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As US shocks with NAFTA demands, other countries asking: What does Trump want?
16-Oct-2017     National Post
The No. 1 discussion topic at this current round is whether chief US negotiator's team is being ordered to sabotage the talks, so President Donald Trump can declare NAFTA has failed.
The EU-Myanmar IPA threatens emerging democracy
16-Oct-2017     The Irrawaddy
The EU accounts for about 10 percent of foreign direct investment in Myanmar and is keen to raise that number with its planned Investment Protection Agreement (IPA), a wide-ranging agreement on trade that has been in-negotiation in recent years.
Invenergy says to take USD-700m Polish wind claim to intl arbitration
16-Oct-2017     Renewables Now
US clean energy company Invenergy LLC has notified the Polish authorities it plans to turn to international arbitration over its wind investments in the country, if no settlement is reached within six months.
PH not joining TPP without US
16-Oct-2017     Manila Bulletin
Finance Secretary Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez stated that the Philippines is not joining the TPP, contradicting the position of Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez who renewed his interest of joining the TPP.
Time running out for NAFTA talks, set to be extended - sources
16-Oct-2017     Reuters
Negotiators at talks to modernize NAFTA are running out of time and look set to extend the remaining rounds in a bid to meet an end-year deadline as tensions rise, three sources familiar with the matter said.
RCEP: Robbing communities to extract profit
14-Oct-2017     APWLD
RCEP will give multinational corporations unprecedented rights
US hikes tensions in NAFTA talks with call for 'sunset clause'
13-Oct-2017     Reuters
Washington has dramatically increased tensions in talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement by proposing that the lifespan of any new deal be limited to five years.
EU MPs back Australia, NZ trade deals
13-Oct-2017     SBS
The European Parliament's trade committee has voted 30 to five in favour of starting trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand.
Indonesia, Turkey sign document on trade talks
13-Oct-2017     Xinhua
Indonesia and Turkey signed a document leading to negotiation rounds of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries.
Assessing the impacts of investment treaties: Overview of the evidence
13-Oct-2017     IISD
It is unclear whether investment treaties’ impact on FDI flows constitutes a benefit to a host state.