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Malaysia and Sri Lanka to speed up FTA talks
19-Dec-2017 Hiru
President Maithripala Sirisena and the visiting Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak agreed to expand trade relations between the 2 countries further.
Two new CEPA agreements inked
19-Dec-2017 Macau News
The “Investment Agreement” and the “Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation” under the framework of the China and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement have been signed.
NAFTA, no NAFTA, or worse: TPP via NAFTA?
19-Dec-2017 IATP
NAFTA has failed family farmers, as well as workers and our environments, in all three NAFTA countries. Why the rush to complete negotiations in a matter of months for a NAFTA 2.0 based on the same failed policies?
Intellectual property rights in trade – to be rethought?
19-Dec-2017 IP Watch
After two decades of intellectual property regimes in trade agreements, one could have some second thoughts.
Korea to protect agro products in FTA renegotiation
18-Dec-2017 Korea Times
The government will protect sensitive industries such as agriculture in the upcoming negotiation with the United States over revision of the bilateral trade pact.
NAFTA: In new phase of talks, search starts for solutions to break impasse
18-Dec-2017 Nanaimo
Negotiators gathered at an informal session in Washington are considering ways to work around a main impasse of the talks so far, a US demand on auto parts deemed unfeasible by Canada, Mexico and the industry.
China, Britain pledge co-operation as UK leaves EU
18-Dec-2017 Financial Post
The British export finance agency will support up to 25 billion pounds ($33 billion) of new business along the “Belt and Road” in Asia.
AK EUROPA: Even economically, TiSA does not deliver what it promises
15-Dec-2017 AK Europa
Even though the official negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) are currently on hold, the questionable foundations of the economic impact assessments on TiSA have increasingly become the focus of attention.
EU free trade talks put on fast track
15-Dec-2017 Bangkok Post
Thai delegation heads to Europe next year.
More tariff cuts under Korea-Australia FTA
15-Dec-2017 Dynamic Export
This will be the fifth round of KAFTA tariff cuts since the agreement entered into force on December 12, 2014.
Why is the FTA between China and Maldives important to India?
15-Dec-2017 Indian Express
Now that the agreement has been signed between China and Maldives, India has said it expected the Indian Ocean archipelago nation to be sensitive to New Delhi’s concerns.
ISDS in numbers
14-Dec-2017 TNI
Impacts of investment arbitration against Latin America and the Carribbean.
Taiwan eyes ’important role’ in alternative Asian sphere of influence
14-Dec-2017 Nikkei
Mainland affairs minister intrigued by Trump references to ’Indo-Pacific’.
Mexico sees possible EU trade deal as NAFTA talks drag on
14-Dec-2017 Reuters
Mexico and the EU have reached agreements on areas like e-commerce, but agricultural market access and product origin labeling remain significant sticking points.
Data is the new oil, so big tech is pushing for a digital free trade deal
14-Dec-2017 BuzzFeed
Decades ago it was pharmaceuticals, oil and food. Now tech giants want data to be the next frontier in the free trade agenda.
Iran-EEU trade deal to come into effect on January 21
14-Dec-2017 Financial Tribune
The preferential trade agreement between Iran and Eurasian Economic Union will be in effect for three years.
India’s top court allows Vodafone to initiate second arbitration over $2 bln tax demand
14-Dec-2017 Reuters
India’s top court allowed Britain’s Vodafone to initiate a second arbitration process under an India-UK investment pact .
EU’s Barnier rules out full EU-UK trade pact in time for Brexit
13-Dec-2017 Reuters
There is “no possibility” that Britain and the European Union can conclude a free trade agreement by the time Britain leaves in March 2019, EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barner said.
MEPs overwhelmingly ratify EU-Kazakhstan landmark partnership agreement
13-Dec-2017 Euractiv
MEPs approved a landmark partnership deal with Kazakhstan, the EU’s first Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with a Central Asian country.
What the European-Union Mercosur trade agreement means for copyright
13-Dec-2017 Public Knowledge
Many of the intellectual property provisions raised by the European Union in this agreement are bad for internet users.