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30-May-2017 CTV
NAFTA talks to start in August: Here’s what the calendar looks like
The Canadian government says it expects negotiations to start this summer for a new North American Free Trade Agreement. -
30-May-2017 MSF
MSF response on the India-EFTA free trade agreement negotiations in Liechtenstein this week
Through this deal, Swiss pharmaceutical corporations are working to erode India’s ability to produce and supply generic medicines for people across the developing world. -
29-May-2017 The Hindu Businessline
A trade pact that could hit India hard
There’s a rush to finalise RCEP this year. India is being pushed into covering most tariff lines, which will destroy its economy -
29-May-2017 All Africa
Nigeria’s trade dilemma
To survive and grow its economy, Nigeria’s best option might be to protect its infant industries and grow them to a point where it can comfortably play on the grand waters of international trade. Until then, the EPA might be a right step in the wrong direction. -
29-May-2017 Financial Express
Dhaka, Ankara set to finalise ToR next week to initiate FTA talks
Bangladesh and Turkey are set to finalise terms of reference aiming to initiate talks over signing of a free trade area deal between the two Muslim nations, officials said. -
29-May-2017 Corporate Europe Observatory
Trump: Corporate trade as usual, now with added xenophobia
Reports of TTIP’s death have been greatly exaggerated: in spite of Trump’s populist outbursts and his pledge to change US trade policy, the TTIP agenda suits his corporate buddies all too well and goes hand in hand with the EU’s corporate trade agenda. -
29-May-2017 Tax-news
Australian miners hail Peru trade talks
The Minerals Council of Australia has said that the country’s mining sector will benefit from the proposed new free trade agreement with Peru. -
29-May-2017 Financial Express
62 new investor-state disputes in 2016
In the past year, some 62 Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) cases were initiated by the investors against 41 countries. -
29-May-2017 Live Mint
India not keen to put e-commerce under FTA with Russia-led group
India has so far rejected bids to include market access negotiations on e-commerce at multilateral level. -
26-May-2017 Press Trust of India
India, China differences in RCEP offer opportunities for US
The US seeks opportunity amidst the differences between India and China on RCEP -
26-May-2017 ANBA
Argentina’s congress ratifies Mercosur-Egypt agreement
Argentina was the only signatory country that hadn’t yet ratified the free trade agreement, which can now go into effect. -
26-May-2017 The News
Pak-Turkey FTA talks from June 6
The seventh round of negotiations on free trade agreement between Pakistan and Turkey would be held from June 6-7 in Turkey in order to finalise the agreement. -
26-May-2017 EurActiv
EU, US to set up joint task force to make progress on trade in Trump era
The European Union and the United States agreed to set up a joint delegation to increase trade cooperation, after the EU-US free trade deal negotiations were put on ice with the election of Donald Trump. -
26-May-2017 Japan Times
Mexico vows cooperation with Japan to bring TPP into effect
Mexico is ready to work with Japan to push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership to take effect without the United States, said Juan Carlos Baker, Mexican deputy minister for foreign trade. -
26-May-2017 Xinhua
China-Mauritius FTA feasibility research comes to positive end
China takes FTAs as a platform for opening wider to the world and an effective approach to integrate into the global economy and strengthen cooperation with other economies. -
26-May-2017 Market Wired
NAFTA serves corporations: Civil Society will hold their own discussions in Mexico City May 26-28th
Networks from Canada and Quebec will join their American and Mexican counterparts at the historic Antiguo Palacio de Escuela de Medicina in Mexico City. -
25-May-2017 The Times of India
India proposes RCEP business visa card under mega trade deal
A business visa card for RCEP members -
24-May-2017 South Centre
Ecuador withdraws from its remaining investment treaties
The withdrawal of Ecuador from these BITs responds to the final stage of a review process that started in 2008, and which had led to the establishment of a joint government-civil society audit commission. -
24-May-2017 Daily Mirror.lk
Proposed Sri Lanka-Malaysia FTA advances into scoping stage
Discussions on the proposed Sri Lanka-Malaysia free trade agreement have advanced into the scoping stage. -
24-May-2017 Radio NZ
Exporters applaud efforts to salvage TPP
Major New Zealand exporters are applauding the government’s efforts to salvage a massive trade deal, but a long-time opponent says it is basically dead in the water.