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Big Pharma rewarded as drug prices keep soaring
22-Dec-2015 The Tyee
The escalation in patent protections is set to occur just as drug prices hit all-time highs in Canada and pharmaceutical investment in research and development sinks to decade-long lows.
The free trade theory versus the ...
22-Dec-2015 Fiji Times
PACER-Plus is shaping up as an agreement that won’t fit into the Pacific reality, will have weak protections for Pacific businesses and undermines the ability of governments to enact policies to support and nurture vital Pacific industries.
EU and the Philippines launch negotiations for a free trade agreement
22-Dec-2015 New Europe
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Gregory Domingo agreed to start negotiations for an EU-Philippines free trade agreement (FTA).
Maldives begins free trade pact discussion with China
21-Dec-2015
The two-day discussion on establishing the Maldives-China free trade pact began early Monday in Bandos Island Resort.
Korea FTA to boost NZ’s farming, dairy firms
21-Dec-2015
The most significant characteristic of the Korea-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, which came into force on Sunday, is that it was a "catch-up deal" rather than a new one, says New Zealand Ambassador to Korea Clare Fearnley.
Govt sets up working group to examine impact of FTAs
21-Dec-2015
The government has constituted an independent working group under the Chief Economic Advisor to examine the impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) signed by India, the Parliament was informed today.
Pact on free trade between Viet Nam, S Korea takes effect
21-Dec-2015 Viet Nam News
The RoK projects are mainly poured into industrial processing and manufacturing, real estate, retail and wholesale, and construction, with total investment exceeding $5 billion.
L’accord de libre-échange Vietnam-R​. de Corée entre en vigueur
21-Dec-2015 Vietnam+
Les investissements​ de la Corée concernent principalement la transformation et la fabrication industrielle, l’immobilier, la vente au détail et en gros, et la construction, avec une somme totale de plus de 5 milliards de dollars.
The dismissal of a case against plain cigarette packaging is good news for taxpayers
21-Dec-2015 The Age
I only wish to caution that we should be wary of anyone who suggests that the decision demonstrates that ISDS isn’t problematic.
Approaches for an alternative strategy to the FTA
19-Dec-2015 ALAI
The major challenge consists in rescuing the sovereignty of our States, that has been chipped away in recent times by untrammelled US power and its giant corporations and by the subjugation (“by free determination”) of regimes such as those in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Land deals and investment treaties
18-Dec-2015 IIED
The vast majority of the land deals from the recent wave of agribusiness investments in low and middle-income countries are protected by at least one investment treaty.
Philip Morris loses case against Australia’s tobacco plain packaging law
18-Dec-2015 The Australian Financial Review
Cigarette company Philip Morris has suffered another defeat in its long-running bid to overturn Australia’s plain packaging laws.
TPP ratification process grinding to a halt as Canada launches ’widespread consultations’ on the deal
18-Dec-2015 Tech Dirt
In Canada, the government there makes good on its promise to consult the public on the deal. TPP may be done, but it’s by no means dusted.
China steps up push for more free-trade pacts to counter US-led TPP
18-Dec-2015 South China Morning Post
China has laid out a road map in its quest for free-trade agreements, pledging to reach deals with most of its neighbours and to further open up its own markets.
2015: a year in review on trade and the environment
18-Dec-2015 Huffington Post
In 2015, new trade and investment cases, leaks and texts all demonstrated how trade rules present a significant threat to our environment and climate.
How the TPP perpetuates the mistakes of the DMCA
18-Dec-2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation
The TPP fails to adequately protect rights to freedom of expression and is likely only to perpetuate the unintended consequences that users have suffered under more than 15 years under the broken DMCA.
’Copyright cops’ activated under TPPA
17-Dec-2015 Berita
Internet Service Providers will be able to police anyone with Internet connection in an effort to protect copyright holders, after the TPPA comes into effect.
Omnibus bill shows trade deals can, in fact, rewrite U.S. laws
17-Dec-2015 Huffington Post
A short provision will remove labels telling consumers where their beef and pork comes from, but it will reveal something else.
Govt approves revised BIT model, excludes tax matters
17-Dec-2015 The Economic Times
The Cabinet approved the revised model text for the Bilateral Investment Treaty.
The history of ISDS in 1 minute
17-Dec-2015 Oneworld
Arbitration between investors and states (ISDS) has been around for a while, but in recent years the number of cases has exploded.