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21-Jun-2017 PNG Industry News
PNG firmly out of Pacer-Plus
Papua New Guinea is still realigning internal issues and is not ready to make commitments under Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (Pacer-Plus) an official says. -
21-Jun-2017 ISDS Blog
Could the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement spur ISDS claims?
It is still unclear what the withdrawal from the global climate deal really means, but some lawyers are already saying that the decision might lead to international arbitration claims against the US. -
20-Jun-2017 The Economic Times
India agrees to government procurement talks in regional trade pact
Delhi agrees to start talks on government procurement as part of RCEP -
20-Jun-2017 South China Morning Post
US in trade talks with Asian nations to replace TPP, commerce secretary says
The new trade discussions target multiple countries in Asia, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters at the 2017 SelectUSA investment summit -
20-Jun-2017 New Zealand Foreign Affairs & Trade
European Union - New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: Outline of ambition and scope of future negotiations
The scoping discussions covered, at a high level, the shared ambition for some key issues often addressed in trade negotiations. -
19-Jun-2017 GRAIN
How RCEP affects food and farmers
The many ways in which RCEP will affect our lives -
19-Jun-2017 PTI
Cairn tax dispute: I-T dept confiscates dividend, refund
The Income Tax Department has ordered coercive action against Cairn Energy of UK, including taking away over Rs 2,000 crore dividend and tax refund, to recover part of the Rs 10,247 crore retrospective tax. -
19-Jun-2017 Fleet Owner
E-commerce, border technology top NAFTA wish list
U.S. flooded wth comments ahead of renegotiation of trade deal. -
19-Jun-2017 High Plains / Midwest Ag Journal
Trade agreements a good deal for US feed grains
Trade equals huge success for exports of U.S. feed grains in all forms, particularly to the 20 countries with which the United States has a free trade agreement. -
19-Jun-2017 Japan News
Japan working to eliminate tariffs on wine from European Union
The government is making arrangements to eliminate import tariffs on wine produced in European Union countries, including France and Italy, in the Japan-EU economic partnership agreement negotiations. -
19-Jun-2017 Japan News
Japan set to slash tariffs on EU pasta
The government is making arrangements to accept a substantial tariff cut on pasta made in the European Union, such as spaghetti, in Japan-EU economic partnership agreement negotiations. -
19-Jun-2017 Japan News
Govt mulls opening railway market to EU
The government is considering opening part of Japan’s railway market to overseas companies based in Europe in the negotiations for an economic partnership agreement with the European Union. -
19-Jun-2017 Global Trade
US and Indonesia agree to step up work to expand trade
Officials from the United States and Indonesia met under their Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), agreeing on next steps for expeditiously resolving bilateral issues and further building their trade relations. -
19-Jun-2017 Latin America Herald Tribune
Venezuela pays Gold Reserve $40 million on $800 million ICSID expropriation judgment
Gold Reserve Inc. reports that it has received a $40 million payment on its $800 million judgment that it won at the World Bank’s International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in 2014. -
19-Jun-2017 Daily Maverick
After AGOA: SA must prepare for two-way free trade agreements with US
The Trump Administration has signalled its impatience to replace the AGOA preferential trade deal with Africa with normal two-way free trade agreements. -
19-Jun-2017 Trend
Iran, EAEU finalize accord on free trade zone
Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) have finalized an agreement to create a free trade zone. -
16-Jun-2017 bilaterals.org
Interview with Yvonne Takang
Yvonne Takang has been campaigning and lobbying against Economic Partnership Agreements in Cameroon at the Association Citoyenne de Défense des Intérêts Collectifs
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16-Jun-2017 Newsclick
RCEP: A disaster for India and its people
An eminent Indian trade economist speaks about the problems of RCEP
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16-Jun-2017 ABC
Indian farmers’ debt wipe demands show why free trade deal with Australia is unlikely
When Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited India two months ago, he made much of reviving stalled free trade talks — but developments in India this week show the prospects of eventual success are remote at best. -
16-Jun-2017 Hans India
FAFTA braces for battle against Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
A coalition of farmers unions, trade unions and civil society fights against RCEP in India