Articles by language
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18-Nov-2016 The Hindu
Israel seeks FTA with India to boost trade
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin pitched for a bilateral free trade agreement with India -
18-Nov-2016 The Guardian
Labor joins Coalition in backing larger trade deal to replace TPP
Consensus in Canberra as leaders prepare to attend Apec summit and confront the death of the Trans-Pacific Partnership -
18-Nov-2016 Institute for Information Law
Trade and privacy: complicated bedfellows?
How to achieve data protection-proof free trade agreements? -
17-Nov-2016 The Guardian
We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail
Rising inequality is largely to blame for this electoral upset. Continuing with business as usual is not an option. -
17-Nov-2016 In Homeland Security
What will the Trump presidency mean for Latin America?
There has been no overarching ‘Latin America’ policy under the outgoing administration. This overall situation will largely remain the same under the Trump administration. -
17-Nov-2016 Slovak Spectator
Main trial in arbitration on talc mining ends, verdict in 1.5 years
The talc case’s main trial before the World Bank’s international tribunal has been concluded. The decision should be made in one or 1.5 years at the latest. -
17-Nov-2016 ITUC
TiSA: Trade in Services Agreement is bad news for workers and communities
In November 2016, the International Trade union Confederation published analysis of the expected impact of TiSA on workers and service providers -
17-Nov-2016 TeleSur
Demise of TPP celebrated by global social movements
Civil society movements across Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and North America announced that their seven-year strategic campaign had successfully derailed the Trans-Pacific Partnership -
17-Nov-2016 Korea Times
S. Korea, six Central American countries sign free trade deal
South Korea reached an agreement with six Central American countries on a free trade deal, which is expected to pave wider ways for Asia’s fourth-largest economy to tap deeply into the continent. -
17-Nov-2016 teleSUR
Amid dying TPP, APEC summit to focus on China’s trade deal
In a blow to the suspended U.S.-backed TPP, several countries in the Pacific Rim are now looking to join China’s free trade agreements. -
16-Nov-2016 French Government
Data flow in trade agreements
The French Government calls on the European Commission to adopt an open and innovation-friendly data flow system while preserving European interests in trade agreements -
16-Nov-2016 TeleSUR
The Empire Files: Chevron vs. the Amazon - ending corporate tyranny
The oil giant Chevron Texaco and its decades-long battle to avoid paying damages it owes in one of the worst environmental disasters in history.
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16-Nov-2016 Alternet
To safeguard the Paris agreement, trade deals must align with climate policy
Our trade agreements—current and proposed—don’t send the right signals for the U.S. and other countries to meet their Paris commitments. -
16-Nov-2016 CNN
Trump transition memo: Trade reform begins Day 1
First is renegotiating or withdrawing from NAFTA, second is stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, third is stopping "unfair imports," fourth is ending "unfair trade practices," and fifth is pursuing bilateral trade deals. -
16-Nov-2016 Daily News Egypt
Government reaches settlement with ArcelorMittal to avoid paying $600m in compensation
The settlement stipulates that the arbitration lawsuit has been annulled. ArcelorMittal filed this lawsuit against the Egyptian government 18 months ago before the ICSID. -
15-Nov-2016 Livemint
RCEP agrees to work on modalities for movement of skilled workers
Negotiations at the Cebu ministerial a key demand made by India to find jobs for its burgeoning skilled workforce -
15-Nov-2016 SOL
Comments to the Ghanaian Minister of foreign affairs’ letter to the European Parliament
Despite the vibrant Ghanaian Minister plea to the European Parliament to ratify the interim Economic Partnership Agreement, there are some flaws. -
15-Nov-2016 Newshub
TPP bill passed by Parliament
New Zealand Parliament has passed the Bill that allows the Government to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership amid opposition complaints that it’s a waste of time. -
15-Nov-2016 Stop Corporate Impunity
Free Trade Agreement EU - Ecuador
Communiqué of the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity. -
15-Nov-2016 Business Standard
APEC summit opens reaffirming commitment to free trade
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders Week started off promising free trade "with or without" the US support.