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18-Nov-2015 New Matilda
Worried about the TPP? Australia is pushing another bad deal
Despite receiving little attention in Australia, efforts to establish a new regional trade agreement are raising eyebrows among Pacific neighbours -
18-Nov-2015 ABS-CBN
APEC ministers welcome progress in creating new trade zone
Ministers of 21 Asia-Pacific economies on Tuesday welcomed progress in efforts to establish a region-wide free trade zone as they wrapped up a two-day meeting in Manila. -
18-Nov-2015 Tele Sur
Protests continue as Obama praises TPP at APEC summit
APEC has been overshadowed by South China Sea tensions and terrorism, but still as leaders discuss free trade, protesters slam them for worsening poverty. -
18-Nov-2015 Inter Aksyon
Xi Jinping to APEC: Adopt China free trade policies, initiatives for Aspac inclusive growth
To address the global challenges faced by Asia Pacific economies, APEC businesses should adopt China’s free trade and investment agreements, policies, and initiatives, Chinese President Xi Jinping said -
17-Nov-2015 IATP
TPP fine print: Biotech seed companies win again
The TPP requires countries to join international patent treaties that serve the interests of global biotech seed companies. -
17-Nov-2015 Financial Express
Time for cost-benefit analysis of all free-trade deals
Time for cost-benefit analysis of all free-trade deals -
17-Nov-2015 EurActiv
EU to launch trade talks with Australia and Philippines
The EU and Australia have agreed to launch negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) during the margins of the G20 summit in Turkey, whilst the Council gave the go-ahead for negotiations to start on an FTA with the Philippines. -
17-Nov-2015 The Economist
South Africa spurns free trade to protect its meat market
America and South Africa are beating the drumsticks of trade war -
17-Nov-2015 Good
Why doesn’t the Trans-Pacific Partnership mention climate change?
While the text of the TPP does address the environment in general ways, it does so with none of the urgency that climate change action demands. -
17-Nov-2015 Sputnik
Papua New Guinea leader confident country able to join TPP deal
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister sees no reason why his country cannot become a member of TPP trade agreement. -
17-Nov-2015 The Tyee
Why TPP is a Canadian digital policy failure
The implications for digital policies such as copyright and privacy should command considerable attention. On those fronts, TPP appears to be a major failure. -
17-Nov-2015 Huffington Post
Free trade: the hidden costs to our oceans and climate
With almost half of our carbon emissions and over 90 percent of our planet’s warming being absorbed by the ocean, the cheap goods on our grocery store shelves might not be such a good deal after all. -
16-Nov-2015
Dhaka decides to protest Delhi’s anti-dumping investigation
Dhaka has decided to protest the New Delhi’s action relating to allegation of dumping jute goods and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by Bangladesh, officials have said. -
16-Nov-2015
EAC, Comesa receive €85 mn grant to aid regional integration
The European Union has signed €85m in grants to facilitate regional integration through removal of internal trade barriers. -
16-Nov-2015
TPPA debate: We need a free trade of opinions
There is a shaky YouTube video of our prime minister, John Key, explaining "the logic" behind the opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership during a visit to Oxford in North Canterbury. -
16-Nov-2015
Philippines, Chile eye free trade deal
The governments of the Philippines and Chile on Monday agreed to pursue a possible free trade agreement, signing a letter of intent on a joint feasibility study. -
16-Nov-2015 ABP Live
FTA-fetishism to hurt Indian industry in the long run
Any government to sign an agreement would necessitate a better feasibility study report that is more holistic in nature. -
16-Nov-2015 Indmin
New Zealand minerals sector could benefit from planned EU trade deal
The free trade agreement currently in discussion could benefit a number of mineral producers in New Zealand. -
16-Nov-2015 AFL-CIO
What a new NAFTA complaint can tell us about the TPP
A coalition of U.S. and Mexican labor and civil society groups are taking an unprecedented legal approach to protect workers’ rights that will test the strength of labor protections in international trade agreements. -
16-Nov-2015 IA Reporter
A first glance at the Investment Chapter of the TPP agreement: a familar US-style structure with a few novel twists
In broad terms, the agreement’s investment chapter looks familiar – particularly in relation to other recent U.S. investment treaties and FTAs.