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19-Jan-2015 ANI
’Mega-regionals’ could be the future of global trade rules: Rajeev Kher
India needs to prepare towards a higher regulatory regime as mega-regionals such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) and Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) looks to set a new rules paradigm, said Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher on Friday. -
19-Jan-2015 Jakarta Post
Indonesia asks Japan to review partnership agreements
Indonesia has benefited less than expected from its economic partnership with Japan and has requested a review. -
19-Jan-2015 Business Korea
6th round of Korea-China-Japan FTA negotiations held in Japan
The sixth round of negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea, China, and Japan was held in Tokyo, Japan from Jan. 16 to 17. -
19-Jan-2015 Tax-News.com
Chile, Dominican Republic to negotiate FTA
Chile and the Dominican Republic expect to formally start negotiations towards a free trade agreement (FTA) in April this year, Chile’s General Director of International Economic Relations, Andrés Rebolledo said. -
19-Jan-2015 Reuters
Harvest asks for arbitration against Venezuela after failed sales
Harvest Natural Resources Inc, a Texas based oil and gas company, said on Friday it has filed an arbitration request against Venezuela before a World Bank tribunal to protect the value of its investment in the South American country. -
19-Jan-2015 EurActiv
European Parliament is gearing up for TISA
Overshadowed by the highly mediatised Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations are moving along, and will appear on the radar this year, promises Luxembourgish MEP Viviane Reding, responsible for the dossier. -
19-Jan-2015 The Parliament Magazine
ISDS mechanism should be ’consigned to the annals of history’
"ISDS cannot be reformed and, like many archaic trade practices of the 18th century, should be consigned to the annals of history," argues Cecile Toubeau -
19-Jan-2015 RT
‘We are fed up!’:Thousands march against TTIP & GMOs in Berlin
A broad alliance of farmers, ethical consumers, and anti-capitalist activists staged a march through Berlin that numbered up to 50,000, to denounce the proposed TTIP treaty between the US and EU, and mass farming technologies.
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16-Jan-2015 Farmers Journal
GM food labelling in Europe will not be affected by CETA and TTIP
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan says he will not allow any compromises on GM labelling standards in Europe in spite of fears surrounding new trade agreements with Canada and the United States. -
16-Jan-2015 USAgNet
Rangel introduces Free Trade with Cuba Act
"We have a ready-made market in Cuba, just 90 miles off our coast" say US congressmen backing the move. -
16-Jan-2015 Bernama
Malaysia is hopeful of concluding RCEP negotiations In 2015
Malaysia is hopeful that negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) can be concluded by year-end, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said. -
16-Jan-2015
EU trade agreements threaten to crush Kenya’s blooming flower trade
Kenya is one of the world’s largest exporters of cut stems, so how is the east African country faring in the face of Europe’s tough trade policies? -
15-Jan-2015 Financial Express
Dhaka, KL may ink FTA deal by June next year
Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed has expressed the hope that Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur (KL) would sign a Free Trade Agreement between Malaysia and Bangladesh by middle of next year -
15-Jan-2015 China Daily
Chinese food companies find room to grow in Australia, NZ
Companies based in China are investing in Australia and New Zealand’s agricultural sectors as they pursue a larger foothold in these lucrative markets through favorable policies offered by bilateral free trade agreements. -
15-Jan-2015
Prime ministers spruik benefits of Japan-Australia free trade agreement
Australia has become the first major agricultural nation to implement a free trade agreement with Japan (JAEPA) after seven years of negotiation. -
15-Jan-2015
India-ASEAN services & investment FTA to be in force from July
India’s free trade agreement (FTA) in services and investments with 10-member ASEAN Grouping will come into force from July this year, paving the way for freer movement of professionals and further investment opportunities. -
15-Jan-2015 EurActiv
France and Germany to form united front against ISDS
The two countries are discussing throwing their combined weight behind a common position to exclude an Investor State Dispute Settlement mechanism from trade talks with the US -
14-Jan-2015 Toronto Star
Canada being sued for billions under NAFTA investor protections
Study charts foreign corporations’ growing use of NAFTA’s investor protections to sue governments over environmental and economic regulations -
14-Jan-2015 Stop TTIP and TTIP Unfairhandelbar
Europeans don’t want investor state dispute settlement in trade agreements
An overwhelming majority of Europeans has spoken out against ISDS in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership -
14-Jan-2015 Out-Law.com
EU-US trade negotiations must be more transparent, as concerns are raised about clash with data protection rules
The European Ombudsman says the Commission must do more to "increase the legitimacy of the TTIP negotiations in the eyes of the public".