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22-Apr-2014 Al Jazeera
World Bank tribunal threatens El Salvador’s development
Last week more than 300 international and national civil society organizations wrote to the president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, during its biannual meeting in Washington, denouncing the bank’s involvement in the case of Pac Rim Cayman LLC v. El Salvador. -
22-Apr-2014 CNA
All FTA talks shelved over service pact protests: Taiwan minister
All free trade negotiations with Taiwan planned for this year have been shelved by “other countries” because of unrest over the services pact with China, Taiwan’s Economics Minister said Monday, though he refused to name any specific countries. -
21-Apr-2014 Graphic Online
Revise EPA before signing – Trade minister
Ghanian stakeholders at a public forum on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) have called for urgent steps to revise aspects of the agreement before it is signed. -
21-Apr-2014 Hankyoreh
US activist warns S. Korea of participating in Trans-Pacific Partnership
By luring South Korea into the TPP, the activist said, the US hopes to bring about all of the things that it failed to achieve under the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS-FTA). -
21-Apr-2014 The West Australian
Mitsui takes on grain big guns
Mitsui Australia chairman Yasushi Takahashi was a key participant in talks and events in this month’s free-trade agreement between Tokyo and Canberra. -
21-Apr-2014 Reuters
US launches probe into Mexican sugar imports as mills reject claims
The US government launched on Friday a probe into allegations that cheap imports of Mexican sugar are causing nearly $1 billion in damages in the local market, even as the Mexican representatives made a formal rebuttal of the accusations. -
21-Apr-2014 Andina
Peru eyes free trade agreement with India
Peru is looking to sign a free trade agreement with India, it has been reported. -
21-Apr-2014 Revolution News
Pirate party: Zombie walk against TTIP in Berlin
German Pirate Party invited everyone for a Zombie Walk to protest against the draft contract of the secretively crafted transatlantic trade agreement (TTIP) in Berlin on Easter Saturday. -
21-Apr-2014 Thanh Nien News
Vietnam farmers, SMEs threatened by upcoming free trade deals: trade expert
Tran Huu Huynh of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry said given the outcome of FTAs already signed, some groups like farmers would suffer more from harsh competition right at home. -
21-Apr-2014 Business Standard
Need to expedite Indo-EU FTA after new govt comes: German Ambassador
The new Indian government should expedite negotiations on the Indo-European Union free trade agreement, says German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner. -
19-Apr-2014 TNI
TTIP debate - Brussels
Frank exchange of views between the EU Commission and civil society representatives on the introduction of special rights for companies in the TTIP, through the mechanism of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).
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19-Apr-2014 MyJoyOnline
EU rep. in Ghana heckled over EPA
The European Union Representative in Ghana, Claude Maerten has been heckled by participants at an ongoing forum on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in Accra. -
17-Apr-2014 Quadature du Net
EU-Canada FTA (CETA) - IP chapter (Dec 2013)
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17-Apr-2014 Economic Times
India: Commerce secretary urges industry to adopt global standards fast to counter TPP, TTIP impacts
Commerce secretary Rajeev Kher on Wednesday called upon the Indian industry to upgrade its quality standards to successfully counter the adverse effects of two of the world’s biggest free-trade treaties being negotiated by the US. -
17-Apr-2014 Bernama
Kenya to conclude economic partnership pact with EU
Three remaining contentious issues will be dealt with by next month, according to the Kenyan government, which will be good news for horticulture farmers who have been worried that their market access will be compromised if Kenya loses its privileges in the EU market. -
17-Apr-2014 CEO
Still not loving ISDS: 10 reasons to oppose investors’ super-rights in EU trade deals
See through the sweet-talk with Corporate Europe Observatory’s guide to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). -
17-Apr-2014 CEO
Suing the state: hidden rules within the EU-US trade deal
This film presents some of the dangers of the investor rights within the proposed EU-US trade deal.
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16-Apr-2014
With an eye on TPP, garment companies flock to Vietnam
As China and its workers get wealthier, global manufacturers are looking south for less expensive places to do business. But Cambodia faces labor strikes. The Thai government suffers endless protests. Burma, also known as Myanmar, needs infrastructure updates. As a result, many companies are setting their sights on Vietnam. -
16-Apr-2014
Vietnam frees dissidents as it eyes US & regional trade deals
Vietnam has released two more high-profile dissidents, making a total of four political prisoners freed over the past three weeks. -
16-Apr-2014
TPP talks with US forge on
With US President Barack Obama’s visit to Tokyo approaching, Japanese and US trade chiefs are set to face off again in Washington as they strive to break a deadlock in talks on a massive free trade zone in the Pacific region.