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18-Nov-2014 China Daily
Deal set to boost food cooperation
An unprecedented agreement was signed by agriculture tycoons from China and Australia on Monday providing that food from Australia sold to China will be of the highest quality and "marked under one brand and under one logo". -
17-Nov-2014 Beyond Brics
US-India food deal and the WTO
India and the US have reached a bilateral deal to resolve their differences over food stock holdings at the World Trade Organization. Analysis from Kavaljit Singh. -
17-Nov-2014 EurActiv
French government will not sign TTIP agreement in 2015
Matthias Fekl, France’s Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, has made it clear that France will not support the inclusion of the Investor State Dispute Settlement mechanism (ISDS) in a potential TTIP agreement. -
17-Nov-2014 ABC
Trade Minister says he’ll now work on a deal with India, after signing of FTA with China
Within an hour of finalising a free trade deal with China, Australia’s Federal Trade Minister said he hoped to complete an FTA with India in the next year. -
17-Nov-2014 AFP
Aus-China trade deal a ’game changer’
Australia and China sealed a landmark trade deal hailed Monday as a “game-changer”, abolishing tariffs in the lucrative resources and agricultural sectors as Canberra confronts a painful downturn in mining. -
17-Nov-2014 IPS
As TPP trade talks miss third deadline, opponents claim momentum
For the third year in a row, government negotiators for 12 Pacific Rim countries have missed an internal deadline to reach agreement on a controversial US-led trade deal. -
17-Nov-2014 Left Foot Forward
US unions to fight back against right-wing attacks and trade deals
Following the US mid term elections, unions are mobilising opposition against trade agreements, including a major campaign against ‘Fast Track’ legislation, TPP and TTIP. -
17-Nov-2014 Guam PDN
TPP deal not about trade, should be stopped
The Trans-Pacific Partnership threatens workers’ rights in the 12 nations negotiating the deal, say Communications Workers of America -
17-Nov-2014 Greens/EFA
TTIP talks: What’s cooking?: Perspectives on food & farming
The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament is pleased to invite you to a conference on 10 December 2014 on the impacts of a potential EU-US trade agreement (TTIP) on food and farming. -
16-Nov-2014 Reuters
Australian tycoon to build giant dairy farm for exports to China
Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart has agreed to invest A$500 ($437 million) in partnership with a Chinese company to create one of Australia’s largest dairy farms to meet soaring demand for premium infant formula in China. -
16-Nov-2014 The Age
Abbott seals free trade deal with Beijing
Prime Minister Tony Abbott is expected to sign the widely anticipated free trade deal with China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday. -
16-Nov-2014 BBC and Guardian
Cameron pledges support for EU-US trade deal and vows to fight unions over it
UK David Cameron has pledged to put "rocket boosters" behind plans for an EU-US free trade deal and vowed to fight some of those who are against it. -
16-Nov-2014
G20: NZ, South Korea sign free-trade agreement
New Zealand and South Korea have concluded a free-trade agreement that’s expected to cut into export tariffs in the nation’s sixth-largest export market that currently run to about $230 million a year. -
14-Nov-2014 Economic Times
Keen to have a Bilateral Investment Treaty with India: US
"The Indian-US bilateral investment treaty has stalled a bit and it is time to get it back on track," Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles Rivkin said. -
14-Nov-2014 RT
EU Parliament gives nod to Moldova trade agreement
European Union lawmakers have approved the EU’s trade deal with Moldova -
14-Nov-2014 Mother Jones
Obama and the GOP Congress unite to push US meat overseas
A new report by IATP shows that the US meat industry is licking its chops at the prospect of a Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in order to ship more product overseas while US meat consumption declines. -
14-Nov-2014 MAPI
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Core negotiation issues
Simple overview of the main negotiating points and stumbling blocks, seen from a US manufacturers alliance perspective -
14-Nov-2014 ONE News
Free trade agreement with the EU on the horizon
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is in favour of a free trade agreement between New Zealand and the European Union.
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14-Nov-2014 BUSBC
US Chamber strengthens commitment to US-Brazil relationship
The Brazil-US Business Council today signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI) to conduct studies on a potential trade agreement and report back to both governments on their findings. -
14-Nov-2014 BusinessEurope
BusinessEurope: Trade roadmap for the European Commission
The European business lobby’s "trade agenda" for new European Commission