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7-Dec-2017 The Tyee
Chinese trade deal would take Canada to the cleaners
Engagement with China on Canadian terms is a fool’s errand. -
7-Dec-2017 The Independent (Uganda)
Continental free trade area agreement to be signed in March 2018
Ministers of Trade from the African countries approved the broad structure of the Agreement. -
7-Dec-2017 Greenpeace
EU-Mercosur FTA: draft chapters (July 2017)
8 draft chapters, as leaked by Greenpeace -
6-Dec-2017
Research on the impacts of the EU-Mercosur trade negotiations
Analysis of draft texts, especially the chapters on goods, SPS, TBT and government procurement. -
6-Dec-2017
EU-Mercosur FTA: An assessment of the trade and sustainable development chapter
Many serious environmental concerns are not addressed at all. -
6-Dec-2017 Belarus News
Talks on EAEU-India free trade zone scheduled for January 2018
The talks on the free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and India will start in January 2018, says official -
6-Dec-2017 Tax-News
Georgia signs free trade zone MoU with China
China and Georgia have signed an agreement on the creation of free trade zones in Georgia that would facilitate Georgia’s role in China’s Belt and Road initiative. -
6-Dec-2017 Financial Express
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): India pushes for greater market access, ASEAN irked
Time and again India has flagged its concerns on the slow pace of services trade. -
6-Dec-2017 MENAFN
United States and Egypt agree to further trade cooperation
The United States and Egypt discussed ways to further expand fair and reciprocal trade and investment between the two countries. -
6-Dec-2017 Euractiv
Mexico sees EU trade deal by end of month
Mexico and the European Union are working to wrap up negotiations on a new version of their 17-year-old trade deal -
5-Dec-2017 CIEL
World court for corporations is a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” – new report exposes dangers of proposed multilateral investment court
A new report released today warns that the European Commission’s proposed Multilateral Investment Court threatens to lock in an undemocratic investor-state dispute settlement scheme that undermines national democratic authority. -
5-Dec-2017 The Hindu
T.N. seeks to stay Nissan arbitration
The Tamil Nadu government moved the Madras High Court for an interim stay on carmaker Nissan Motor from proceeding with international arbitration over the alleged non-payment of incentives being claimed by it from the State. -
5-Dec-2017 EU Observer
What Armenia’s new agreement with the EU means
At the fifth Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels, Armenia and the European Union signed a new framework agreement, dubbed the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement. -
5-Dec-2017 Yonhap
S. Korea, Turkey review implementation of FTA
South Korea and Turkey reviewed the implementation of a bilateral free trade agreement and discussed ways to reduce non-tariff barriers -
5-Dec-2017 Global Times
China, New Zealand set to upgrade FTA
New version will boost services trade, investment, says expert -
4-Dec-2017 South Centre
South Centre statement on EU-MERCOSUR trade negotiations
EU-MERCOSUR trade negotiations must not impose TRIPS Plus provisions on protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. -
4-Dec-2017 Hindustan Times
China firming up trade agreements with South Asian countries
Beijing’s recent efforts to sign FTAs with several countries is now part of its broad plans to enter trade agreements with countries along the Belt and Road Initiative. -
4-Dec-2017 Vietnam+
Vietnam, EU seek to accelerate FTA signing
The FTA is expected to be completed and start in 2018 or 2019, while the ISDS will be discussed and agreed in later years. -
4-Dec-2017 Xinhua
China, Israel discuss cooperation in trade, technology
China and Israel discussed boosting cooperation in fields including trade, technology and e-commerce in the third round of negotiation on China-Israel FTA. Talks also covered issues including customs procedures, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary measures. -
4-Dec-2017 Japan News
Japan and EU to agree on EPA tariffs, put off investment deal
Japan and the European Union intend to bring an economic partnership agreement into effect in 2019 as planned by finalizing tariff-related measures first and setting aside those on investment.