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5-Feb-2018 The Wire
Delhi’s RCEP talks on intellectual property shouldn’t forget India’s role as ‘Pharmacy of the World’
India must resist pressure from Japan and South Korea in RCEP for the elevated levels of intellectual property provisions and make sure the deal doesn’t limit the production of life-saving generic drugs in India and for many other developing countries of the world. -
5-Feb-2018 Bread for All
FTA Switzerland – Indonesia: Respect human rights and nature – keep palm oil outside!
Palm oil must be excluded from the free trade agreement between Switzerland and Indonesia. In an open letter to Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann, Swiss environmental, human rights, consumer and farming organizations are calling for this. -
3-Feb-2018 Daily Sabah
Turkey-Japan FTA negotiations nears end
The eighth round of negotiations on the Turkey-Japan FTA, which was launched with an initiative of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan back in 2014, was held in Ankara. -
2-Feb-2018 Nikkei
With TPP agreed, RCEP members look to catch up
Trade negotiations kicking off Friday will cover tariffs, investor protections. -
1-Feb-2018 Korea Times
Korea, US wrap up 2nd round of FTA talks
Negotiators from South Korea and the United States failed to narrow differences over key trade issues in their second round of talks to amend the countries’ bilateral free trade pact. -
1-Feb-2018 Pharmacist
Over 100 organizations concerned with health sign open letter to Canadian, Mexican and US ministers of health and trade
AIDS, cancer, religious-based, teacher, and retiree advocacy groups were among the more than 100 organizations that recently signed a letter warning health and trade ministers of the United States, Canada, and Mexico not to undermine NAFTA’s access to affordable medicines. -
1-Feb-2018 Xinhua
Botswana signs tripartite free trade area agreement
Botswana signed a tripartite free trade area agreement which marked a milestone in the trade agenda of the African Union. -
1-Feb-2018 SeeNews
Serbia signs free trade agreement with Turkey
Serbia said it has signed a free trade agreement with Turkey to boost its meat and food exports. -
1-Feb-2018 IIED
Public-private partnerships and aid’s ’private turn’: addressing the investment law dimensions
Where PPP projects turn sour, governments could be exposed to arbitration claims under applicable investment treaties. -
1-Feb-2018 Reuters
Swiss see no quick deal on new EU treaty
Switzerland will not meet the European Commission’s deadline for a deal on a new treaty that would bind the neutral country more closely to its biggest trading partner. -
31-Jan-2018 Reuters
EU yields more on beef to accelerate Latam trade talks
The European Union has offered to open its markets to more beef from Latin American bloc Mercosur. The EU hopes an improved offer will encourage Mercosur to open its markets to cars and EU dairy produce more rapidly and allow EU companies to bid in public tenders. -
31-Jan-2018 Reuters
UK PM May says she wants free trade deal with China
Britain is seeking a free trade agreement with China, Prime Minister Theresa May said, as she flew to the country for talks with Chinese leaders, adding that more should be done immediately to open up market access for British firms. -
31-Jan-2018 Ceylon Today
Mode 4 not opened in FTA Singapore rejects SL request
The Singapore government has rejected a request from the Sri Lankan government for the movement of natural person (mode 4) be completely opened under the Free Trade Agreement. -
31-Jan-2018 Yonhap
S. Korea raises safeguard issue in 2nd FTA talks with US
South Korea raised trade remedy issues during the second round of talks to amend its free trade agreement with the United States in response to Washington’s slapping steep safeguard tariffs on washers and solar panels. -
31-Jan-2018 Global Times
Mongolia to push for trade ties with S.Korea
Mongolian Prime Minister expressed strong expectations for an economic partnership agreement with South Korea. -
31-Jan-2018 Greenpeace
CETA, regulatory cooperation and food safety
Agricultural and food standards are among those targeted by CETA’s focus on eliminating so-called ‘non-tariff barriers’. -
30-Jan-2018 iPolitics
Canadian NAFTA auto rules of origin idea ‘opposite’ of US goals: Lighthizer
While “significant” challenges remain, all three ministers said some progress has been made this round. -
30-Jan-2018 Food Magazine
Gold Coast hosts second round of Pacific Alliance Free Trade Agreement negotiations
Australia is currently hosting the second round of Pacific Alliance Free Trade Agreement negotiations. -
30-Jan-2018 The Straits Times
Asean has core role in negotiations for RCEP trade pact: Chinese Foreign Ministry
China has affirmed Asean’s core role in negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). -
30-Jan-2018 Lexology
Ecuador adopts a new approach towards foreign investment
Recent declarations made by members of the newly elected government of Ecuador reveal a reversal of its predecessor’s decision to denounce and withdrawal from the ICSID Convention, as well as all of Ecuador’s bilateral investment treaties