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Civil society commits to push back corporate power at 2017 ACSC/APF
23-Nov-2017 APRN
The call “Southeast Asia is not for sale. We are not for sale!” echoed as hundreds marched to the historic People Power Monument along the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue in Manila, Philippines.
Trudeau replaces Trump as biggest obstacle to Pacific trade pact
22-Nov-2017 Bloomberg
While Japan in particular wants a quick deal on the pact that Trump abandoned earlier this year, Canada says more talks are needed on contentious points.
S. Korea turning to Russia for free trade deal amid pressure from US
22-Nov-2017 Yonhap
South Korea’s trade minister has met with Russian officials in Moscow, in a move to lay the groundwork for a free trade deal with a Russia-led union amid growing U.S. trade pressure.
Any Trump NAFTA withdrawal faces stiff court challenge: legal experts
22-Nov-2017 Reuters
The constitutional and statutory authority for who can terminate the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement - Trump or the US Congress - is deeply disputed.
EU-Africa strategy: An incentive for development?
22-Nov-2017 Euractiv
The focus of the new development strategy is on private investment. For this, African countries should create more attractive framework conditions to attract European donors and provide guarantees and risk protection to private companies.
What’s your beef? Mercosur trade talks falter
22-Nov-2017 Euractiv
A battle over beef between the European Union and Argentina and Brazil could push trade talks beyond a year-end deadline and lead to further years of delay.
NAFTA deadlock: Canada blames the US, the US blames Canada and Mexico
22-Nov-2017 Global News
Another round of NAFTA talks wrapped up with all key issues still deadlocked as negotiators prepared to leave Mexico City with a plethora of question marks lingering over the trade deal.
EU-Chile FTA: EU directives (Oct 2017)
22-Nov-2017
NAFTA: Summary of US objectives for the renegotiation (Nov 2017)
22-Nov-2017 Office of the US Trade Representative
As published by the Office of the US Trade Representative
One Belt, One Road: ’Colonial power’ fears limiting Australia, Labor warns, as China signs PNG deals
22-Nov-2017 ABC
Papua New Guinea has signed a series of infrastructure deals with China as part of Beijing’s One Belt, One Road initiative.
Mexico gold mine killings jolt NAFTA talks
21-Nov-2017 Reuters
The fatal shooting of two workers in an apparent clash between unions at a Canadian-owned mine in Mexico angered labor activists at NAFTA talks who said the violence was an example of poor labor conditions in the country.
Next round of ETCA negotiations set for next month
21-Nov-2017 Colombo Gazette
The key objective of ETCA is to resolve the implementation issues on the existing free trade agreement with India.
What can we expect from the JCC?
21-Nov-2017 Dawn
The two-day Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor sets the stage for the second phase of the multibillion-dollar cooperation between the two nations.
EFTA states, Turkey close to concluding free trade deal
21-Nov-2017 Tax-News
Delegations from the European Free Trade Association states and Turkey met in Ankara for the sixth round of negotiations on the modernization and expansion of their existing free trade agreement.
NAFTA nations lock horns on US auto demands as fifth round ends
21-Nov-2017 Reuters
Negotiators from the United States, Mexico and Canada square off for the last time in a fifth round of talks to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement, with stalemate brewing on a contentious proposal to ramp up regional content for autos.
Morocco negotiates FTA with Mercosur
20-Nov-2017 North Africa Post
Morocco and the Mercosur have recently started technical negotiations to pave the way for the conclusion of a free trade agreement.
Samsung Engineering files ISDS suit over Saudi power plant
20-Nov-2017 Korea Herald
Samsung Engineering has filed an investor-state dispute settlement suit against Saudi Arabia over changes made to its power plant construction contracts for Yanbu Industrial City.
TPP dream now a nightmare
20-Nov-2017 Malaysia Kini
The original Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) had offered very little gain to Malaysia.
Unions take NAFTA wage fight to Mexican senate
20-Nov-2017 VOA
The head of Canada’s biggest private-sector union headed to Mexico’s Senate, promising to fight at the NAFTA trade pact talks for improved Mexican wages and free collective bargaining as a way of benefiting workers across North America.
NAFTA: US-grown corn threatens Mexican crop heritage
20-Nov-2017 Al Jazeera
Mexicans are concerned that cheap US imports are destroying Mexico’s cultural relationship with its traditional maize varieties.