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Mexico President-elect’s oil stance complicates Nafta talks
22-Aug-2018 Bloomberg
Some in Lopez Obrador’s team are said to want energy excluded. Negotiators concerned backtracking on oil could derail talks.
Latest TPP a parade of corporate favours masquerading as free trade
22-Aug-2018 Michael West
Bad for workers, bad for taxpayers, bad for the environment, bad for Australia. The latest iteration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a boon for multinational corporations.
Mahathir calls for ’fair trade’ in China, warns of ’new colonialism’
21-Aug-2018 The Sydney Morning Herald
Veteran Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad lived up to his reputation for straight talk, calling for "fair trade" and warning against a new colonialism in a joint press conference with Chinese premier Li Keqiang.
Indonesia, South Korea calling for acceleration of RCEP negotiation
21-Aug-2018 Xinhua Net
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and visiting Prime Minister of South Korea Lee Nak-yeon met at the State Palace on Monday, calling for acceleration of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Chile - Civil society organizations: "Without impact studies, Congress cannot vote free trade agreements"
21-Aug-2018 Resumen
The Chamber of Deputies approved the request that the Government has to review in detail each and every treaty signed by Chile, as well as future agreements.
The trade deal which fines governments for acting on climate change
21-Aug-2018 Open Democracy
An obscure agreement – the Energy Charter Treaty – allows energy firms to sue countries who take action to stop climate breakdown.
United for a strong movement against JEFTA
21-Aug-2018 Lobby Control
Let’s build a movement against the EU-Japan trade agrement together.
China says it’s ’always ready’ to restart free trade talks with Canada
21-Aug-2018 Financial Post
Canada and China — currently locked in separate trade disputes with the U.S. – are both seeking to diversify their export markets.
Tourist trap: Is tourism’s explosive growth hurting countries?
20-Aug-2018 IISD
Foreign investors in tourism have a long and successful history of using investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) under investment treaties.
Why CETA is no better
20-Aug-2018 New Internationalist
CETA is not ‘just’ a trade deal. It is about empowering corporations, undermining sensible regulations and locking in privatization.
US drops agriculture demand from NAFTA talks: Mexico farm lobby
20-Aug-2018 Reuters
The United States has dropped a contentious demand from the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement to impose restrictions on Mexican agricultural exports.
In secret
20-Aug-2018 Real World Radio
Organizations denounce that RCEP is moving forward without respecting minimum transparency and public participation standards.
Turkey crisis rattles Asian nations with rising Belt and Road debts
20-Aug-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Turkey’s currency crisis is adding to the financial troubles of emerging Asian economies that have taken big loans for infrastructure projects under China’s Belt and Road initiative.
Japan to accept more caregivers from three Southeastern Asian countries
20-Aug-2018 Bangkok Post
Japan is planning to accept a greater number of caregivers from three Southeastern Asian countries having bilateral free trade agreements with Tokyo as part of efforts to address a labour shortage in the country.
RCEP and beyond
20-Aug-2018 The Hindu
The Centre does not appear to be comfortable with the general drift of negotiations in the 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Ukraine, Israel close to signing a free trade agreement
20-Aug-2018 Ukrinform
Ukraine and Israel officials discussed practical steps to accelerate the signing of a free trade agreement between the two countries.
Tell federal MPs and Senators: vote NO to TPP-11
20-Aug-2018 AFTINET
The TPP-11 implementing legislation is now being reviewed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee on which the government has a majority.
Exports to China drop 27 per cent
18-Aug-2018 The Daily Star
Given the situation of bilateral trade, the Bangladesh government initiated the process for signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with China.
Pakistan to evaluate trade policy on modern lines
18-Aug-2018 The News
Pakistan would evaluate its trade policy according to modern trends, and implement the strategic policy framework 2015/19 in letter and spirit to boost the country’s exports.
South Korea decides to join CPTPP
18-Aug-2018 Business Korea
The South Korean government has decided to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). It is now mulling over when to sign it.