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BNY Mellon freezes $22 bln in Kazakhstan assets
21-Dec-2017 Nasdaq
The legal row between Stati, his son Gabriel, two family-controlled companies and the Republic of Kazakhstan has dragged on for years in various courts.
Indonesia, Chile sign CEPA
21-Dec-2017 Jakarta Post
Indonesia and Chile have signed the Indonesia-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita announced.
British investor claims USD 500 million from Russian coal mine
21-Dec-2017 Steel Guru
A British investment group has demanded USD 500 million from Russia and accused the country of state-sponsored corporate theft in a battle for control of a Siberian coal mine.
Australia and Indonesia fail to meet free-trade deal deadline
21-Dec-2017 Sydney Morning Herald
Australia and Indonesia have conceded they will fail to pull off a free-trade deal this year despite repeated commitments.
UK demands secrecy in Brexit trade talks with US
21-Dec-2017 i News
The British Government has demanded total secrecy in its free trade talks with the US for a post-Brexit deal.
Gove: UK would not compromise with US on food standards
20-Dec-2017 The Guardian
Environment secretary sets up possible clash in future US trade talks over retaining EU regulations post-Brexit.
EU-Mercosur trade agreement: A bad deal for transparency, policy coherence and access to medicines
20-Dec-2017 Health Action International
Negotiations are now nearing completion and there are increasing concerns among public health advocates, patient and consumer organisations, and other stakeholders, both in Europe and the Americas.
Japan’s farm output to take ¥150 billion hit after new Pacific trade deal’s effects kick in: estimates
20-Dec-2017 Japan Times
Japan’s agricultural, forestry and fisheries output will suffer by up to ¥150 billion ($1.3 billion) once the effects of an 11-member Pacific Rim free trade agreement kick in
Pakistan working towards FTA with Pacific South East nations
20-Dec-2017 Geo
Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines in the Pacific region are among the countries in the list to start a dialogue on Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) which will pave the way towards FTA for promoting trade liberalization.
EU and Kyrgyzstan launch negotiations for new agreement
20-Dec-2017 Trend
It is expected that the new agreement will focus on political cooperation, trade and investment relations, economic cooperation in support of sustainable development, and other aspects of bilateral relations.
EFTA and Ecuador progress free trade talks
20-Dec-2017 Tax-News
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland – and Ecuador have concluded the fifth round of talks towards an agreement that will reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers to bilateral trade.
The urgent clarification of import duties applied in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana related to their interim EPAs
19-Dec-2017 SOL
What will happen if the regional EPA of West Africa is never finalized?
KORUS FTA negotiations likely to be partial revision rather than complete overhaul
19-Dec-2017 Hankyoreh
South Korean Trade Minister expects the US to ask for liberalization of the agriculture and livestock sectors.
China forces Maldives to sign ’Beijing-driven’ Free Trade Agreement
19-Dec-2017 Deccan Chronicle
The Maldives prez rushed into the agreement without following legal norms which created considerable anti-China sentiments among his people.
S. Korea, India to hold talks on trade deal improvement
19-Dec-2017 Yonhap
South Korea and India will hold a new round of talks on the improvement of a bilateral trade deal.
Ross: US still open to TTIP
19-Dec-2017 Global Trade
Several hurdles ahead before agreement can be reached.
EU-LatAm trade deal good for agribusiness; bad for Amazon, climate
19-Dec-2017 Mongabay
The emphasis on production and international consumption could greatly increase the need for agricultural land in Latin America, and result in a major increase in deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado, and Argentine Chaco.
Malaysia and Sri Lanka to speed up FTA talks
19-Dec-2017 Hiru
President Maithripala Sirisena and the visiting Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak agreed to expand trade relations between the 2 countries further.
Two new CEPA agreements inked
19-Dec-2017 Macau News
The “Investment Agreement” and the “Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation” under the framework of the China and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement have been signed.
NAFTA, no NAFTA, or worse: TPP via NAFTA?
19-Dec-2017 IATP
NAFTA has failed family farmers, as well as workers and our environments, in all three NAFTA countries. Why the rush to complete negotiations in a matter of months for a NAFTA 2.0 based on the same failed policies?