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Sri Lanka eyeing longer talks with China on FTA
5-Feb-2018     Reuters
Sri Lanka wants a longer-time period to negotiate a free trade agreement with China as it is concerned about the economic impact of a rushed deal on their small country, the Sri Lankan ambassador said on Sunday.
Pakistan-China trade talks to begin in Beijing on Wednesday
5-Feb-2018     Pakistan Observer
place in Beijing on Wednesday. The government is preparing for the FTA dialogue with an aim to explore huge market of China ,” said an official of the ministry of commerce. China had recently offered to re-initiate the stalled talks on free trade agreement-II, which is likely to resolve the pending issues.
RCEP talks in Indonesia focus on concessions, crafting of sensitive list
5-Feb-2018     Business Mirror
As the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) made significant headway in January, negotiating countries in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are pressured to conclude the trade deal, and they try to make progress in the ongoing talks in Indonesia.
Delhi’s RCEP talks on intellectual property shouldn’t forget India’s role as ‘Pharmacy of the World’
5-Feb-2018     The Wire
India must resist pressure from Japan and South Korea in RCEP for the elevated levels of intellectual property provisions and make sure the deal doesn’t limit the production of life-saving generic drugs in India and for many other developing countries of the world.
FTA Switzerland – Indonesia: Respect human rights and nature – keep palm oil outside!
5-Feb-2018     Bread for All
Palm oil must be excluded from the free trade agreement between Switzerland and Indonesia. In an open letter to Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann, Swiss environmental, human rights, consumer and farming organizations are calling for this.
Turkey-Japan FTA negotiations nears end
3-Feb-2018     Daily Sabah
The eighth round of negotiations on the Turkey-Japan FTA, which was launched with an initiative of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan back in 2014, was held in Ankara.
With TPP agreed, RCEP members look to catch up
2-Feb-2018     Nikkei
Trade negotiations kicking off Friday will cover tariffs, investor protections.
Korea, US wrap up 2nd round of FTA talks
1-Feb-2018     Korea Times
Negotiators from South Korea and the United States failed to narrow differences over key trade issues in their second round of talks to amend the countries' bilateral free trade pact.
Over 100 organizations concerned with health sign open letter to Canadian, Mexican and US ministers of health and trade
1-Feb-2018     Pharmacist
AIDS, cancer, religious-based, teacher, and retiree advocacy groups were among the more than 100 organizations that recently signed a letter warning health and trade ministers of the United States, Canada, and Mexico not to undermine NAFTA's access to affordable medicines.
Botswana signs tripartite free trade area agreement
1-Feb-2018     Xinhua
Botswana signed a tripartite free trade area agreement which marked a milestone in the trade agenda of the African Union.