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5-Mar-2019
Pursuing FTA finalization target, Indonesian Government are trading away people’s live and rights
Press Release: Pursuing FTA finalization target, Indonesian Government are trading away people’s live and rights -
5-Mar-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
Japan eyes June trade deal with Turkey
Japan aims to sign an economic partnership agreement with Turkey in June, as Tokyo’s tariff-reducing deal with the European Union. -
4-Mar-2019 CTV
Mexico pushing labour reform, won’t ratify new NAFTA with US tariffs in place
Unless the Trump administration lifts the punishing tariffs it has imposed on Mexican steel and aluminum imports, Mexico is prepared to keep the status quo with the 25-year-old trade deal. -
4-Mar-2019 Business Ghana
EU grants Ghana €40 million under Economic Partnership Agreement
This is the last tranche of the €323 million the EU offered Ghana under the Economic Partnership Agreement. -
4-Mar-2019 Business Standard
India-EU FTA not possible without India cutting car tariffs: EU Ambassador
The proposed India-EU free trade agreement cannot be finalised without an Indian commitment to lower import duties on cars and car parts, the EU Ambassador to India said. -
4-Mar-2019 Urdu Point
Russia refutes Hague Court ruling on Naftogaz assets in Crimea - Justice Ministry
Russia refuses to recognize the decision by the Hague arbitration court on Ukraine’s Naftogaz claims over allegedly lost assets in Crimea as the court does not have any legal authority to settle such cases, the Russian Justice Ministry said. -
4-Mar-2019 Khmer Times
Myanmar parliament approves Asean-Hong Kong investment agreement
Myanmar’s Union Parliament approved an agreement on investment between the ASEAN and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). -
4-Mar-2019 The Hindu Business Line
RCEP talks: Farmers, civil society bodies warn against obligations on patenting seeds, plant varieties
Farmer and CSOs stressing that India should not agree to obligations with respect to IP on seed and planting materials at the RCEP negotiations as it hurt the livelihood of poor farmers. -
4-Mar-2019 Urdu Point
ASEAN mulling possibility to start talks over free trade deal with EAEU - Sergey Lavrov
ASEAN is considering the possibility to start negotiations with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on creation of a free trade agreement -
4-Mar-2019 Business Standard
New EU-US trade talks next week in Washington
The European Commission is hoping to obtain a mandate from European member countries to begin negotiating a trade deal limited to industrial goods. -
4-Mar-2019 Business Today
China asks for duty-free import of 85% of its products into India
India has offered to open up 74% of its market to Chinese goods in phases but China is not satisfied with the proposal and asked for 85% of its products into the country. -
4-Mar-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
New push for Asia-Pacific megadeal as trade war eases
Ministers from Asia’s leading economies renew their pursuit of a sweeping regional trade deal as an easing of tensions between the U.S. and China gives momentum to multilateral negotiations. -
4-Mar-2019 AFTINET
Indonesia FTA: Labor should reject harmful clauses, says AFTINET
The Indonesia FTA has been signed without any public scrutiny of the text and without any independent assessment of its overall costs and benefits. -
1-Mar-2019 The Guardian
Concern over food safety as US seeks greater access to UK markets
US sets out aims for post-Brexit trade deal amid fears about chicken and beef standards. -
1-Mar-2019 Office of the US Trade Representative
US-UK FTA: Summary of specific negotiating objectives (US, Feb 2019)
As released by the Office of the US Trade Representative -
1-Mar-2019 Mining Watch
World Bank arbitration tribunal refuses to listen to those affected by mining in Santurban, Colombia
National and international civil society organizations rebuffed the ICSID’s refusal to accept an Amicus Curiae within the process of the ongoing international arbitration brought forth by Canadian mining company Eco Oro Minerals Corp. against Colombia. -
1-Mar-2019 Khmer Times
Cambodia to host RCEP ministerial meeting
Cambodia will host the Seventh Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Intersessional Ministerial Meeting to discuss negotiations over issues of market access for goods, services, and investment and provide guidance to negotiators. -
1-Mar-2019 SOMO
Shell put Nigeria under pressure with ISDS process to obtain oil field OPL 245
Shell used the investment agreement between the Netherlands and Nigeria to obtain a lucrative oil field at remarkably good conditions. -
1-Mar-2019 Loop
ACP-EU negotiations: PNG Minister meets with Commissioner
PNG to call on EU for a review of the current interim Economic Partnership Agreement. PNG is ready to look into new investments, new industry developments, new commercial services, infrastructure for trade and increase volume of trade in goods. -
1-Mar-2019 Japan Times
Robert Lighthizer says trade talks with Japan likely to start in March
The United States and Japan will likely launch trade talks in March, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said, suggesting the dialogue would begin earlier than had been anticipated.