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US, African officials prepare for post-AGOA trade future
20-Jul-2018 ICTSD
The United States wants to pave the way for a free trade agreement between Washington and sub-Saharan African countries.
China-EU investment, trade cooperation can provide new paradigm for world
20-Jul-2018 Global Times
China and the EU are moving fast toward completing a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), given the two sides’ desire to increase their investment in each other’s markets.
Morocco, EU finalize new fisheries agreement
20-Jul-2018 Xinhua
Morocco and the European Union have finalized a new fisheries agreement.
Schindler seeks $264 mn ISD suit vs Korean gov over Hyundai Elevator
20-Jul-2018 Pulse
Schindler filed a notice of intent for arbitration on July 11. Under the ISD procedure, if the issue is not resolved through settlement in 90 days, the investor can take the case to the international tribunal.
Singapore ratifies new trans-pacific trade deal
20-Jul-2018 Channel News Asia
Singapore ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), becoming the third nation to do so after Mexico and Japan
Peoples movements reject the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
20-Jul-2018 APWLD
More than 80 participants representing trade union, farmers, indigenous peoples, health and patients networks, women’s organisations, academia and civil society organisations from the region have gathered in Thailand on the sidelines of the 23rd round of RCEP negotiations.
EU-Mercosur trade talks targeting September finale: Argentina
20-Jul-2018 Reuters
A free trade agreement between the European Union and Latin American bloc Mercosur is close to being concluded, with a final push over the line seen by early September.
Trade deals putting health at risk
20-Jul-2018 Bangkok Post
A leaked draft of the negotiating text has revealed some proposed harmful intellectual property provisions that could undermine access to price-lowering, generic medicines, and thus, life-saving treatment to millions of people.
Secret RCEP trade deal fails international standards of transparency, experts warn
20-Jul-2018 Friends of the Earth International
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership involving 16 nations from Asia-Pacific will impact the lives of over three billion people, yet a new study reveals how the deal fails international standards of transparency and public engagement.
No RCEP campaign: Thai women’s groups reject RCEP
19-Jul-2018 APWLD
Women’s rights organisations from Thailand say NO to RCEP as the neoliberal free trade agreement will only exacerbate inequality and the negative impact on their livelihoods.
UK set to start domestic consultation on first free-trade deals, including with NZ
19-Jul-2018 NZ Herald
The British Government has authorised preparations to begin for free-trade negotiations with New Zealand, Australia and the United States and to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership
China unresponsive over FTA talks with Sri Lanka
19-Jul-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Beijing possibly hoping for a return to power of the Rajapaksa clan.
Secrecy in RCEP trade deal threatens Asian democracies
19-Jul-2018 Jakarta Post
With a global trade war looming and public faith in corporate globalization at an all-time low, secrecy in trade deals cannot be accepted. People have a right to know what is being negotiated in their name.
EU FTA almost dead, India now eyes post-Brexit UK
19-Jul-2018 Times of India
The India-EU free trade agreement is on the verge of death. The two sides are expected to formally state, in diplomatic language, that FTA talks may no longer be resumed.
Pacific Alliance trade talks to be advanced in Mexico
19-Jul-2018 Scoop
New Zealand to hold talks with his Pacific Alliance counterparts in Mexico to seek further progress on a free trade agreement with the four-nation grouping.
European business lobby urges Brussels to accelerate trade talks with Mercosur
19-Jul-2018 MercoPress
European companies are urging the European Union to accelerate trade negotiations with Mercosur bloc, in a sign of concern that the 20-year talks could once again fall dormant if they do not reach an accord this week.
TPP countries to start accession talks for new members in 2019
19-Jul-2018 The Mainichi
Thailand, Indonesia, Columbia, South Korea and Taiwan are seen as willing to join the revised TPP. Britain has also shown interest.
Indonesia, EU to establish most modern trade agreement
19-Jul-2018 Antara
The fifth round of talks not only covered discussions on trade in goods but also the trade of services, investments, and other forms of cooperation. Among the specific issues discussed were energy and raw materials.
Trump says EU officials want to negotiate trade deal in Washington visit
19-Jul-2018 Reuters
US President Donald Trump said that European leaders were coming to Washington next week to try to hammer out a deal focused largely on car tariffs.
Educators in the EU and Japan demand education be left out of trade agreement
19-Jul-2018 Education International
The agreement poses direct threats to the provision of high-quality public services, such as education, in particular through restricting governments’ capacity to regulate in the public interest, encouraging further liberalisation of services and expanding the rights of multinational corporations.