-March to increase bilateral trade.
Activists: Palm oil must not get wider access to EU under Indonesia trade talks
26-Feb-2018 Mongabay
Environmental activists have called for the issue of palm oil to be excluded from discussions taking place this week between the Indonesian government and a European Union trade delegation.
Everything you need to know about the CEPA trade deal but were afraid to ask
26-Feb-2018 The Ecologist
A total of 60 civil society organisations from Indonesia and Europe have signed a joint statement laying out serious concerns with the EU-Indonesia trade agreement. These behind-closed-doors trade negotiations - like CETA and TTIP - jeopardise an equitable and just future.