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The impacts of FTAs on Colombian workers
Summary of the impacts of FTAs, analyzed by the FTA Observatory
TiSA negotiations fall victim to the Trump tremor
In these quixotic and post-truth times, nemesis has its subtle ways of catching up with the reality.
Singapore to amend legislation to bring TPP into effect by next year: PM Lee
Singapore will continue with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) despite a “twist in the road”
China, Chile agree to initiate talks on FTA upgrade
China and Chile agreed here Tuesday to start negotiation on upgrading their Free Trade Agreement
Japan, Peru to forge ahead with TPP procedures
The leaders of Japan and Peru have agreed to press ahead with efforts to implement the Trans-Pacific Partnership, despite a pledge by President-elect Donald Trump to pull the US out of the free trade deal.
A new, climate-friendly approach to trade
We urgently need a new approach to trade that prioritizes the needs of people and planet.
China, Peru to look at updating FTA
China and Peru on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding in Lima to conduct a feasibility study on upgrading the China-Peru Free Trade Agreement.
5th round of Pak-Thailand FTA negotiations held
The fifth round of Pakistan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement negotiations was held in Bangkok.
Ottawa didn’t study how much more we’ll pay for drugs under CETA
Experts have been warning for years that Canada’s trade deal with the European Union would add billions to the cost of pharmaceuticals in Canada, but the government itself apparently did not study the issue.
Ecuadorian VP: EU trade deal ‘is unlike other agreements’
Ecuadorian Vice-President said that the trade agreement recently signed with the EU will generate plenty of opportunities and underpin the changes his country has been working toward in recent years.
Trump: US to quit TPP trade deal on first day in office
President-elect Donald Trump says the US will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on his first day in the White House.
Canada-China FIPA (2012)
As published by UNCTAD
TiSA - EU second revised offer (November 2016)
As released by the European Commission
India for parallel talks on goods, services at RCEP
India pitches for simultaneous negotiations for liberalisation of trade in goods and services
Bell tolls for TiSA
The meeting was supposed to bring the three-year-old talks to a close, but major obstacles between the United States and European Union bogged down the negotiators.
Parliament bickers over CETA vote
A tight timeline for the European Parliament’s vote on the EU-Canada deal has caused outrage among trade skeptics, who claim that critical opinions are being sidelined.
China, New Zealand launch talks to upgrade free trade pact
China and New Zealand have agreed to start formal negotiations to upgrade the pair’s free trade agreement (FTA).
S. Korea-Chile FTA to be improved
The main pillar of the Chilean economy is mining and Chile mainly imports industrial products, machinery and intermediate goods from South Korea.
India gets 6 more weeks to respond to Cairn Energy arbitration
Cairn had in June filed a 160-page Statement of Claim seeking quashing of the retrospective tax demand on a decade-old on an internal reorganisation of its India unit.
Hong Kong, Chile sign bilateral investment agreement
Hong Kong and Chile confirmed that they have signed a bilateral investment agreement at the APEC summit.