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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. -
3-Feb-2017 Manila Times
World court rules Aquino’s 2011 cancellation of Belgian dredging project illegal
Orders PH govt to pay Belgian firm P0.8 billion -
3-Feb-2017 Reuters
Peru to work with China, others on TPP alternative: president
Peru will work with China and other Asian and Pacific Rim countries to incorporate elements of the Trans-Pacific Partnership into a new agreement. -
3-Feb-2017 SOL
West Africa’s losses of customs duties with and without the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU
Comparison of the loss of West African customs revenues. -
3-Feb-2017 ABAC
Non-tariff barriers in agriculture and food trade in APEC: Business perspectives on impacts and solutions
A report commissioned by the APEC Business Advisory Council, based on interviews with four hundred business people & others, argues for harmonising food standards and labelling across Asia. -
3-Feb-2017 SE Agnet
Cargill chief: NAFTA in “good place”
Cargill does not want a lot to change in the North American free trade deal -
3-Feb-2017 Nikkei Asian Review
As America retreats, Asia is the last hope for free trade
ASEAN should be driving force behind new RCEP megapact, says Japanese expert -
3-Feb-2017 IGJ
Indonesia bargaining position in EU CEPA is questionable
Press release from Indonesia civil society Coalition for Economic Justice regarding the second round of Indonesia-EU CEPA negotiations in Bali, Indonesia -
3-Feb-2017 Potatoes don’t grow in supermarkets (blog)
Food sovereignty is the best safeguard against nationalism
Faced with the rise of nationalism and xenophobia, food sovereignty is more necessary than ever. -
3-Feb-2017 Al Jazeera
Mexicans left behind by NAFTA see opportunity in Trump
NAFTA led to upheaval in Mexican countryside as cheap grains produced by highly subsidised US farms flooded markets. -
3-Feb-2017 JNS
Israel and Japan bolster ties, sign bilateral investment treaty
Israel and Japan signed a bilateral investment treaty, in the latest move to strengthen their diplomatic and trade ties. -
3-Feb-2017 Law Gazette
Brexit will need new dispute resolution mechanism
A new mechanism for dispute resolution between the UK and the EU will be needed following Brexit. -
3-Feb-2017 TNI
Putting human rights and investor obligations first
We urge all stakeholders involved in the EU-Mexico FTA negotiations to replace the current far-reaching liberalisation and deregulation agenda with an agreement that regulates investment -
3-Feb-2017 Law Gazette
High Court stays £173m international settlement award
The High Court has handed down a judgment which stays enforcement of an international dispute resolution award in Micula v. Romania case