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A hard-Brexit think tank accidentally published its plans for US-UK ‘shadow trade talks’
19-Feb-2018     Unearthed
The Initiative for Free Trade - which is supported by trade secretary Liam Fox - has now deleted the plans from its website.
Revising China FTA may not make big difference
19-Feb-2018     The Dawn
Pakistan and China have agreed to amend the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with a view to providing Pakistani exports with better access to the Chinese market.
A four-nation alliance may be rising to counter China's Belt and Road
19-Feb-2018     CNBC
Four countries — the US, Japan, India and Australia — could join forces to set up an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative in an attempt to counter Beijing's growing influence, the Australian Financial Review reported Sunday.
India, Iran sign 9 agreements during Hassan Rouhani's visit: MoUs on medicine, trade and connectivity key highlights
19-Feb-2018     FirstPost
Iran president Hassan Rouhani visited India between 15 and 17 February. In his first-ever visit after taking over as President of Iran, Rouhani met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday and held "substantive and productive" talks to boost cooperation in areas of defence and security, trade and investment, and energy, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Indigenous and human rights defenders visiting the EU call for stronger rights protections in agro-commodity business and policies for deforestation-free trade and investment
16-Feb-2018     Forest Peoples Programme
Citing outcomes from a major trade and human rights forum backed by findings from comprehensive new report, delegation demands political action during visits to Amsterdam, Hague, Brussels and London.
Mnuchin says Washington studying possible return to TPP through renegotiation
16-Feb-2018     Japan Times
President Donald Trump’s administration is actively discussing the possibility of rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal on condition that the United States renegotiate it to secure better terms.
PNG to sign free trade agreement
16-Feb-2018     Post Courrier
Papua New Guinea will sign the Melanesian Spearhead Group free trade agreement as soon as the leaders resolve some of the outstanding domestic trade-related issues.
Japan and Norway: Elevated economic, geopolitical and gender equality cooperation on the horizon
16-Feb-2018     The Diplomat
Bilateral ties between Tokyo and Oslo are set to converge, with multiple areas for cooperation.
Canada set to open free trade talks with South American bloc
16-Feb-2018     CBC
Officials hope to begin Mercosur talks March 9, the day after signing revised TPP.
Civil society recommendations for the investment chapter of the revised EU-Mexico FTA
16-Feb-2018     S2B
The undersigned organisations take the position that it is advisable to break away from the fundamentally flawed and increasingly controversial ISDS system.