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2-Sep-2015 Flush the TPP
The TransPacific Partnership: a neoliberal escalation
The outcome of such a process, based on what we know so far, is what one might reasonably expect: “a wishlist of the 1%–a worldwide corporate power”. -
2-Sep-2015 Colombo Page
Private sectors of Sri Lanka, Pakistan urged to forge deeper links to boost trade
Pakistan and Sri Lanka are important partners not only in promoting bilateral trade and economic interactions but also enhancing regional economic integration through SAARC and SAFTA. -
2-Sep-2015 Interfax
EU backs free trade agreement with Ukraine’s entry into effect on Jan 1, 2016 – foreign minister
Ukraine-EU Association Agreement will be fully applicable as of 01.01.2016, -
2-Sep-2015 Astro Awani
ASEAN govts should consider incentives for flexible employment arrangements
ASEAN governments should consider giving further incentives for expenses incurred by employers in implementing flexible employment arrangements. -
2-Sep-2015 The Japan Times
Poster woman for the war against the U.S.-led TPP
A Japanese artist takes aim at society’s assumptions about commerce and culture using works rooted in intensive research. This time, her target is the Trans-Pacific Partnership. -
2-Sep-2015 Contributoria
TTIP vs food sovereignty
TTIP threatens our food future. In addition to campaigning against it, we need to work towards an alternative framework. -
1-Sep-2015 Food Dive
TPP, TTIP, organic equivalencies — trade...
TPP, TTIP, organic equivalencies — trade agreements have been all over the headlines for the past few months. But what is the impact for food and beverage companies in the U.S.? -
1-Sep-2015 Third World Network
Opposition mounts against regional trade pact threatening human rights
Less well known than the notorious Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is engendering growing opposition because of its similar oppressive provisions. -
1-Sep-2015 News Nation
Arbitration Act to be taken up in next Parliament session: Gowda
The amendment to Arbitration Act will be taken up in the forthcoming Parliament session. The amended act would be on par with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) system. -
1-Sep-2015 The Guardian
The promised ‘transparency’ around TTIP has been a sham
The EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström promised another offensive on TTIP transparency. Unfortunately, most politicians in the European parliament are as much in the dark as ordinary citizens. -
1-Sep-2015 OB Rag
Disposable people: Obama, the TPP, and the betrayal of human rights
The neoliberal regime that the TPP perpetuates has not made the world flatter for slaves, it has only made the elites richer and the poor more disposable. -
31-Aug-2015 The Hill
Is Europe the new frontier for US energy exports?
New techniques of oil and natural gas extraction in the United States have untapped large volumes of oil and natural gas. If the new free trade agreement with the European Union is ratified, most U.S. LNG producers will be able to export to Europe. -
31-Aug-2015 Dairy Markets
EU weighs up possible trade deal with world No.1 dairy exporter
The move, which would also include a possible trade deal with Australia, may be part of a new ‘communication’ on future EU trade policy, set to be published this autumn, reports Agra Europe’s Paul Hutchison. -
31-Aug-2015 Want China Times
Taiwan and Vietnam to start talks on new investment agreement
Vietnam has agreed to start talks on a new Taiwan-Vietnam Bilateral Investment Agreement to provide more protection for Taiwanese businessmen investing in the Southeast Asian country. -
31-Aug-2015 Global Justice Now
Local councils are starting to tear strips off TTIP
In the UK and across Europe, TTIP Free Zones are popping up like people power mushrooms. -
30-Aug-2015 Electronic Frontier Fondation
Newly released emails reveal cozy relationship between US trade officials and industry reps over secret TiSA deal
Multinational corporations have been more than thrilled to take advantage of secretive trade negotiations process to get their wish list of policies through the backdoor. -
29-Aug-2015 Financial Express
Chafing at the BIT
The government is looking to replace the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (BIPPA) with a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), -
29-Aug-2015 Electronic Frontier Fondation
TISA and tech’s double standards on secret government Internet deals
The stash of previously-secret correspondence about the Trade In Services Agreement (TISA) speaks volumes about the extent to which technology companies into the dangerous idea that trade agreements should be used to govern the Internet. -
28-Aug-2015 The National Law Review
Will China’s currency devaluation complicate the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
China’s recent currency devaluation has sparked a debate over the inclusion of currency manipulation controls in global trade agreements. -
28-Aug-2015 Holding Redlich
Australian food labelling laws: changes and complexities for foreign trade
Changes to Australian food labelling laws provide consumers with an increased understanding of the origin of their food. The challenge Australia faces is to ensure compliance with foreign investment trade agreements.