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China unresponsive over FTA talks with Sri Lanka
19-Jul-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Beijing possibly hoping for a return to power of the Rajapaksa clan.
Secrecy in RCEP trade deal threatens Asian democracies
19-Jul-2018 Jakarta Post
With a global trade war looming and public faith in corporate globalization at an all-time low, secrecy in trade deals cannot be accepted. People have a right to know what is being negotiated in their name.
EU FTA almost dead, India now eyes post-Brexit UK
19-Jul-2018 Times of India
The India-EU free trade agreement is on the verge of death. The two sides are expected to formally state, in diplomatic language, that FTA talks may no longer be resumed.
Pacific Alliance trade talks to be advanced in Mexico
19-Jul-2018 Scoop
New Zealand to hold talks with his Pacific Alliance counterparts in Mexico to seek further progress on a free trade agreement with the four-nation grouping.
European business lobby urges Brussels to accelerate trade talks with Mercosur
19-Jul-2018 MercoPress
European companies are urging the European Union to accelerate trade negotiations with Mercosur bloc, in a sign of concern that the 20-year talks could once again fall dormant if they do not reach an accord this week.
TPP countries to start accession talks for new members in 2019
19-Jul-2018 The Mainichi
Thailand, Indonesia, Columbia, South Korea and Taiwan are seen as willing to join the revised TPP. Britain has also shown interest.
Indonesia, EU to establish most modern trade agreement
19-Jul-2018 Antara
The fifth round of talks not only covered discussions on trade in goods but also the trade of services, investments, and other forms of cooperation. Among the specific issues discussed were energy and raw materials.
Trump says EU officials want to negotiate trade deal in Washington visit
19-Jul-2018 Reuters
US President Donald Trump said that European leaders were coming to Washington next week to try to hammer out a deal focused largely on car tariffs.
Educators in the EU and Japan demand education be left out of trade agreement
19-Jul-2018 Education International
The agreement poses direct threats to the provision of high-quality public services, such as education, in particular through restricting governments’ capacity to regulate in the public interest, encouraging further liberalisation of services and expanding the rights of multinational corporations.
RCEP events in Bangkok, 20-24 July 2018
18-Jul-2018
‘Huge growth opportunities for agri-food exports’: How the EU-Japan trade deal will benefit EU food
18-Jul-2018 Food Navigator
The European Union and Japan signed a landmark agreement that is expected to boost trade in agri-food products.
US trade deals mean justice for some, not justice for all
18-Jul-2018 AFL-CIO
Those with the means to become international wheeler-dealers can access ISDS. The rest of us have to rely on public courts—the same ones that investors say are “inadequate” to handle their needs. That’s not fair, and that’s not right.
China boosts Belt and Road cooperation with Arab countries
18-Jul-2018 The Asset
China seeks deeper synergy between its Belt Road initiative and Saudi’s 2030 vision.
RCEP events in Bangkok, 20-24 July 2018
17-Jul-2018
Spotlight on negotiations of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in Bangkok
17-Jul-2018
Civil society organisations from the RCEP negotiating countries will hold a press briefing at the FCCT on 20th July, Friday, 1.00 - 2.00 P.M. to highlight concerns regarding RCEP negotiations on human rights, intellectual property and investment rules.
Briefer: Mega-FTAs and its implications on Asian Workers
17-Jul-2018 APRN
Cross-regional mega-FTAs are now being preferred over bilateral and plurilateral trade agreements as imperialist powers compete for cheap labor, sources of raw materials, and markets.
Japan, EU sign free trade pact amid worries about Trump
17-Jul-2018 Reuters
The deal removes EU tariffs of 10 percent on Japanese cars and 3 percent on most car parts. It would also scrap Japanese duties of some 30 percent or more on EU cheese and 15 percent on wines, and secure access to large public tenders in Japan.
Chamber hopes for revival of EU-Malaysia free trade deal
17-Jul-2018 The Edge Markets
The EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry is hopeful that the new government will resume talks on the EU-Malaysia free trade agreement.
Caught fishing illegally in occupied Western Sahara
17-Jul-2018 WSRW
Several EU-flagged vessels have blatantly ignored and violated the EU Court judgment invalidating the EU-Morocco fish agreement in Western Sahara.
First round of talks for EU-NZ free trade deal underway
17-Jul-2018 Stuff
Following an official launch in Wellington, the first formal round of negotiations for a deal between New Zealand and the European Union got underway in Brussels.