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US to seek strict rules of origin in NAFTA talks, sources say
13-Oct-2017     CNBC
The US wants 85 percent of content to come from the United States, Mexico and Canada. The request may include a demand for a 50 percent American content requirement.
India-Mauritius to restart FTA talks soon
13-Oct-2017     Business Standard
Agreement of strategic importance to counter Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean.
Multilateral Investment Court: an utterly flawed and unjust system
12-Oct-2017     EurActiv
The European Commission’s plans for a Multilateral Investment Court sanctions a biased and ineffective arbitration system, leaving people and the environment exposed to international investors’ whims.
Trump raises possibility of Canada-US deal in meeting with Trudeau
12-Oct-2017     CBC
Trump has said he likes 'bilateral deals,' but Trudeau still focused on agreement including Mexico.
Karuturi contemplates legal recourse for loss in Ethiopia
11-Oct-2017     The Reporter
Karuturi could sue the government of Ethiopia at international tribunals on the basis of violations of the Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement India and Ethiopia have signed on.
China’s free trade agreements in South Asia
11-Oct-2017     China Briefings
China is steadily laying the groundwork for its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative program.
Push for Australia to open its doors to Indonesian workers under free trade deal
11-Oct-2017     SMH
Indonesia is pushing for Australia to open its doors to more Indonesian workers - such as nurses and cooks - as well as removing tariffs on textiles as free trade negotiations between the two countries enter the final month.
Burundi Government urges EU to remove sanctions
11-Oct-2017     All Africa
First-vice speaker of Burundi Senate said Burundi will not have the courage to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement in the context of economic sanctions imposed against it.
Britain could join NAFTA if Brexit trade deal fails: Telegraph newspaper
11-Oct-2017     Reuters
Britain could join a formal trade alliance with the United States, Canada and Mexico if the European Union refuses to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal.
China reaches Belt Road milestone with Eurasian Economic Union trade agreement
11-Oct-2017     The Asset
Agreement directly meets Belt Road objectives by liberalizing trade and investment along Eurasian landmass.