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Chinese mainland, Macao negotiate on comprehensively upgrading CEPA
28-Sep-2017     Xinhua
The negotiation between the Chinese mainland and Macao on comprehensively upgrading Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements has entered its final stage.
Riigikogu ratifies EU-Canadian free trade agreement
28-Sep-2017     ERR
The Parliament of Estonia ratified the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Contentious issues lie ahead as Ottawa NAFTA talks end
28-Sep-2017     Toronto Star
Top trade ministers from Mexico, Canada and the U.S. met Wednesday as stakeholders warn it will take a “Hail Mary” pass to finish negotiations by year’s end.
UK to start new ‘trade dialogue’ with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
28-Sep-2017     UK Government
The UK´s trade dialogue with the Andean countries will aim to strengthen bilateral trade and prepare the ground for potential future FTAs post Brexit.
Myths and risks of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement
27-Sep-2017     TNI
As the signing of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) draws near, concerns over the secrecy surrounding the agreement’s negotiations and the risks it poses abound, alongside many myths about its potential benefits.
A look into China’s slowly increasing appearance in ISDS cases
27-Sep-2017     IISD
Recent decades have been marked by China’s economic, military and diplomatic rise, and its increasing integration into the international order.
Investment treaties and the internal vetting of regulatory proposals: A case study from Canada
27-Sep-2017     IISD
Does the prospect of foreign investor claims against countries in investor­–state dispute settlement (ISDS) lead to regulatory chill?
India, S. Korea to upgrade FTA at ‘earliest’
27-Sep-2017     The Hindu
New Delhi wants its English, yoga teachers to get opportunities to offer services.
Canada pushes inclusion of strong, progressive labour standards in NAFTA
27-Sep-2017     National Observer
Canada is pushing for the inclusion of enforceable, progressive labour standards in a rewritten North American Free Trade Agreement.
Free trade talks with EFTA grouping hit IPR, services wall
26-Sep-2017     The Hindu
Switzerland insists on intellectual property commitments beyond TRIPS.