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Canada, Japan clash over timber in TPP talks
6-Jul-2015 The Canadian Press
One of Canada’s most protected industries — British Columbia timber — has been targeted by Japan in the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, The Canadian Press has learned.
Free trade deal with EU the next in line
6-Jul-2015 Radio New Zealand
With the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement still a work in progress, New Zealand negotiators have their eye on the next target as well — a free trade deal with the European Union.
Editorial: New Zealand must tread carefully on Trans Pacific Partnership
6-Jul-2015 The Dominion Post
New Zealand needs to be ready to walk away from the Trans Pacific Partnership, says The Domion Post, worried about the impact of its drug patenting rules and investor-state dispute settlement mechanism.
Government looks to rework FTA strategy
6-Jul-2015 Times of India
India is set to rework the way it does free trade agreements (FTAs), moving to a more liberal regime on routing of third-country goods, as it revives its push for bilateral deals to corner a greater share of the export market.
India, Thailand still disagree on FTA details: Thai official
3-Jul-2015 PTI
The much-awaited Free Trade Agreement between India and Thailand has hit a slight bump as the two sides still disagree on key details, according to a senior Thai official.
Investor vs. State
3-Jul-2015 Policy Alternatives
Canada is being pummeled by NAFTA corporate lawsuits. Why do we put up with it?
’TPP can hurt India’
3-Jul-2015 Fibre2Fashion
Financial services company India Nivesh has warned that when the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) comes into effect, India would be negatively impacted to a major extent.
Botswana, EU discuss EPA negotiations progress
3-Jul-2015 APA
Botswana Minister of Trade and Industry Vincent Seretse has met with European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Mamstrom in Gaborone to discuss the finalisation of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations between the EU and the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
WikiLeaks publishes four more TiSA documents
3-Jul-2015 WikiLeaks
On 2 July, WikiLeaks publshed four more chapters from the secret ongoing TiSA (Trade in Services Agremeent) negotiations, ahead of the next negotiating round on Monday: Electronic Commerce, Telecommunications Services, Financial Services and Maritime Transport Services.
TISA leaks reveal threat to seafarers
3-Jul-2015 International Shipping News
TISA documents predict a power grab by transport industry players at the expense of the public interest, jobs and a voice for workers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation says
Maximising investment protection in Africa: the role of investment treaties and investment arbitration
3-Jul-2015 Lexology
In recent years, many African governments have made an effort to improve foreign investors’ protections by entering into many BITs and related agreements with non-African countries
TTIP aim to lift US oil export ban goes against climate targets
3-Jul-2015 The Guardian
EU push to lift restrictions on US crude oil and liquefied natural gas exports as part of controversial trade deal could explode Canada’s tar sands carbon bomb and push up carbon emissions
Flashmob choir interrupts TTIP congress
3-Jul-2015 Boing Boing
At a pro-TTIP congress where the Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister was promoting the treaty, a flashmob of attendees stood up singing "Do You Hear the People Sing?" a rousing revolutionary song from Les Miserables.
Egypt eyes Mercosur FTA activation before 2015-end
3-Jul-2015 Zawya
Egypt hopes to bring its preferential Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the South American Common Market (Mercosur) into effect before the end of this year, minister of industry said Thursday.
TiSA - draft annex on telecommunication services (April 2015)
2-Jul-2015 Wikileaks
Leaked by Wikileaks
TiSA - draft annex on financial services (April 2015)
2-Jul-2015 Wikileaks
Leaked by Wikileaks
TiSA - draft annex on electronic commerce (May 2015)
2-Jul-2015 Wikileaks
Leaked by Wikileaks
TiSA - draft annex on international maritime transport services (April 2015)
2-Jul-2015 Wikileaks
Leaked by Wikileaks
WikiLeaks releases Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) Core Text
2-Jul-2015 Scoop
WikiLeaks has released a modern journalistic holy grail, the secret Core Text for the largest ’trade deal’ in history, the Trade In Services Agreement, one week before the next TiSA negotiating round
The FIPA with China restricts Canada’s options on climate change
1-Jul-2015 Globe and Mail
For years, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government told Canadians that it could not act on climate change until China joined in. Yet, in 2014, the government quietly finalized a 31-year investment treaty that, in essence, gives Chinese oil companies an advance bailout against a range of steps that Canada may need to take on climate change.