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Pak-Iran to sign FTA after resumption of banking channels
10-Apr-2017 The Nation
Joint ministerial level meeting between Pakistan and Iran to be held in Tehran on April 18, for negotiation on bilateral trade and FTA between the two countries.
Four ways our trade vision beats Trump’s
10-Apr-2017 Huffington Post
Progressives and Trump form two opposing sides in a battle that’s currently underway for the future of U.S. trade policy.
As CETA looms, Canada braces for the European cheese invasion
10-Apr-2017 The Globe and Mail
With CETA, Canada agreed to import 18,500 tonnes of European cheeses annually by year six.
China, Norway set timeframe for FTA talks
10-Apr-2017 IntraFish
Negotiations will start during the summer ‘at the latest.’
China, Australia to prepare for FTA upgrade talks: ministry
10-Apr-2017 CCTV
China and Australia will prepare to begin talks on upgrading a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations.
India stands in the way of China’s free trade ambitions
10-Apr-2017 Foreign Policy
India’s refusal to open its markets is dashing China’s hopes to dominate trade in Asia
Japan, EU make some progress in EPA talks
7-Apr-2017 Japan News
Japan and the EU have effectively reached accords on over half of the 27 areas in the EPA negotiations.
Free trade pact off Australia PM Turnbull’s agenda
7-Apr-2017 The Hindu
India and Australia will not sign the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement during the visit of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Kingsgate to talk with Thai government
7-Apr-2017 The Australian
The Thai government says it is ready to hold talks with Australian goldmining company, Kingsgate Consolidated, over the closure of its Thai mining operations last year.
Byzantine bilateralism
7-Apr-2017 World Policy Blog
Bilateral commercial negotiations can enable strong countries to dominate weaker ones.
As India remains hard-nosed on its demands, foreign and trade policy gap widens
7-Apr-2017 Financial Express
The Indian resistance to RCEP can be traced to the disappointment with outcomes of earlier FTAs with RCEP members.
Pacer-Plus has lessons for RCEP
7-Apr-2017 Bloomberg Quint
For the RCEP, Pacer-Plus offers a case in point on how motivations can affect negotiations, with the deal frequently sidetracked by tit-for-tat spats
Pacer-plus deal does not benefit Pacific Islands
7-Apr-2017 AFTINET
The deal could be signed as early as April and without the two biggest Pacific Island economies, PNG and Fiji.
Australia and EU agree on free trade deal ’scope and ambition’
6-Apr-2017 SMH
EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom and Australia’s Trade Minister Steven Ciobo formally agreed on the scope and ambition of a future FTA.
Turkish investors wary of impending FTA with Pakistan
6-Apr-2017 The Express Tribune
It has been argued that Pakistan has signed six FTAs and Preferential Trade Agreements since 2006, but none of them have so far benefited the country.
EU-Japan FTA - draft small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) chapter (EU proposal, March 2017)
6-Apr-2017 European Commission
As released by the European Commission
EU-Japan FTA - draft good regulatory practices and regulatory cooperation chapter (March 2017)
6-Apr-2017 European Commission
As released by the European Commission
Gilead Pharma corp withdraws investment arbitration after Ukraine agrees to settlement of dispute over monopoly rights to market anti-viral drug
5-Apr-2017 IA Reporter
Ukraine has settled a dispute with American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Inc., following the company’s pursuit of legal remedies in both domestic courts and via investment arbitration.
On NAFTA, Trump’s caution falls short of his tough talk — and that’s fine with free traders
5-Apr-2017 Dallas News
Trump called NAFTA a disaster and vowed to scrap it and start over. But in nine weeks as president, he’s taken a much more cautious approach toward the deal with Mexico and Canada.
Hope RCEP will be in place at early date with Indian help
5-Apr-2017 PTI
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has hoped that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement will be in place at an earlier date with encouragement from India.