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25-Aug-2018 Colombo Page
Expert Committee appointed to review Singapore-Sri Lanka FTA calls for public opinions
The Expert Committee appointed by the President Maithripala Sirisena to study the Singapore-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement has decided to gather views from organizations and the public. -
25-Aug-2018 Money Control
Bimstec representatives call for conclusion of FTA talks
The Bimstec member nations include Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. The summit is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu on August 30-31, 2018. -
25-Aug-2018 Ecns
China urges Mongolia to speed up FTA talks
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Mongolia to speed up the free trade agreement talks. -
23-Aug-2018 Business Day
Europeans unhappy about SA’s duties on chicken
European chicken producers are miffed by South Africa’s decision to impose import duties on their exports, which goes against the spirit of the EPA [economic partnership agreement]. -
23-Aug-2018 Inquirer.net
Textile and garment industry banks hope on possible US-PH FTA
The textile and garment industry, now far from its glory days, will have to bank on a possible free trade deal with the United States in a bid to revive its struggling businesses. -
23-Aug-2018 Eurasian Economic Union
Eurasian Economic Union - Vietnam FTA text (2015)
Eurasian Economic Union - Vietnam FTA (2015) -
23-Aug-2018 Eurasian Economic Union
Eurasian Economic Union - Iran interim agreement text (2018)
Eurasian Economic Union - Iran interim agreement (2018) -
22-Aug-2018 Reuters
US and Mexico put off NAFTA talks until Wednesday, autos eyed
Rules of origin for autos is really a “bilateral” issue between Mexico and the United States because Canada was relatively comfortable with the original US proposal. -
22-Aug-2018 Bloomberg
Mexico President-elect’s oil stance complicates Nafta talks
Some in Lopez Obrador’s team are said to want energy excluded. Negotiators concerned backtracking on oil could derail talks. -
22-Aug-2018 Michael West
Latest TPP a parade of corporate favours masquerading as free trade
Bad for workers, bad for taxpayers, bad for the environment, bad for Australia. The latest iteration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a boon for multinational corporations. -
21-Aug-2018 The Sydney Morning Herald
Mahathir calls for ’fair trade’ in China, warns of ’new colonialism’
Veteran Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad lived up to his reputation for straight talk, calling for "fair trade" and warning against a new colonialism in a joint press conference with Chinese premier Li Keqiang. -
21-Aug-2018 Xinhua Net
Indonesia, South Korea calling for acceleration of RCEP negotiation
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and visiting Prime Minister of South Korea Lee Nak-yeon met at the State Palace on Monday, calling for acceleration of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). -
21-Aug-2018 Resumen
Chile - Civil society organizations: "Without impact studies, Congress cannot vote free trade agreements"
The Chamber of Deputies approved the request that the Government has to review in detail each and every treaty signed by Chile, as well as future agreements. -
21-Aug-2018 Open Democracy
The trade deal which fines governments for acting on climate change
An obscure agreement – the Energy Charter Treaty – allows energy firms to sue countries who take action to stop climate breakdown. -
21-Aug-2018 Lobby Control
United for a strong movement against JEFTA
Let’s build a movement against the EU-Japan trade agrement together.
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21-Aug-2018 Financial Post
China says it’s ’always ready’ to restart free trade talks with Canada
Canada and China — currently locked in separate trade disputes with the U.S. – are both seeking to diversify their export markets. -
20-Aug-2018 IISD
Tourist trap: Is tourism’s explosive growth hurting countries?
Foreign investors in tourism have a long and successful history of using investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) under investment treaties. -
20-Aug-2018 New Internationalist
Why CETA is no better
CETA is not ‘just’ a trade deal. It is about empowering corporations, undermining sensible regulations and locking in privatization. -
20-Aug-2018 Reuters
US drops agriculture demand from NAFTA talks: Mexico farm lobby
The United States has dropped a contentious demand from the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement to impose restrictions on Mexican agricultural exports. -
20-Aug-2018 Real World Radio
In secret
Organizations denounce that RCEP is moving forward without respecting minimum transparency and public participation standards.