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12-Jul-2017 Manila Bulletin
PH bats for conclusion of 2 major ASEAN FTA deals
The Philippines, which chairs ASEAN this year, is looking at the conclusion of two major free trade deals – ASEAN-Hong Kong and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. -
11-Jul-2017 ITF
Campaign reveals TiSA threat to jobs and rights
A new campaign to be launched by the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) reveals the threat to jobs and workers’ rights posed by the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). -
11-Jul-2017 Antara News
Indonesia-Iran agree to finalize trade negotiation in 2017
Indonesia and Iran have agreed to finalize negotiation on the Preferential Trade Agreement by the end of 2017, to expand access and diversify of exported products to non-traditional markets. -
11-Jul-2017 Washington Post
Japan to host TPP Pacific Rim trade pact talks, minus the US
Japanese officials say they are hoping the TPP talks will get a boost from the Economic Partnership Agreement reached with the EU. -
11-Jul-2017 EurActiv
Katainen suggests dropping investment from trade deals
The European Union could drop investment from major free trade deals in an effort to ease ratification, Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen. -
10-Jul-2017 Pakistan Observer
7th round of Pak-Turkey FTA talks milestone to reach final agreement
Pakistan and Turkey had discussed the specific sectors including textile sector during the negotiation. The two sides had exchanged provisional lists for a final agreement in round of negotiation -
10-Jul-2017 All Africa
East Africa: Trade bodies move closer to free trade area - Officials
Nineteen countries have now signed the agreement. For benefits to actually be realized, it must be ratified by at least 14 of the 26 member countries. Only Egypt has ratified it. -
10-Jul-2017 Economic & Political Weekly
Minefields in investment relations
The Government of India and the Government of Andhra Pradesh are facing an arbitration suit due to the cancellation of bauxite mining approvals in Visakhapatnam. This is the latest in a series of legal actions by foreign investors in the country. -
10-Jul-2017 European Commission
Mercosur – EU joint communique, XXVIII negotiating round
A negotiating round took place in Brussels on 3-7 July between the European Union and Mercosur. -
10-Jul-2017 Xinhua
Iran, Turkey mull free trade plan to boost cooperation
Iran and Turkey are mulling a plan to achieve free trade between the two countries based on an earlier agreement to remove preferential tariffs. -
10-Jul-2017 International Economic Law and Policy Blog
Fumbling towards multilateralism? A first read of the investment text in the Japan-EU FTA
The EU and Japan seemed to have scrapped the classic BIT/investor protection architecture as a model. -
10-Jul-2017 Reuters
EU, Canada agree start of free trade agreement
The European Union and Canada said they had agreed to start a free trade agreement on Sept. 21, paving the way for over 90 percent of the treaty to come into effect. -
10-Jul-2017 BBC
Philip Morris: Tobacco giant ordered to compensate Australia
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has been ordered to pay the Australian government millions of dollars after unsuccessfully suing the nation over its world-first plain-packaging laws. -
8-Jul-2017 NDTV India
Foreign investment: big slogan and bigger worries
What can India do at the level of trade and diplomacy to deal with RCEP
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7-Jul-2017 The Hankyoreh
Following summit, S. Korea and US to form consultation group on KORUS FTA
US apparently will want the group to revise KORUS FTA while South Korea seeking analysis of the agreement‘s impact. -
7-Jul-2017 Common Dreams
Report: CETA threatens European Union pesticide protections
A new report warns that the EU-Canada trade deal (CETA) would weaken EU pesticide protections and increase human and environmental exposure to dangerous pesticides. -
7-Jul-2017 The Sun Daily
Malaysia in bilateral consultations with US, says US ambassador
Bilateral consultations are underway between Malaysia and the US to enhance the economic and trade relationship between the two countries in a bilateral channel. -
7-Jul-2017 CBC
Italy’s farmers ’demonizing’ Canadian wheat in bid to protect domestic industry
Mobilized by the largest agricultural organization in Europe, the farmers converged to turn up the heat on Italian politicians faced with ratifying the controversial Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA.
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7-Jul-2017 EurActiv
New trade deals jeopardise EU green transport goals, NGO warns
Upcoming free trade deals with biofuel-producing countries in Asia and South America will undermine the European Union’s goals to decarbonise the transport sector. -
7-Jul-2017 Tempo
Joko Widodo, Erdogan sign trade deal
President Joko Widodo said that the governments of Indonesia and Turkey have agreed on a trade deal. It includes fewer trade barriers and creation of conducive investment climate.