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Laos, Vietnam expand free trade agreement
10-Mar-2015 Tax News
Laos and Vietnam signed an improved free trade agreement (FTA) on March 3, 2015, to replace their existing treaty dating back to 1998.
TTIP or the disintegration of the EU
10-Mar-2015 Estrella Digital
Ecologistas en Acción and ‘No al TTIP’ consider that the EU-US trade agreement will mean reductions in labor rights and these will be justified by “cost reduction based on the anti-trade union policy of the US – that has not ratified ILO conventions – and on labor reforms imposed by the Troika”.
"We won’t just rubber-stamp the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Workers deserve better"
9-Mar-2015 The Guardian
Progressives in US Congress believe that fair trade agreements are possible – but not if the administration follows the old model for negotiations
Thousands protest in NZ against Pacific-wide free trade
9-Mar-2015 Scoop
Thousands of New Zealanders turned out in protests across the country Saturday against a Pacific-wide free trade deal claimed to be “selling out” the people’s future.
European Union intensifying efforts for negotiations on India FTA
9-Mar-2015 Financial Express
EU officials say that while they are looking at a ‘political push’ from India to kick-start the stalled negotiations, the 28-nation bloc is willing to be flexible in resolving the contentious issues.
Asia-Pacific to strike deal by year-end
9-Mar-2015 Jakarta Post
Sixteen nations across the Asia-Pacific region expect to conclude talks that will free up trade and investment in a region that covers 28 percent of the world’s economy by the end of this year, say high-ranking officials from Indonesia and China.
S. Korea ’natural candidate’ for Pacific trade deal: US official
9-Mar-2015 Yonhap
Implementing a bilateral trade deal with the United States as well as a number of key regional players makes South Korea a "natural candidate" to join ongoing discussions for the Washington-led Pacific Rim trading bloc, but it needs to make a stronger commitment in wider areas, a senior American official said Monday.
Why is Malaysia so interested in joining the TPP? – Analysis
9-Mar-2015 Eureasia Review
Why is the Malaysian government so committed to signing the TPP despite its lack of popularity amongst various quarters in Malaysian society?
China, US basically complete text negotiation on BIT
9-Mar-2015 CRI
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced the text of a bilateral investment treaty with the United States has been completed.
The TTIP will lead to 600 000 job losses in the EU
8-Mar-2015 No al TTIP
A study presented in the European Parliament predicted that the controversial agreement that Brussels and Washington are negotiating behind closed doors would bring about losses in jobs, economic capacity, salaries as well as exports.
European Union seeks Narendra Modi’s intervention to resume FTA talks
8-Mar-2015 PTI
Keen to expand economic ties with India, the European Union has sought a ’political push’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restart the stalled talks for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and expressed readiness to adopt flexibility to iron out differences on crucial issues.
Hungary will not back any EU-US trade deal that impairs court authority: PM
6-Mar-2015 Reuters
Hungary will not support any trade agreement between the United States and the European Union that impairs the jurisdiction of Hungarian courts in trade disputes, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.
European body seeks changes to trade-related regulations
6-Mar-2015 The Nation
The European Association for Business and Commerce has urged Thailand to revise trade-related regulations
Thai-Russian cooperation set for new heights as trade expands
6-Mar-2015 RBTH
Despite the global downturn and economic troubles in Russia, trade between Moscow and Bangkok is in rude health, with the food and agriculture sectors showing especially dynamic growth.
Creative accounting and the sales pitch for ISDS
6-Mar-2015 EurActiv
Studies that promote investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) have generated misleading numbers and dubious recommendations. Legislators should approach all studies with caution, warns Gus Van Harten.
El Salvador: Talks to enable FTA with Canada to be finalized
5-Mar-2015 La Prensa Gráfica
Rigoberto Monge, the economic advisor of the Salvadoran Industrial Association (ASI), reported that El Salvador and Canada are finalizing a free trade agreement.
EP: Socialists and Democrats restate objection to private tribunals in trade deals
4-Mar-2015 S&DGroup
Today the Socialist and Democrats Group in the European Parliament adopted a very strong position paper on Investor-State Dispute Settlements, opposing the inclusion of the controversial mechanism in trade deals with both the US and Canada.
TPP free trade agreement would increase cost of medicine In Mexico, Peru, Chile, and other countries
4-Mar-2015 Latin Times
TPP — the Trans-PacificPartnership — is making waves from Peru to Australia, concerning public health officials and consumer advocates.
TTIP and the push for a new global economic order
4-Mar-2015
A lot of protest has arisen against the Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in recent times, and rightly so. For those who take a good look at the available negotiating documents realize that it is about a lot more than granting Access to our markets for chlorine chickens and hormone-infested beef, or the abolition of our committees for Security and Hygiene in the work environment. This is about something bigger. It’s about the continuation and the imposition of the neoliberal agenda. It is about laying the bricks for a hegemonic worldview for the coming decennia.
Vietnam completes negotiations for 3 of 6 major free trade pacts
4-Mar-2015 Thanh Nien News
Vietnam says it has completed negotiations for FTAs with the Customs Union, the EU and South Korea, while remaining are the TPP, RCEP and EFTA.