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2-Dec-2014 Tax News
European states, Malaysia seek free trade agreement
A third round of negotiations towards a broad-based free trade agreement between the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states – Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland, and Norway – and Malaysia took place in Geneva from November 25 to 28, 2014. -
2-Dec-2014
Protests by farmers and trade unions against the mega FTA RCEP
As negotiators from 16 nations meet in New Delhi for 5 day consultations on the Regional Cooperation Economic Partnership (RCEP), farmers, trade unions, retailers groups, and civil society organisations protested outside the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida. RCEP is a complex North South Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that India is negotiating with the 10 member ASEAN block plus Japan, China, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. -
1-Dec-2014 tralac
TFTA - COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite FTA
As published by tralac -
1-Dec-2014 Business Day
The poison in the EPA
Africa must seek other viable alternatives in its quest for economic development, argue the editors of Business Day in Nigeria. -
1-Dec-2014 Business World
Indian farmers, trade unions slam RCEP free trade talks
Activists say the RCEP free trade pact will damage Indian manufacturing, dairy and agriculture sectors -
1-Dec-2014 New Vision
Africa regional blocs eye joint pact
Most of the clauses in the agreement — to be signed this month in Cairo — have been finalised, apart from the preamble and the rules of origin. -
1-Dec-2014 ICCFM
Farmers, trade unions and CSOs call to halt RCEP negotiations
In the backdrop of 6th Round of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations scheduled to take place from 1-5 December 2014 in Greater Noida, India farmers’ organizations, trade unions and civil society organizations expressed serious concern over the very idea of free trade agreement (FTA), lack of transparency and the absence of socio economic impact assessments to asses the impact of the proposed FTA. -
28-Nov-2014 EurActiv
Sigmar Gabriel: ‘Germany will approve CETA’
German Minister of Economic Affairs Sigmar Gabriel is clashing with his own party over the EU’s planned free trade agreement with Canada (CETA), calling on Bundestag members to approve the deal despite the controversial investor protection provision. -
28-Nov-2014 Huffington Post
Self-driving cars sink the case for TTIP
The EU’s case for the Transatlantic trade and Investment Partnership is mostly about cars but fails to take into account what the industry will look like ten years from now. -
28-Nov-2014 Derains & Gharavi
ICSID annulment committees: the elephant in the room
The title of this article refers to a looming issue that is not receiving the attention it deserves: the unbalanced and extraordinary power that the secretary-general of ICSID holds in practice in relation to annulment proceedings at the centre. -
27-Nov-2014 The China Post
More dialogue, fewer fear tactics needed in discussion of FTAs
The government of Taiwan must do a better job to convince the public, instead of relying on “scare tactics,” merely pointing to the hazards that Taiwan will face without FTAs. -
27-Nov-2014 Greens/EFA
Full TTIP transparency: much more than opening a door
The European Commission has announced that new transparency measures have been adopted for the TTIP talks — but not for citizens. -
27-Nov-2014 The Nation
Thailand to lose share of China market under FTA, survey suggests
It is projected that ASEAN could face an annual trade deficit with China as high as US$30 billion within five years under the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement -
26-Nov-2014 IUF
The TISA threat to food and agriculture
Agriculture depends on a whole complex of services – water, credit, research, testing, marketing – which may be privatised by TISA, warns Peter Rossman. -
26-Nov-2014 Reuters
Online protest delays EU plan to resolve US trade row
EU officials say the Commission is divided over how to draw conclusions from the public consultation it held on investor-state disputes under the proposed EU-US trade accord, which is now delaying negotiations. -
26-Nov-2014 Luxemburger Wort
Luxembourg: Foreign Minister supports TTIP but “not at all cost”
Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister says that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership presents an opportunity but EU should not enter the agreement “at all cost.” -
26-Nov-2014 Business Korea
Korea, US evaluate current state of FTA
The two sides discussed the adoption of appeal instead of a single trial in the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) but failed to reach an agreement. -
26-Nov-2014 Stuff
Warning talks on TPP may get ugly
Dairy markets could become one of the make or break issues in TPP and "get quite ugly", New Zealand’s ambassador to Japan warns. -
26-Nov-2014 Al Jazeera
Where are the EU sanctions on Israel?
EU inaction is likely to further bolster the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement if it is seen as the only effective avenue for European rejection of Israeli policies. -
25-Nov-2014 Myanmar Times
Protecting profits over people
Burma is in the process of formulating an investment law which would give investors full compensation if government regulations impact their profits