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8-Feb-2017 Slate
Trump has one big idea to fix America’s trade deals. It’s not very good.
If governments turn out to be absolutely desperate to sign FTAs with the US they won’t have much choice but to deal with an administration whose motto is “America first”, which may mean learning to love all our genetically modified produce, among other concessions. -
8-Feb-2017 Reuters
EU to uphold Morocco farm accord despite Western Sahara ruling
The European Union promised to maintain a farm deal with Morocco, seeking to reassure Rabat that the accord was not endangered by an EU court ruling that the country’s trade accords do not apply to the disputed Western Sahara region. -
7-Feb-2017 Politico
EU makes big step toward setting investor court as global norm
Brussels has taken a decisive step toward establishing its contentious new investment court as a standard framework for appeals worldwide. -
7-Feb-2017 Todayonline
RCEP progress to take a bit longer: Lim Hng Kiang
Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang says lack of free trade agreements among dialogue partners a challenge -
7-Feb-2017 London South East
International tribunal awards JKX Oil USD12.0 million in damages
JKX Oil said the tribunal found the government of Ukraine was in breach of elements of the bilateral investment treaty between the UK and Ukraine. -
7-Feb-2017 ISDS Blog
Case summary: Rusoro v. Venezuela
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez nationalized the Venezuelan gold sector through an official decree during the summer 2011. Rusoro claimed that the decree violated the bilateral investment treaty between Canada and Venezuela. -
7-Feb-2017 Daily Times
Free trade: a corporate scam
"Free trade" rules are written by corporations to enlarge their freedom to commodify and privatise the last inch of land, the last drop of water, the last seed, the last serving of food, the last byte of information, the last bit of data, knowledge and imagination. -
7-Feb-2017 South China Morning Post
How does China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ match up against the TPP?
Here are a few key differences between Xi’s strategy and the Trans-Pacific Partnership. -
7-Feb-2017 The Daily Blog
One year on from TPPA mass protests – how we can shape trade for the 99% not the 1%
The governments and corporate lobbies that champion these deals are in a state of denial and desperately trying to rescue their bankrupt model. -
7-Feb-2017 Manila Bulletin
PH to explore FTA with US
The Philippines will explore a bilateral free trade agreement with the US even as it will prioritize completion and implementation of existing and ongoing trade deals. -
7-Feb-2017 20 minutes
Mexico et Ankara vers un accord de libre-échange
Face aux menaces protectionnistes américaines, le Mexique et la Turquie ont décidé d’accélérer leurs négociations. -
7-Feb-2017 Gulf Times
Qatar Chamber hopes to resume EU-GCC FTA talks
Private sector leader Qatar Chamber is hoping that talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council would resume. -
7-Feb-2017 EurActiv
Morocco warns EU to respect trade deal
Morocco’s government warned the European Union that its failure to fully implement a joint agriculture deal would have severe consequences -
6-Feb-2017 PTI
Next round of RCEP talks in Japan; India to push for services
During the RCEP talks, India would press for greater market access in the services sector, particularly easy movement of professionals -
3-Feb-2017 Global Meat News
EU hits out at South Africa’s poultry dumping protest
The European Commission has expressed concern after hundreds of people protested in Pretoria, South Africa, against EU poultry dumping that has forced profit-hit chicken processors to cut jobs. -
3-Feb-2017 Pig World
US pork producers welcome Trump stance on free trade with the UK
US pork industry leaders have “applauded” the Trump administration for seeking closer trade relations with the UK, backed by a plea for talks between the two countries to begin as soon as possible. -
3-Feb-2017 Politico
UK trade diplomats hard at work
Many countries including China, Brazil, and the Gulf States have already expressed their interest in enhancing their trading relationships with the United Kingdom. -
3-Feb-2017 Focus
Time to terminate trade & investment agreements allowing corporations to sue government
The recent investment arbitral decision against the Philippines in favor of the Belgian corporation should be a wake up call on the dangers posed by free trade and investment agreements. -
3-Feb-2017 Xinhua
Uruguay seeks to advance FTA talks with China
Uruguay hopes to press ahead with negotiations for a free trade agreement with China and would ask the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to consider it. -
3-Feb-2017 Israel Valley
Israël et le Japon ont signé un traité bilatéral d’investissement
Un traité bilatéral d’investissement est un accord établissant les termes et conditions encadrant les investissements privé par des ressortissants et par des sociétés d’un Etat dans un autre Etat.