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14-Apr-2017 Xinhua
China, Japan, ROK hold 12th round of free trade talks
Top negotiators from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) met on pushing forward trade in goods and services as well as investment at the 12th round of talks on a trilateral free trade agreement -
14-Apr-2017 DND
Negotiations initiated with Iran for signing FTA: Khurram
Pakistan: The Federal Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan informed the Senate that negotiations were being initiated with Iran for signing the Free Trade Agreement. -
13-Apr-2017 Bloomberg BNA
India pushes Cairn to settle tax with fresh interest demand
The Indian government nudges Cairn to accept the terms of its tax dispute settlement scheme instead of pursuing the international arbitration route. -
12-Apr-2017 ACP Secretariat
ACP countries to negotiate as a unified entity with EU
Seventy-nine countries from Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are preparing to negotiate a major partnership framework with the European Union which will set directions for trade relations. -
12-Apr-2017 Public Eye
Compulsory licensing in Colombia: Leaked documents show aggressive lobbying by Novartis
Confidential documents obtained by Public Eye show that Novartis has threatened Colombia with international investment arbitration under its BIT with Switzerland to avoid the issuance of a compulsory license -
12-Apr-2017 Reuters
EU denies it has frozen Philippines trade talks over human rights
The European Commission said on Tuesday the Philippines’ human rights record could influence future trade ties, but denied reports that it had suspended free trade negotiations with Manila. -
12-Apr-2017 India Link
Lessons from India on migration’s role in trade policy
India-Australia FTA talks stall over agriculture and migration. -
12-Apr-2017 NHK World
Japan, ASEAN push for speedy RCEP conclusion
Japan’s economy minister Hiroshige Seko and his counterparts from the 10 ASEAN member nations will seek an early conclusion of the RCEP deal. -
12-Apr-2017 African Business Magazine
EU-Tanzania seal $205m investment deal
The two sides have managed to separate the grant from their long-running dispute over the proposed Economic Partnership Agreement, media have been told. -
11-Apr-2017 Western Sahara Resource Watch
French government dilutes Court of Justice conclusion
A note sent from French government to the French parliamentarians in Brussels casts doubts on whether France has studied the judgment at all. -
11-Apr-2017 The Economic Times
India, Georgia begin free trade agreement talks
India has begun the process of negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with Georgia. -
11-Apr-2017 Yahoo
Chile, China start talks to expand trade deal
Chile and China launched negotiations Monday to expand trade ties in the face of protectionist threats from US President Donald Trump. -
11-Apr-2017 Politico
Labor union calls out Peru over land bond dispute
The Teamsters labor union has escalated an investor dispute against Peru, arguing that its members’ pensions could be thrown into jeopardy as a result of the government’s alleged failure to pay investors $5 billion worth of debt tied up in land bonds. -
11-Apr-2017 European Commission
EU-Mercosur FTA - draft annex on motor vehicles and equipment and parts thereof (EU proposal, Apr 2017)
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11-Apr-2017 European Commission
EU-Mercosur FTA - draft chapter on transparency (EU proposal, Mar 2017)
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11-Apr-2017 European Commission
EU-Mercosur FTA - draft chapter on trade in goods (EU proposal, Apr 2017)
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11-Apr-2017 European Commission
EU-Mercosur FTA - draft chapter on trade and sustainable development (EU proposal, Apr 2017)
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11-Apr-2017 European Sting
EU and UK soon to be in a post-Brexit rush over free trade agreement with Australia
The European Union is eyeing to exclude the UK from trade talks with Australia amid concerns that “sensitive information” may be used by an almost ex-member, reports European Sting. -
11-Apr-2017 Reuters
China offers concessions to avert trade war with U.S.: FT
China is prepared to raise the investment ceiling in the bilateral Investment treaty and is also willing to end the ban on U.S. beef imports. -
10-Apr-2017 Reuters
Australian PM, in India, pushes bilateral, regional trade agenda
India and Australia agreed to revive stalled talks on a bilateral trade deal but chances of an early breakthrough were slim.