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Slovakia reportedly ready to block the deal between the EU and Latin America
29-Aug-2019 The Slovak Spectator
Agriculture Minister Gabriela Matečná said Brazil’s approach to the Amazon fires is unacceptable.
Seed patent protection in FTA castrated the farmers’ rights
28-Aug-2019 Indonesia for Global Justice
The government of Indonesian is aggressively increasing the negotiation of international trade agreements governing seed patents for corporations.
W. Myanmar locals worried BRI projects threaten their livelihoods
28-Aug-2019 The Irrawaddy
If China wants to fish in Myanmar’s troubled waters, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)-linked Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Rakhine State is a good place to cast a line.
Australia should delay free trade deal with Hong Kong, ACTU says
28-Aug-2019 The Guardian
Canberra must tread cautiously amid the political instability, the peak union body tells a parliamentary committee.
Glencore awarded just $19 mln by tribunal in Colombia lawsuit
28-Aug-2019 Reuters
A World Bank tribunal has ordered Colombia to repay a $19 million fine it levied on Glencore’s coal mining subsidiary Prodeco.
What the AfCFTA means for the energy sector
28-Aug-2019 Mining Review
Major new opportunities for cross-border energy collaboration arise from the signature of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
Turkey, Mexico begin free trade deal talks: Trade body
28-Aug-2019 Anadolu
Turkey’s Trade Ministry plans to visit Mexico in fall with larger business delegation.
Indonesian civil society groups protest RCEP trade deal
28-Aug-2019 AFTINET
Indonesian civil society groups protested against the RCEP trade agreement last Friday, arguing that the agreement promotes corporate rights over people’s rights
RCEP trade ministers to meet in Bangkok on Sep 8
28-Aug-2019 Outlook India
Commerce ministers of 16 countries, which are negotiating mega free trade agreement RCEP, will hold a crucial meeting in Bangkok on September 8 to iron out differences and push the negotiations forward.
Trump-backed US-British free-trade deal faces hurdles
27-Aug-2019 Wall Street Journal
Resistance rises on both sides of the Atlantic to a pact, and no deal can be made if the UK remains in the EU customs zone.
Trump sees possible US-EU trade deal that would avert car tariffs
27-Aug-2019 Reuters
Trade talks between the United States and Europe have moved slowly, given disagreements over whether to include agricultural products in a deal.
Lydian’s gold project in Armenia faces yet another environmental review
27-Aug-2019 Mining
Lydian International’s Amulsar gold project in Armenia may have to go through a fourth environmental review in less than a year.
Ecuador, Mexico initiate FTA negotiations
27-Aug-2019 Prensa Latina
This meeting will continue other rounds of negotiations in the first week of October in Quito, and the first week of November on Mexican soil, with the aim of reaching an agreement in 2021.
Lux blocks Mercosur trade deal over Amazon fires
27-Aug-2019 Delano
Luxembourg has joined a small number of countries to oppose signing of the Mercosur agreement in a bid to curb massive burning of the Amazon rainforest.
Trump-Abe trade deal helps US farmers, staves off auto tariffs
26-Aug-2019 Bloomberg
The US and Japan agreed in principle on a trade deal that would slash Tokyo’s tariffs on American beef, pork and other agricultural products, while delaying for now the threat of additional levies on Japanese auto exports to the US.
India, Mauritius close to sewing up FTA
26-Aug-2019 BusinessLine
India and Mauritius are close to finalising the proposed bilateral free trade agreement that got delayed due to apprehensions amongst domestic players in both countries.
EU ambassador says Mercosur trade deal unaffected by Amazon wildfires
26-Aug-2019 Euractiv
The trade deal between Europe and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) provides a clear commitment to the Paris Agreement in combatting climate change, the new EU ambassador in Brasilia said.
Swiss release more details over EFTA - Mercosur deal
26-Aug-2019 Swiss Info
Concessions in the agricultural sector went too far. In the area of beef the Swiss had made more concessions than their EU counterparts, says Swiss Farmers’ Union.
Brazilian free trade deal ignites fury
26-Aug-2019 News in English.no
Norway and its fellow members of the European Free Trade Association have entered into a free trade agreement with Brazil and several other South American countries.
Multi-billion dollar fine on Pakistan puts the spotlight on a secret court
26-Aug-2019 TRT
The Reko Diq mine case shows the overreach of a secretive arbitration system.