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EEU closer to free trade deal with Iran
30-May-2017 Financial Tribune
The Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union aims to finalize a free trade deal with Iran by the end of the year (2017), in a drive by Russia and its fellow members to deepen ties with Tehran.
NAFTA talks to start in August: Here’s what the calendar looks like
30-May-2017 CTV
The Canadian government says it expects negotiations to start this summer for a new North American Free Trade Agreement.
MSF response on the India-EFTA free trade agreement negotiations in Liechtenstein this week
30-May-2017 MSF
Through this deal, Swiss pharmaceutical corporations are working to erode India’s ability to produce and supply generic medicines for people across the developing world.
A trade pact that could hit India hard
29-May-2017 The Hindu Businessline
There’s a rush to finalise RCEP this year. India is being pushed into covering most tariff lines, which will destroy its economy
Nigeria’s trade dilemma
29-May-2017 All Africa
To survive and grow its economy, Nigeria’s best option might be to protect its infant industries and grow them to a point where it can comfortably play on the grand waters of international trade. Until then, the EPA might be a right step in the wrong direction.
Dhaka, Ankara set to finalise ToR next week to initiate FTA talks
29-May-2017 Financial Express
Bangladesh and Turkey are set to finalise terms of reference aiming to initiate talks over signing of a free trade area deal between the two Muslim nations, officials said.
Trump: Corporate trade as usual, now with added xenophobia
29-May-2017 Corporate Europe Observatory
Reports of TTIP’s death have been greatly exaggerated: in spite of Trump’s populist outbursts and his pledge to change US trade policy, the TTIP agenda suits his corporate buddies all too well and goes hand in hand with the EU’s corporate trade agenda.
Australian miners hail Peru trade talks
29-May-2017 Tax-news
The Minerals Council of Australia has said that the country’s mining sector will benefit from the proposed new free trade agreement with Peru.
62 new investor-state disputes in 2016
29-May-2017 Financial Express
In the past year, some 62 Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) cases were initiated by the investors against 41 countries.
India not keen to put e-commerce under FTA with Russia-led group
29-May-2017 Live Mint
India has so far rejected bids to include market access negotiations on e-commerce at multilateral level.
India, China differences in RCEP offer opportunities for US
26-May-2017 Press Trust of India
The US seeks opportunity amidst the differences between India and China on RCEP
Argentina’s congress ratifies Mercosur-Egypt agreement
26-May-2017 ANBA
Argentina was the only signatory country that hadn’t yet ratified the free trade agreement, which can now go into effect.
Pak-Turkey FTA talks from June 6
26-May-2017 The News
The seventh round of negotiations on free trade agreement between Pakistan and Turkey would be held from June 6-7 in Turkey in order to finalise the agreement.
EU, US to set up joint task force to make progress on trade in Trump era
26-May-2017 EurActiv
The European Union and the United States agreed to set up a joint delegation to increase trade cooperation, after the EU-US free trade deal negotiations were put on ice with the election of Donald Trump.
Mexico vows cooperation with Japan to bring TPP into effect
26-May-2017 Japan Times
Mexico is ready to work with Japan to push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership to take effect without the United States, said Juan Carlos Baker, Mexican deputy minister for foreign trade.
China-Mauritius FTA feasibility research comes to positive end
26-May-2017 Xinhua
China takes FTAs as a platform for opening wider to the world and an effective approach to integrate into the global economy and strengthen cooperation with other economies.
NAFTA serves corporations: Civil Society will hold their own discussions in Mexico City May 26-28th
26-May-2017 Market Wired
Networks from Canada and Quebec will join their American and Mexican counterparts at the historic Antiguo Palacio de Escuela de Medicina in Mexico City.
India proposes RCEP business visa card under mega trade deal
25-May-2017 The Times of India
A business visa card for RCEP members
Ecuador withdraws from its remaining investment treaties
24-May-2017 South Centre
The withdrawal of Ecuador from these BITs responds to the final stage of a review process that started in 2008, and which had led to the establishment of a joint government-civil society audit commission.
Proposed Sri Lanka-Malaysia FTA advances into scoping stage
24-May-2017 Daily Mirror.lk
Discussions on the proposed Sri Lanka-Malaysia free trade agreement have advanced into the scoping stage.