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Pakistan, Iran enter final phase of free trade agreement
30-May-2018 Daily Times
Ministry of Commerce seeks comprehensive analysis of the agreement; invites request for proposal to conduct research study on Pak-Iran trade ties.
Kazakhstan says Belgian court lifts $21.5 billion asset freeze
30-May-2018 Reuters
A Belgian court has lifted a freeze on about $21.5 billion (16.2 billion pounds) in Kazakhstan’s National fund assets imposed after a dispute with a Moldovan businessman, the Kazakh justice ministry said.
EU-Mercosur free trade deal ’only good for corporations’: European MP
30-May-2018 TeleSur
Italian activist and member of the European Parliament Eleonora Forenza blasted the free trade agreement negotiated by the European Union and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) saying it only benefits multinational corporations
Canada positions itself to soon debut trans-pacific trade bill
30-May-2018 BNA
The Canadian government could soon introduce a bill to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), possibly as early as June 19.
Trade ministry set to boost Indonesia’s exports to Turkey
30-May-2018 Netral News
The Indonesia-Turkey Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IT-CEPA) has entered the second phase. Ministry of Trade said the talks, which took place on May 28-30, 2018 in Ankara, Turkey, is one of Indonesia’s efforts to increase exports to Turkey.
US in potential FTA with the Philippines
30-May-2018 Just Style
The US has said it looks forward to resolving outstanding issues with the Philippines and exploring the best method in which to strengthen and expand trade relations between the two countries.
JEFTA: An exclusive trade between EU negotiators and big business
29-May-2018 CEO
While the deal is officially called the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, the nature of the agreement is far from a genuine partnership: Many interest groups, in Japan and in the EU, have not had an equal say in the negotiations of this deal.
Jordan to end Turkish free trade agreement
29-May-2018 Ahval
The deal was suspended in March, but the following month Jordan announced it was willing to reactivate the agreement provided Turkey agreed to meet certain conditions.
The free trade myth
29-May-2018 Business Day
Eschewing the ACFTA and EPA may be a blessing in disguise for Nigeria.
Mongolia, Russia to seek free trade deal
29-May-2018 Xinhua
Mongolia and Russia have agreed to work toward a free trade agreement to expand bilateral economic cooperation.
Can RCEP negotiations be concluded by end-2018?
29-May-2018 The Asean Post
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) inched closer to completion last March when the ministers of all 16 countries met in Singapore for their fourth intersessional meeting. Next up on the almanac for leaders is a ministerial meeting which will be held in Tokyo on 1 July.
Chinese officials to visit India to discuss RCEP issues, says Prabhu
29-May-2018 Business Today
Chinese officials will visit India soon to hold bilateral discussions on the issues hampering the negotiations of the proposed mega free trade deal — Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said.
Pakistan, China agree on terms of FTA Phase II
29-May-2018 The Nation
According to official documents, the agreed liberalisation level of 90 percent, tariff lines and trade value have been slashed to 75 percent of tariff lines for both countries and some new terms have also been added to the agreement.
EU upbeat on Indonesia-EU CEPA deal amid palm oil issue
29-May-2018 The Jakarta Post
The European Union believes ongoing debate over palm oil with Indonesia will not hamper the progress of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EU CEPA).
Horizontal provisions for cross-border data flows and for personal data protection (in EU trade and investment agreements)
28-May-2018 European Commission
As released by the European Commission
Trade deals with Australia and New Zealand could cause chaos for Irish agriculture
28-May-2018 AgriLand
This week’s confirmation that the European Union (EU) is to commence trade talks with Australia and New Zealand has bad news written all over it from the perspective of Irish agriculture.
Investment law leads to more investment: A faulty premise?
28-May-2018 Oup Blog
When officials drafted investment treaties and arbitration, did they expect them to facilitate more investment? The answer that emerges from internal discussions among officials in the UK and the US is clear: no.
Legitimising an unsustainable approach to trade
28-May-2018 Power Shift
Simply throwing labour (or the environment, or sustainable development) objectives into the FTA mix adds a facade of legitimacy to the process of “deep integration” of neoliberal economic polices which are inherently antagonistic to these objectives.
Updated Canada-Israel trade agreement to give gender rules ’teeth’
28-May-2018 CBC
Revamped trade pact also includes new provisions for labour standards, environment.
Chicken safety fear as chlorine washing fails bacteria tests
28-May-2018 The Guardian
British microbiologists find that American technique at heart of Brexit trade row does not kill listeria and salmonella