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TTIP contradicts post-2015 development goals, experts say
11-Jun-2014 EurActiv
The planned US-EU trade deal, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), has come up against intense criticism from both sides of the Atlantic. Now development officials have joined the choir.
Experts attack EU trade deal deadline
8-Jun-2014 The Observer
At a high level conference on the EAC-EU EPA negotiations in Entebbe recently, experts in trade and regional integration argued that the EAC should not be bound by the pressure of the EU deadline.
Alternative forms of protection for Indonesia’s foreign investors
7-Jun-2014 Mondaq
This Legal alert outlines the several means by which investment protection for foreign investors in Indonesia can be reassured.
US farmers call for Japan to be excluded from TPP
7-Jun-2014 Tax News
United States farming groups are urging that, if Japan continues to insist that it should keep import duties on its ultra-sensitive agricultural products – rice, wheat, beef and pork, dairy products, and sugar and starch – it should be excluded from Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.
Korea-Colombia free trade agreement excludes rice and rice related products, says USDA Post
6-Jun-2014 Oryza
USDA Post reports that South Korea’s National Assembly has ratified the Korea-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, but the FTA excludes rice and other rice related products.
Panama and Israel expect to finish negotiating FTA in coming months
6-Jun-2014 Marcotradenews
After the visit of the President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, to Israel on Thursday, the two governments said they would have a free trade agreement within a couple of months.
France: BNP Paribas row ’puts EU-US trade pact at risk’
6-Jun-2014 BBC
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said the reported $10bn (£6bn; 7.3bn euros) US fine being faced by banking giant BNP Paribas could hurt EU-US trade treaty talks.
African countries feel cornered in EU trade negotiations
6-Jun-2014 EurActiv
The EU is pointing a gun at the Global South’s chest and do not listen to their concerns, reports EurActiv Germany.
Bernadette Ségol (ETUC) & Richard Trumka (AFL-CIO) - Joint video interview on TTIP
4-Jun-2014 ETUC
Joint interview on TTIP by Bernadette Ségol, ETUC General Secretary & Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO President
The geopolitics of the Eurasian Economic Union
3-Jun-2014 Counterpunch
The deal signed last week by Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan to create a Eurasian Economic Union is yet another countermeasure against US and European attempts to isolate Russia.
PNG needs to grow its own food: Minister
3-Jun-2014 Solomon Star News
Trade minister Maru says PNG has an urgent need to negotiate and enter into new trade and investment agreements with Indonesia, Philippines, China and Malaysia in order to produce food locally.
Deal or no deal? EU-Canada trade deal falters at final hurdle
3-Jun-2014 Reuters
Canada and the European Union are struggling to finalize a multibillion-dollar trade pact six months after political leaders said it was sealed, an embarrassment for Brussels as it seeks a far bigger deal with the United States.
Why is it so acceptable to lie to promote trade deals?
30-May-2014 Common Dreams
It’s not polite to use the "L" word here in Washington, but it’s hard not to be more than a bit disgusted with the frequency with which trade pacts are sold as great engines of job creation and economic growth, when they clearly are not, writes Dean Baker.
South Africa-Brazil FTAs will impact Namibian beef industry
30-May-2014 New Era
South Africa’s negotiations with Brazil to sign FTAs to allow the import of cheap meat into South Africa will have implications for Namibia.
Pakistan likely to expand FTA trade with Sri Lanka
30-May-2014
Pakistan, Sri Lanka’s second largest trade partner in the region, has indicated interest in expanding its free trade agreement (FTA) trade with the island, creating growth in bilateral trade, which already exceeds the US $ 460 million mark, according to Sri Lanka’s trade ministry.
A call for the building of an alternative legal framework to the international investment treaties
29-May-2014 Network for Justice in Global Investment
This document seeks to incorporate proposals that have for some time been in the process of elaboration by actors from civil society, social movements, academics, and legal experts.
Elizabeth Warren reveals inside details of trade talks
29-May-2014 The Nation
“I actually have had supporters of the deal say to me ‘They have to be secret, because if the American people knew what was actually in them, they would be opposed,’” says US Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Taiwan, China to pursue free trade despite pact delays: Siew
29-May-2014 CNA
Taiwan and China will continue to pursue more liberalized bilateral trade, despite delays in the progress of two trade pacts with China, Taiwan’s former vice president Vincent Siew said on Wednesday.
Hong Kong consults on FTA with ASEAN
29-May-2014 Tax News
Hong Kong’s Government has initiated a public consultation on the proposed free trade agreement between Hong Kong and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Tony Clement claims cabinet secrecy over EU trade deal compensation
29-May-2014 CBC
Canada’s Treasury Board President Tony Clement has invoked cabinet secrecy rules to avoid answering questions on hundreds of millions in federal funding earmarked to help Newfoundland and Labrador adjust to the Canada-European Union free trade deal.