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May seeks to preserve gains from EU-Japan trade deal for UK
30-Aug-2017     Bloomberg
Prime Minister Theresa May said she’s keen for the UK to keep any benefits from a potential trade deal between the European Union and Japan after its scheduled departure from the bloc in March 2019.
Canada says 'hard no' on changing NAFTA dispute resolution
30-Aug-2017     Washington Examiner
Canada will oppose any effort to change the investor-state dispute resolution system in the North American Free Trade Agreement, sources tell the Washington Examiner
Vietnam proposes amendments to stalled TPP trade deal at Sydney talks: sources
29-Aug-2017     Reuters
Officials from 11 of the 12 countries that committed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal are meeting in Sydney for talks to re-energize the stalled agreement and discuss amendmends to the pact following the withdrawal of the US.
Spur self-sustaining development of Africa via more Japanese investment
29-Aug-2017     Yomiurui Shimbun
Japan intends to conclude new bilateral investment treaties with 13 countries, including Algeria and Morocco.
Peru sees 'ambitious' trade deal with Australia as early as 2018
29-Aug-2017     Reuters
Peru expects a “very ambitious” free trade deal with Australia that covers goods, services and investments to be implemented as early as next year, Peru’s deputy trade minister said
Japan has shot down Theresa May's hopes for a quick trade deal after Brexit
29-Aug-2017     Busines Insider
Japan is currently in talks with the EU about a free trade agreement and has no intention of rushing that negotiation to satisfy the wishes of UK government, the Financial Times reports.
Trump move on settling trade disputes splits NAFTA fans and critics
29-Aug-2017     Washington Examiner
The Trump administration's proposal to revamp NAFTA's system for settling disputes between governments and private companies splits both the opposition to and the advocates for ISDS
NAFTA renegotiation: Will working people continue to get shafted?
29-Aug-2017     Building Bridges
Interview with Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizens Global Trade Watch, and Gisela Perez, lawyer and journalist who works at NGO Derechos Digitales and is a spokesperson of the coalition "Mexico Against NAFTA", composed of more than 30 civil society organizations and trade unions.
To prevent influx of imports hurting Indian steelmakers, Centre set to raise this shield
28-Aug-2017     Financial Express
India's steel ministry wants to protect the local steel industry from influx of imports under the proposed RCEP deal
"Modernize NAFTA, but don't ruin its energy trade provisions"
25-Aug-2017     Washington Examiner
More than 100 associations representing US businesses are teaming up to encourage the Trump administration to maintain ISDS protections as it renegotiates NAFTA, writes the head of the US oil and natural gas industry trade group