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3-Nov-2017 Focus Taiwan
Taiwan, Nicaragua review free trade pact, expand benefits
Agreement was reached during the meeting on several proposals, including the increase of sugar import quotas from Nicaragua to 60,000 metric tons a year, the statement said. -
3-Nov-2017 Business Recorder
9th round of Pak, Thailand FTAs negotiation to be held on November 6-8
A Free Trade Agreement between Pakistan and Thailand will be signed on January 15 for focusing on enhancing the bilateral trade between the two countries, a top official of Ministry of Commerce said. -
3-Nov-2017 BusinessEurope
Letter from BusinessEurope on cross-border data flows
BusinessEurope has a clear position on this issue. We support a solution that enables cross-border data flows and effectively tackles forced data localisation when it is disproportionate and unjustified. -
3-Nov-2017 Newsroom
NZ ambassadors pushing for ISDS change
The Government is enlisting its ambassadors in a last-minute bid to win changes to the TPP’s controversial investment clauses, Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker says. -
2-Nov-2017 ICTSD
Pacific Alliance, associate members kick off free trade negotiations
The talks aim to confirm Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore’s status of “associate members” to the Latin American trading coalition. -
2-Nov-2017 Weekly Times
Australia China FTA: First Wellard cattle shipment to China
Cattle exporter Wellard has made its first shipment of beef cattle to China for processing, under the Australia China Free Trade Agreement. -
2-Nov-2017 New Straits Times
EU-Malaysia FTA must address trade barriers against palm oil
Malaysia’s free trade agreement talks with the European Union (EU), which is slated to be renegotiated after a lull of five years, must address trade barriers that discriminate palm oil. -
2-Nov-2017 AFTINET
New paper explains TPP’s impact on access to medicines in member countries
As the TPP-11 meet to attempt to revive the TPP without the US, the research findings show how damaging the original medicine proposals would be. -
2-Nov-2017 Nikkei
’TPP 11’ negotiators make headway before crucial summit next week
’Consensus’ reached on freezing certain provisions, but obstacles remain. -
31-Oct-2017 National Hog Farmer
Canadian pork producers one step closer to exporting to EU following CETA
Focus now turns to getting EU to approve antimicrobial interventions used in Canada to enhance food safety. -
31-Oct-2017 EU Observer
Going south? EU and Australia/New Zealand deal
The Commission is currently gearing up to begin negotiating separate deals with Australia and New Zealand. -
31-Oct-2017 Scoop
Thousands sign open letter to PM Ardern on TPPA11
Nearly 6,000 people have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urging her to put people and planet first in the upcoming TPPA negotiations in Vietnam. -
31-Oct-2017 Scoop
NZ to ban foreign buyers of existing homes
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced plans to effectively ban foreign buyers of existing residential property but says the prohibition doesn’t put New Zealand at odds with the slimmed down version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. -
30-Oct-2017 ERIA
The risks for ASEAN of new mega-agreements that promote the wrong model of e-commerce
Digital technology offers exciting new opportunities and advances for ASEAN member states, individually and as a region. The benefits have so far been captured by first movers, especially in the United States. -
30-Oct-2017 AFTINET
Top US trade official opposition to ISDS in NAFTA undermines case for ISDS in TPP-11
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said that the US wants to opt out of ISDS in NAFTA, because of the risk and costs of US governments being sued by foreign corporations, and despite corporate lobby groups pushing to retain ISDS. -
30-Oct-2017 Free Malaysia Today
Najib: Malaysia to consider FTA with US if TPPA falls through
PM says the proposed solution is to have the TPPA model incorporated into a bilateral agreement similar to a FTA in order to facilitate discussions on trade and investment issues. -
30-Oct-2017 Radio Pakistan
Pakistan, Tunisia to sign PTA for improving bilateral trade
Pakistan and Tunisia are negotiating for a preferential trade agreement to improve bilateral trade between the two countries. -
30-Oct-2017 Gres News
E-commerce liberalization in RCEP must consider small entrepreneurs
Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ) urges Indonesian government to not open up e-commerce to RCEP -
30-Oct-2017 Stock Market Wire
High Court rules in favour of JKX in Ukraine dispute
The High Court has dismissed an application by Ukraine to set aside the Uncitral arbitration award in favour of JKX Oil & Gas. -
30-Oct-2017 Otago Daily Times
Eurasian free-trade agreement on agenda
The new Labour-New Zealand First Government will continue to push for a free-trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union despite Western sanctions on trade with Russia remaining.