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Despite seed concerns, CPTPP study to proceed
1-Oct-2018 Bangkok Post
Thai farmers and civil society organisations vented their concerns about the impact of the new pact’s IP chapter that prevents them from saving and reusing seeds that contain patented plant material.
Canada, US have reached a NAFTA deal - now called the USMCA
1-Oct-2018 CBC
Canada and the U.S. have announced a tentative new trilateral trade deal with Mexico that includes some key concessions on issues of import to both countries — and also a reworked name: the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
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From Quito: Pablo Fajardo & Donald Moncayo
28-Sep-2018 TeleSur
Pablo Fajardo, the lead lawyer for the communities who have been fighting for 25 years for compensation for the severe pollution in the amazon region, and Donald Moncayo, one of the coordinators of the organization that has led this campaign talk about the Chevron case.
Lawyers sue EU Commission for information on legality of trade deal tribunals
28-Sep-2018 Client Earth
ClientEarth has challenged a judgment regarding the European Commission’s decision to keep secret information about controversial investment tribunals in EU international trade deals.
Trade ministers, chief negotiators to hold series of meetings on RCEP trade pact in Oct
28-Sep-2018 Business Standard
Trade ministers and senior officials of RCEP member countries, including India and China, will hold series of meetings in October to iron out issues hampering negotiations over the proposed mega trade deal.
Investor-state dispute settlement: An anachronism whose time has gone
27-Sep-2018 Council on Economic Policies
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is a postcolonial relic that should be abolished.
India proposes free trade agreement with Bangladesh
27-Sep-2018 Money Control
India has proposed Bangladesh to consider negotiating a comprehensive free trade agreement with a view to promote two-way commerce and investments.
How Trump split Mexico and Canada in NAFTA talks
27-Sep-2018 Reuters
The Mexican president-elect agreed to the US president’s request for a bilateral agreement while Canadian officials believe Mexico gave up too much in the deal.
Mexico ready to proceed with bilateral US-trade deal; Canada may join: negotiator
27-Sep-2018 France 24
Mexico is prepared to advance a bilateral trade agreement with the United States that Canada could join within the next few weeks, a top Mexican NAFTA negotiator said.
Review Tanzania, The Netherlands investment agreement, CSO says
27-Sep-2018 The Citizen
Tanzania is urged to review the 15 years Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with the Kingdom of Netherlands expires in April 2019 before it reckons itself for another 10 years.
US, Japan agree to negotiate a free trade agreement
27-Sep-2018 AP
It’s a significant shift by Tokyo which has been a strong advocate of a multi-nation trans-Pacific trade pact that President Donald Trump withdrew from soon after taking office.
Moon’s ’anti-corruption’ move invites ISDS lawsuits
26-Sep-2018 Korea Times
The Moon Jae-in administration’s campaign to "root out archaic irregularities" appears to have backfired as global private equity funds are rushing to file investor-state dispute settlements.
EU open to free trade but not Chequers customs plan: document
26-Sep-2018 Reuters
EU negotiators are ready to offer Theresa May a free-trade area after Brexit but say that there must be a customs border.
What a free trade pact with the US means for India
26-Sep-2018 Live Mint
Entering into negotiations for a free trade agreement with the world’s largest economy is not going to be a walk in the woods, nor a fireside chat.
India, Mauritius to hold next round of FTA talks from Wednesday
26-Sep-2018 Deccan Herald
Mauritius is also holding negotiations for a similar pact with China, with which India has a huge trade deficit.
Palm oil to remain part of free trade talks despite opposition
26-Sep-2018 Swiss Info
The Swiss Senate has narrowly voted against proposals to exclude palm from any free trade agreement with Malaysia and Indonesia.
Trade policy and the case of TTIP
25-Sep-2018 Alter EU
New generation “trade” deals actually have less to do with trade than with who makes the rules, and who holds power over rule-makers.
Japan and Turkey seek early conclusion of free trade accord
25-Sep-2018 Japan Times
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to try to conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement “at an early date.”
Palm oil lobbyist negotiates with Bern
25-Sep-2018 SonntagsZeitung
The chief negotiator of Indonesia sits on the board of directors of the Indonesian company Astra Agro Lestari, one of the country’s largest palm oil producers.