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10-Apr-2017 IntraFish
China, Norway set timeframe for FTA talks
Negotiations will start during the summer ‘at the latest.’ -
10-Apr-2017 CCTV
China, Australia to prepare for FTA upgrade talks: ministry
China and Australia will prepare to begin talks on upgrading a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations. -
10-Apr-2017 Foreign Policy
India stands in the way of China’s free trade ambitions
India’s refusal to open its markets is dashing China’s hopes to dominate trade in Asia -
7-Apr-2017 Japan News
Japan, EU make some progress in EPA talks
Japan and the EU have effectively reached accords on over half of the 27 areas in the EPA negotiations. -
7-Apr-2017 The Hindu
Free trade pact off Australia PM Turnbull’s agenda
India and Australia will not sign the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement during the visit of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. -
7-Apr-2017 The Australian
Kingsgate to talk with Thai government
The Thai government says it is ready to hold talks with Australian goldmining company, Kingsgate Consolidated, over the closure of its Thai mining operations last year. -
7-Apr-2017 World Policy Blog
Byzantine bilateralism
Bilateral commercial negotiations can enable strong countries to dominate weaker ones. -
7-Apr-2017 Financial Express
As India remains hard-nosed on its demands, foreign and trade policy gap widens
The Indian resistance to RCEP can be traced to the disappointment with outcomes of earlier FTAs with RCEP members. -
7-Apr-2017 Bloomberg Quint
Pacer-Plus has lessons for RCEP
For the RCEP, Pacer-Plus offers a case in point on how motivations can affect negotiations, with the deal frequently sidetracked by tit-for-tat spats -
7-Apr-2017 AFTINET
Pacer-plus deal does not benefit Pacific Islands
The deal could be signed as early as April and without the two biggest Pacific Island economies, PNG and Fiji. -
6-Apr-2017 SMH
Australia and EU agree on free trade deal ’scope and ambition’
EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom and Australia’s Trade Minister Steven Ciobo formally agreed on the scope and ambition of a future FTA. -
6-Apr-2017 The Express Tribune
Turkish investors wary of impending FTA with Pakistan
It has been argued that Pakistan has signed six FTAs and Preferential Trade Agreements since 2006, but none of them have so far benefited the country. -
6-Apr-2017 European Commission
EU-Japan FTA - draft small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) chapter (EU proposal, March 2017)
As released by the European Commission -
6-Apr-2017 European Commission
EU-Japan FTA - draft good regulatory practices and regulatory cooperation chapter (March 2017)
As released by the European Commission -
5-Apr-2017 IA Reporter
Gilead Pharma corp withdraws investment arbitration after Ukraine agrees to settlement of dispute over monopoly rights to market anti-viral drug
Ukraine has settled a dispute with American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Inc., following the company’s pursuit of legal remedies in both domestic courts and via investment arbitration. -
5-Apr-2017 Dallas News
On NAFTA, Trump’s caution falls short of his tough talk — and that’s fine with free traders
Trump called NAFTA a disaster and vowed to scrap it and start over. But in nine weeks as president, he’s taken a much more cautious approach toward the deal with Mexico and Canada. -
5-Apr-2017 PTI
Hope RCEP will be in place at early date with Indian help
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has hoped that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement will be in place at an earlier date with encouragement from India. -
5-Apr-2017 Pakistan Today
3rd round of Pak-GCC FTA talks expected after GCC ministerial level meeting
Bahrain would play a pivotal role in negotiating with other GCC countries to finalise the framework for Pak-GCCs FTA. -
5-Apr-2017 Agenda.ge
Georgia and United States explore free trade possibilities
Georgia and the United States will explore the possibility of a Free-Trade Agreement. -
4-Apr-2017 Washington Trade Daily
TPP reincarnation
The Trump Administration plans to use TPP as the “starting point” for a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement and new bilateral deals, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.