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10-Apr-2018 La Via Campesina
International day of peasants’ struggles 2018: La Via Campesina calls for the coordination of decentralised, united action!
For land and for life! Enough free trade agreements, enough impunity! -
10-Apr-2018 La Prensa
Trump Organization pressures Varela
A letter sent by the Trump Organization’s lawyers reminded President Varela of Panama’s obligations under a 1983 treaty that protects the rights of investors from the United States. -
10-Apr-2018 Arab News
US-Bahrain food export agreement signed
Bahrain has agreed to continue to recognize US safety certifications for American food and agriculture exports to the Gulf nation. -
10-Apr-2018 All Africa
Ghana: Government moves to deepen bilateral trade with Japan
The Finance Ministry of Ghana is leading a business delegation to Japan, expecting to boost bilateral trade and economic relations with Japan and to conclude the Ghana Japan Bilateral Investment Treaty. -
9-Apr-2018 SOL
Most favoured nation (MFN) clause, the Africa’s Continental Free-Trade Agreement and the interim Economic Partnership Agreements of Ivory Coast and Ghana
The MFN clause of their interim Economic Partnership Agreements obliges Ivory Coast and Ghana to extend to the EU the tariff advantages granted in the Africa’s Continental Free Trade Area. -
9-Apr-2018 Tempo
Trade Minister plans to retaliate to EU ban on CPO
Trade Minister asked for permission to retaliate to countries barring the use of Indonesian crude palm oil. -
9-Apr-2018 Creative Commons
Copyright in Mercosur-EU trade agreement: A little better, but mostly worse
While it’s positive that at least the parties are coming to the conclusion to forego the gratuitous copyright term extension, most of the changes in the consolidated text show a continued tightening of copyright protections that favor incumbent rights holders at the expense of users and the commons. -
9-Apr-2018 Reuters
No NAFTA deal in principle to be announced at Lima summit - sources
Talks to rework NAFTA are not advanced enough for the United States, Mexico and Canada to announce a deal “in principle” at this month’s Summit of the Americas in Lima, according to two people familiar with matter. -
9-Apr-2018 AFTINET
PACER Plus: debate about Tonga’s signing could mean even more PACER-Minus
The Kingdom of Tonga’s Prime Minister, ’Akilisi Pohiva, threw more doubt over Tonga’s signature on the PACER-Plus free trade agreement. -
9-Apr-2018 The Quint
What to expect from PM Modi’s upcoming bilateral visit to China
The coming weeks will see a never-before intense bilateral engagement between India and China at the highest levels. -
9-Apr-2018 Channel News Asia
Vivian Balakrishnan, Wang Yi stress importance of upholding free trade
Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Sunday, with both reaffirming bilateral ties and stressing the importance of upholding free trade. -
9-Apr-2018 Dawn
Why we don’t need an FTA with China
Pakistan and China started negotiations on the second phase of the Pak-China FTA in 2011. So far, 10th meetings have been held in this regard. China was not willing to offer Pakistan substantial market access on items of Islamabad’s interest. -
6-Apr-2018 Hindustan Times
No change in India’s position on China’s Belt and Road Initiative: MEA
India’s Ministry of External affairs on Thursday said there is no change in its position on China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the signature connectivity project of President Xi Jinping. -
6-Apr-2018 Xinhua
Free trade talks between Indonesia, Australia expected to complete by August
Negotiation of free trade agreements between Indonesia and Australia is expected to be completed by August of this year, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution said here on Friday. -
6-Apr-2018 Bloomberg
US needs China more than China needs the US
Not one to be outdone by any adversary, Donald Trump has upped the ante in a rapidly escalating trade war with China, threatening an additional $100 billion of tariffs on top of the initial round of $50 billion. In doing so, the Trump administration is failing to appreciate a crucial reality: The United States needs China more than China needs the US. -
6-Apr-2018 Financial Post
Trump said to soften key NAFTA demand on regional car content, but target may still be hard to reach
The US proposal would distinguish between different NAFTA car parts by grouping them into five categories, some of which would have a lower requirement for North American content or none at all -
6-Apr-2018 Punch
Why Nigeria didn’t sign Economic Partnership Agreement –Buhari
The President said he had been reluctant to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement among ECOWAS countries because of the need to protect the economy, especially the industries and small businesses that currently provide jobs for majority of Nigerians. -
5-Apr-2018 Office of the US Trade Representative
2018 national trade estimate report on foreign trade barriers
The report highlights significant foreign barriers to US exports. -
5-Apr-2018 Curtis
ISDS: The wild, wild west of international law and arbitration
I thought it would be both exciting and challenging to follow clients into this new area of investment claims practice. What I didn’t know was that I was entering the Wild Wild West of international practice. -
5-Apr-2018 Agri-Pulse
Could India be the Trump administration’s first FTA?
USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney has been to India twice, each time highlighting the opportunities to improve the trading relationship between the two countries.