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Doctors to go on strike tomorrow against FTA with Singapore
16-May-2018 Colombo Gazette
Government doctors are to stage a token strike tomorrow against the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Sri Lanka and Singapore.
Trump threatens to use US trade talks to force NHS to pay more for drugs
16-May-2018 The Telegraph
Donald Trump is ready to use trade talks to force the National Health Service to pay more for its drugs as part of his scheme to "put American patients first”.
Sri Lanka FTAs: stupidity or treachery?
16-May-2018
The President of Sri Lanka expressed that his government will safeguard the local industrialists. In several occasions, he has mentioned that the government does not want to go for trade agreements that are deleterious to the country’s economy. However, in January this year, the president was seated in the high chair clapping when the bilateral trade agreement with Singapore is signed, which liberalized the country’s service sector effectively for the first time.
Look to India for returns, not China’s Belt-and-Road, Funds say
16-May-2018 Bloomberg
Some of Asia’s biggest infrastructure investors are seeing plenty of opportunities in India. In China’s mammoth Belt-and-Road initiative, however, not so much.
Vietnam, Pakistan to sign free trade agreement soon: envoy Pham Hong Kim
15-May-2018 Mettis Link News
Ambassador of Vietnam to Pakistan Pham Hong Kim says Vietnam and Pakistan were actively considering signing ‘Free Trade Agreement’ to boost bilateral trade between the two countries.
US, Japan to ’move rapidly’ on trade deal - Hagerty
15-May-2018 Reuters
The United States and Japan will “move rapidly” to get a trade deal under a new framework aimed at intensifying bilateral trade consultations, US ambassador William Hagerty said, keeping pressure on Tokyo to open up protected markets like agriculture.
China to sign free trade agreement with Eurasian Economic Union on May 17
15-May-2018 China Briefing
Russia and China have already been in talks to link the EAEU with China’s Belt & Road Initiative in plans outlined by presidents Putin and Xi.
Talks on free trade zone between EAEU and Egypt to start in autumn of 2018 — Lavrov
15-May-2018 TASS
The start of negotiations between the EAEU and Egypt on the preparation of an agreement to establish a free trade zone is scheduled for autumn 2018.
Kenya rejects China-EAC trade pact
15-May-2018 Business Daily
Kenya will not sign a free trade agreement that China has been negotiating with the East African Community (EAC) partner States since 2016.
Japan to host RCEP ministerial meeting in Tokyo on July 1
15-May-2018 Nikkei
Ministers from 16 Asia-Pacific countries negotiating a regional trade deal will meet in Tokyo on July 1, 2018.
China, Norway start new round of free trade negotiations
15-May-2018 Xinhua
This is the third round of talks after the recovering of China-Norway free trade agreement negotiations in April 2017.
International body recommends inclusion of Romania’s Roşia Montană in world patrimony list
15-May-2018 Romania Insider
Rosia Montana Gold Corporation entered a dispute with the Romanian state at the ICSID after the mining project was blocked as the site was declared a historic monument.
EU-Tunisia negotiations: Free trade without trading freedoms?
15-May-2018 CADTM
With the DCFTA, the EU offers Tunisia to sign an international treaty to further open its economy: for goods, services and capital.
Government hones in on revamped China FTA
14-May-2018 NZ Herald
The Government hopes to start the next round of talks on the upgrade of the China Free Trade Agreement in the next few weeks.
Peru wants to conclude FTA with India at the earliest
14-May-2018 Times of India
Peru is keen to conclude a comprehensive free trade agreement with India and wants it to be signed for mutual benefit.
Reko Diq damages claim ‘exaggerated’
14-May-2018 Express Tribune
The company exaggerated its future profits by underrating tax and royalty obligations by as much as 61 per cent, officials said.
NAFTA math may not add up to more US auto jobs
14-May-2018 Reuters
Trump administration demands in NAFTA trade negotiations meant to push auto jobs back to the United States may not be enough to spark a shift in where automakers build cars and trucks.
New Zealand signs side letters with five CPTPP members to exclude compulsory investor state dispute settlement
14-May-2018 Mondaq
New Zealand has recently signed "side letters" to exclude compulsory Investor State Dispute Settlement with five members of the CPTPP – Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Peru, Viet Nam and Australia.
Conoco authorized to seize $636 million in Venezuela PDVSA assets
14-May-2018 Reuters
The legal action was the latest in the Caribbean to enforce a $2 billion arbitration award by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) over the nationalization.
Govt. responds to Sri Lanka-Singapore FTA detractors
14-May-2018 Daily Mirror
In response to concerns raised by some professional associations last week concerning the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA), the Development Strategies and International Trade Ministry in a detailed response said the movement of natural persons from Singapore has not been opened except for intra-corporate transferees in senior management and business visitors linked to investments.