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30-May-2018 Netral News
Trade ministry set to boost Indonesia’s exports to Turkey
The Indonesia-Turkey Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IT-CEPA) has entered the second phase. Ministry of Trade said the talks, which took place on May 28-30, 2018 in Ankara, Turkey, is one of Indonesia’s efforts to increase exports to Turkey. -
30-May-2018 Just Style
US in potential FTA with the Philippines
The US has said it looks forward to resolving outstanding issues with the Philippines and exploring the best method in which to strengthen and expand trade relations between the two countries. -
29-May-2018 CEO
JEFTA: An exclusive trade between EU negotiators and big business
While the deal is officially called the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, the nature of the agreement is far from a genuine partnership: Many interest groups, in Japan and in the EU, have not had an equal say in the negotiations of this deal. -
29-May-2018 Ahval
Jordan to end Turkish free trade agreement
The deal was suspended in March, but the following month Jordan announced it was willing to reactivate the agreement provided Turkey agreed to meet certain conditions. -
29-May-2018 Business Day
The free trade myth
Eschewing the ACFTA and EPA may be a blessing in disguise for Nigeria. -
29-May-2018 Xinhua
Mongolia, Russia to seek free trade deal
Mongolia and Russia have agreed to work toward a free trade agreement to expand bilateral economic cooperation. -
29-May-2018 The Asean Post
Can RCEP negotiations be concluded by end-2018?
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) inched closer to completion last March when the ministers of all 16 countries met in Singapore for their fourth intersessional meeting. Next up on the almanac for leaders is a ministerial meeting which will be held in Tokyo on 1 July. -
29-May-2018 Business Today
Chinese officials to visit India to discuss RCEP issues, says Prabhu
Chinese officials will visit India soon to hold bilateral discussions on the issues hampering the negotiations of the proposed mega free trade deal — Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said. -
29-May-2018 The Nation
Pakistan, China agree on terms of FTA Phase II
According to official documents, the agreed liberalisation level of 90 percent, tariff lines and trade value have been slashed to 75 percent of tariff lines for both countries and some new terms have also been added to the agreement. -
29-May-2018 The Jakarta Post
EU upbeat on Indonesia-EU CEPA deal amid palm oil issue
The European Union believes ongoing debate over palm oil with Indonesia will not hamper the progress of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EU CEPA). -
28-May-2018 European Commission
Horizontal provisions for cross-border data flows and for personal data protection (in EU trade and investment agreements)
As released by the European Commission -
28-May-2018 AgriLand
Trade deals with Australia and New Zealand could cause chaos for Irish agriculture
This week’s confirmation that the European Union (EU) is to commence trade talks with Australia and New Zealand has bad news written all over it from the perspective of Irish agriculture. -
28-May-2018 Oup Blog
Investment law leads to more investment: A faulty premise?
When officials drafted investment treaties and arbitration, did they expect them to facilitate more investment? The answer that emerges from internal discussions among officials in the UK and the US is clear: no. -
28-May-2018 Power Shift
Legitimising an unsustainable approach to trade
Simply throwing labour (or the environment, or sustainable development) objectives into the FTA mix adds a facade of legitimacy to the process of “deep integration” of neoliberal economic polices which are inherently antagonistic to these objectives. -
28-May-2018 CBC
Updated Canada-Israel trade agreement to give gender rules ’teeth’
Revamped trade pact also includes new provisions for labour standards, environment. -
28-May-2018 The Guardian
Chicken safety fear as chlorine washing fails bacteria tests
British microbiologists find that American technique at heart of Brexit trade row does not kill listeria and salmonella -
28-May-2018 Truthout
Corporate lawyers hijack UN meeting, while civil society is sidelined
The takeaway from the UNCITRAL’s process for its so-called "reform" discussions is that lawyers making millions in ISDS cases are welcomed, while the voices of the millions of people whose lives are harmed by ISDS cases brought by multinational corporations are barely an afterthought. -
28-May-2018 Business Korea
South Korean car exports to US falling despite KORUS FTA
The Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade (KIET) said in its report that the KORUS FTA is rapidly losing its positive effects in terms of South Korea’s car exports to the United States. -
28-May-2018 Global Trade
Japan’s critical leadership role on free and fair trade
Japan should play its leadership role strategically in international trade, and when the United States comes back to the TPP, both Japan and the United States should help realize the FTAAP vision. -
25-May-2018 Xinhua
Argentina, China vow to strengthen cooperation
Argentina attaches importance to the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and believes that strengthening Belt and Road cooperation between the two countries will invigorate the further development of bilateral relations.