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7-Nov-2016 Reuters
Australia, Indonesia continue push for trade deal, after President skips visit
Trade ministers from Australia and Indonesia continued negotiations to seal a trade deal between the two neighbours -
7-Nov-2016 IATP
In the battle to win the TPP, has Obama forgotten the lessons of the Vietnam War?
The most important and defining factor for the fate of the TPP is that social pressure against the agreement within in the TPP negotiating countries grows. -
7-Nov-2016 The Japan Times
Ruling bloc rams TPP bill through committee
Brushing off vocal protests by opposition lawmakers, Prime Minister Abe’s ruling coalition passed a bill to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement at a special Lower House committee, sparking criticism that it resorted to a steamroll vote. -
5-Nov-2016 APRN
RCEP: A devastating blow to the Philippine economy and its peoples
APRN statement on the RCEP Ministerial meeting in Cebu, Philippines on 3-4 November 2016 -
4-Nov-2016 Armen Press
Armenia initiated EAEU-Iran talks on free trade agreement
The Eurasian Economic Union began discussions on having a privileged trade agreement with Iran at the initiation of Armenia -
4-Nov-2016 The Jordan Times
TRC reaches final settlement with Orange Jordan
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) signed a settlement agreement with Orange Jordan, ending a dispute related to the renewal of the company’s second-generation (2G) network. -
4-Nov-2016 Vieuws
Commission 2017 Work Programme: What’s in it for trade?
The negotiations towards a “reasonable and balanced free trade agreement with the US” part of the trade-related section of the Commission Work Programme for 2017. -
4-Nov-2016 The Hindu
‘FTA between India, Eurasian Economic Union soon’
Discussions on a free trade agreement between India and the Eurasian Economic Union are at an advanced stage and an agreement could be reached as early as the end of the year. -
4-Nov-2016 EurActiv
Dutch referendum petition launched to oppose CETA ratification
Dutch group very similar to the one which organised the referendum that blocked the EU-Ukraine association agreement has already collected over 190,000 signatures for blocking the ratification of CETA, the EU-Canada trade deal. -
3-Nov-2016 Bordelex
EU member states divided in face of Commission crackdown on intra-EU ISDS
Once a desirable form of European international relations endorsed by the Commission, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) became a problematic issue after the accession of former socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union, and with the emergence of the first intra-EU investment arbitration – ISDS – cases. -
3-Nov-2016 White & Case
White & Case wins award for Indian investor against Poland
Global law firm has won an arbitration award for Indian investor Flemingo DutyFree in a case brought against Poland under the India-Poland Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) -
3-Nov-2016 Free Malaysia Today
Malaysia committed to complete ratification of TPPA by 2018
MITI Secretary-General Jayashiri says government is in the process of amending laws to support the trade pact and have identified 18 thus far. -
3-Nov-2016 The Japan Times
Ruling coalition gives up trying to pass TPP-ratifying bill after minister’s gaffe
After a new round of calls for the resignation of Japan’s gaffe-prone agricultural minister, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition gave up trying to pass a bill to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement through a special Lower House committee. -
3-Nov-2016 EurActiv
EU-US Privacy Shield pact faces second legal challenge
A new EU-US pact governing the transfer of personal data faces a second legal challenge, putting the details of the deal which underpins billions of dollars of transatlantic trade in digital services under further scrutiny. -
3-Nov-2016 The Hindu
RCEP: Members worried about giving more market access to Chinese goods
The concerns of 15 Asia-Pacific nations including India, over agreeing to give greater market access to Chinese goods without gaining similarly in return, are likely to take centre-stage -
2-Nov-2016 SOL
Comments after the INTA Committee’s debate on Ghana’s interim EPA
On October 13, 2016 the INTA Committee of the European Parliament debated Ghana’s interim EPA (iEPA), with the participation of Ms Hannah Tetteh, Ghana’s Minister of foreign affairs. -
2-Nov-2016 EurActiv
EU seeks faster reforms on human rights ahead of Sri Lanka trade deal
European parliamentarians asked Sri Lanka to step up reforms and abolish draconian anti-terror laws to qualify for lucrative trade concessions from the 28-member bloc. -
2-Nov-2016 Reuters
Canada says must work hard to ensure firms benefit from EU deal
The Canadian government will have to work hard to ensure firms benefit from a landmark free trade deal that Canada has reached with the European Union. -
2-Nov-2016 Wisconsin Ag Connection
U.S. & Argentina work to strengthen trade ties
Macri indicated his country could eventually sign a free trade agreement with the U.S., and Obama said the two nations could more immediately address trade issues through a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). -
2-Nov-2016 EurActiv
EU-Mercosur deal hits fresh setback
The President of South American trade bloc Mercosur’s parliament (Parlasur) thinks that the EU’s current tabled offer is “unsatisfactory” and made it clear that it shouldn’t be signed in its current form.