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TTIP: Big business and US to have major say in EU trade deals, leak reveals
21-Mar-2016 The Independent
Document obtained by campaign group shows legislation will be influenced before it reaches European Parliament
EU in Latin America trade push
21-Mar-2016 EurActiv
The EU is in a drive to deepen trade ties with Latin America. It is eager to do business with Cuba, and on the cusp of relaunching negotiations with Mercosur.
Caribbean countries not fully satisfied with EPA accord
21-Mar-2016 Jamaica Observer
Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries say they are yet to “meaningfully reap the potential benefits” of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with Europe in 2008.
Next round of RCEP negotiations in April in Australia
21-Mar-2016 The Economic Times
The next round of negotiations for the proposed mega trade deal, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), would take place in April in Australia.
Don’t endorse ECOWAS-EU economic partnership agreement , MAN tells FG
18-Mar-2016 This Day
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has admonished the federal government to withhold its endorsement of the ECOWAS-EU economic partnership agreement.
TPP will be toothless for environmental protection: study
18-Mar-2016 CCPA
Far from being a milestone for environmental protection, as claimed by the U.S. and Canadian governments, the TPP will not safeguard or promote effective environmental protection measures.
Protecting the Santurban páramo from Angostura mining project
18-Mar-2016 AIDA
High-altitude wetlands that provide drinking water to more than two million people could become one of the world’s biggest gold and silver mines.
The era of free trade might be over. That’s a good thing.
18-Mar-2016 New York Times
In the United States, globalization is widely accepted as a contributor to both wage stagnation and the growth in inequality.
Whose healthy ASEAN Community?
17-Mar-2016 The Jakarta Post
The liberalization of health care under the ASEAN Economic Community is clearly biased toward curative services as being more profitable than health promotion.
The gold-plated CETA: whose gold and at what cost?
17-Mar-2016 IISD
Does the agreement reflect 21st century needs and standards?
Navigating governments’ obligations in the context of land investments
17-Mar-2016 Earth Institute
A new report from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment explores the dilemmas posed by land investments under international investment treaties and human rights law.
Organisations condemn Eco Oro Minerals’ warning that it could sue Colombia over efforts to protect water sources
16-Mar-2016 CIEL
The Canadian company’s Angostura mining project in the high-altitude wetlands, or páramo, of Santurbán, has announced that it could file an international arbitration suit against Colombia over measures to protect the páramo, which are important sources of water in the country.
India, China exchange tariff cut offers under RCEP
16-Mar-2016 Financial Express
Plans to liberalise trade between India and China, the world’s two fastest-growing large economies, have gathered momentum with both sides exchanging offers on removal of a chunk of tariff lines on goods imports.
EU free trade deal will trap Vietnam in low-wage, low-skill cycle
16-Mar-2016 EurActiv
The EU’s Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam will trap the Asian country in a low-profit-low-wage cycle.
Mauritius ready to help Pakistan access African markets
16-Mar-2016 The Nation
Since Mauritius is a gateway to African countries therefore it offers huge opportunities to Pakistani businessmen desirous of winning those markets.
What’s the problem with free trade?
16-Mar-2016 Huffington Post
Economists say that free trade allows us to take advantage of the "comparative advantages" offered by other countries. Unfortunately, low labor and environmental-protection costs are seen as a comparative advantage.
Investment treaty claims by dual nationals
16-Mar-2016 Lexology
In recent years, a new type of claim has been emerging in the field of investment treaty arbitration, whereby investors initiate proceedings against their own state before an international arbitration tribunal.
Is ISDS in EU trade agreements legal under EU law?
15-Mar-2016 IISD
The legality of investor­­–state dispute settlement (ISDS), including in the form of an Investment Court System (ICS), in EU trade agreements under EU law is a contentious issue among academics and legal experts.
US and EU trade union leaders: TTIP negotiations ’On the wrong course’
15-Mar-2016 ETUC
AFL-CIO and ETUC stressed that the current negotiations on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are on the wrong course.
How TPP, TTIP and agriculture are shaping EU Japan trade talks
15-Mar-2016 Bordelex
Two factors stand out in the EU Japan FTA negotiation dynamics: United States free trade agreements and the EU agriculture sector.