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19-Jun-2013 Xinhua
China weighs choices on pacific trade pacts: experts
Some leading political economists have lauded China’s renewed interest in the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), telling Xinhua that China would enjoy more leverage on the tenor of negotiations "from the inside." -
19-Jun-2013 CNA
Minor downsize to result from service trade deal: SEF
China will open its e-commerce, cultural and creative industries, transportation, finance, medical care, telecommunications, and travel sectors to Taiwan under the proposed deal set to be signed on June 21 during the next round of cross-strait high level talks in Shanghai. -
19-Jun-2013 Financial Express
TICFA at long last
With the Cabinet’s nod to give it a go ahead, the proposed Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (TICFA) between Bangladesh and the USA is almost through, awaiting to be signed at a convenient time by the two governments. -
19-Jun-2013 Malaysia Chronicle
Secretive trade agreement: Pakatan Rakyat unconvinced after meeting ministry
Pakatan Rakyat leaders emerged from their recent dialogue session with the International Trade and Industry ministry on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement by hailing the latter’s willingness to engage the public, but lamented the continued veil of secrecy over the government’s involvement in the controversial plan. -
19-Jun-2013 Europa
The EU’s free trade agreements – where are we?
Memo from the European Commission with its state of play on EU FTAs -
19-Jun-2013 Canadian Press
EU slams Canada for holding up free-trade negotiations
Canada has publicly been called on the carpet by the European Union for holding up free-trade talks. -
19-Jun-2013 Tobacco Reporter
PMI awaits jurisdiction ruling in Uruguay bilateral investment treaty litigation
Philip Morris International expects a decision to be made this month or next on a challenge by Uruguay as to whether an international tribunal set to hear bilateral investment treaty complaints has jurisdiction over the matter. -
19-Jun-2013 IP Watch
US businesses launch coalition for fair trade with India
A new coalition of United States business groups, called the Alliance for Fair Trade with India, launched today to take aim against what they say are discriminatory trade practices in India against US exports. -
18-Jun-2013 MENAFN
EU, US launch talks on vast free trade deal
The European Union and the United States launched yesterday long-awaited formal negotiations on a vast trade pact, dubbed "the biggest bilateral deal in history." -
18-Jun-2013 The News
Turkish firm Karkey files $700m claim on Pakistan
A Turkish power generation company has filed a case against the Pakistan government at ICSID for compensation of losses worth 700 million dollars -
18-Jun-2013 Radio Australia
Europe hits back in war of words with the Pacific over trade
Plans for a comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement are in jeopardy after the Pacific Island nations accused Europe of failing to respond to their requests and threatened to pull-out if Europe is unable to meet their deadline of the end of this year. -
17-Jun-2013 BFMTV
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft directives for the negociations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (June 2013)
As leaked by BFMTV -
17-Jun-2013 Mondaq
A Kiwi-sized "Spanner in the works" of the TPP?
Are the PBS and Pharmac under threat from the TPP? Certainly, the respective governments of both Australia and New Zealand think not. So why then the paranoia? Quite simply, we need the US more than they need us. In order to secure the TPP (and with it, for example, access to the lucrative US dairy market), both Australia and New Zealand will likely need to yield in several key areas. -
17-Jun-2013 iPolitics
The TPP quietly comes to Vancouver for mini-negotiating round
An inter-sessional Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiating round is quietly taking place in Vancouver over the next few days — the first TPP negotiations to take place on Canadian soil. -
17-Jun-2013 Kyodo
Japanese gov’t seeks industry lobbies’ opinions on TPP
The Japanese government on Monday sought opinions of industry lobbies and organizations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations the country will join from next month. -
17-Jun-2013 Bahamas Weekly
Civil Society Bahamas engaged in Economic Partnership Agreement talks
Civil Society Organizations are concerned about Bahamians having a proper understanding of the EPA and its beneficial impact. -
17-Jun-2013 FT
Trade deal would benefit US more than EU, Ifo study finds
The US would gain more than the EU from a transatlantic trade deal, according to a study to be released on Monday. -
17-Jun-2013 Public Citizen
Verizon sees “trade” deal as the next “Share everything” plan
This week, a Verizon representative speaking on a pro-TISA panel expressed the company’s hope that the “trade” deal can be used to keep privacy policies in check. -
16-Jun-2013 IP Watch
Controversial debate on TTIP mandate in EU Council of Ministers
After hours of late night discussion, the European Union Foreign Affairs Council of Ministers meeting in Luxembourg Friday finally excluded the audiovisual sector from the negotiation mandate for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the bilateral treaty to be negotiated with the United States. -
14-Jun-2013 S2B
EU and US business to profit from the crisis?
After the green light received from the Council, the European Commission will start negotiating an FTA with the US in July. It is already clear the concerns of civil society organisations, of the European Parliament and of Member States, will not be addressed.