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AmCham Singapore voices support for TPP-11
25-Aug-2017     AmCham Singapore
AmCham Singapore urges the eleven members of the TPP to reach a successful conclusion to ongoing deliberations and implement the agreement as soon as possible, as it is "supportive of US businesses"
Norway, China launch free trade talks
25-Aug-2017     Reuters
Norway and China have resumed talks on a bilateral free trade deal, Norway's Industry Ministry said Thursday, in another sign that their relationship was thawing after a row over the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Support threatened if Trump team abandons investment protection provision
25-Aug-2017     FT
Three top US business groups have fired a warning shot at the Trump administration, threatening to drop their support for its renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement if a controversial investment protection provision is abandoned.
Concerns over proposed TPP11 next steps re e-commerce
24-Aug-2017    
The beneficiaries of the TPP’s e-commerce rules will be the major US technology companies, and possibly those from China (neither of whom have to provide market access in return in the TPP11), civil society statement says.
Health community's concerns re TPP11 proposed next steps
24-Aug-2017    
Stronger intellectual property protection would benefit the US in return for no concessions, civil society groups tell TPP11 Ministers
Internet freedom and public interest groups concerns re TPP11 proposed next steps
24-Aug-2017    
Stronger intellectual property protection does not benefit the TPP11 but would benefit the US in return for no concessions by the USA, a civil society letter to ministers asserts
Indonesia, Chile trade deal expected to be sealed by year-end
24-Aug-2017     Jakarta Post
Indonesia and Chile are both confident about concluding a comprehensive economic partnership agreement on time at the fifth round of negotiations in Chile, scheduled for this October.
CETA: Canada’s cheese quota settlement upsets EU dairy farmers
24-Aug-2017     EurActiv
Canada’s federal government has finalised the details of an additional import quota that will allow 18,500 tonnes of European cheese to enter Canada -- 50% by manufacturers and 50% by distributors and retailers -- but EU dairy producers say cheese makers in Canada have no interest to allow European cheese through
A BIT of critique
24-Aug-2017     The Hindu
A committee in India, led by Justice B.N. Srikrishna, has lost an opportunity to push for the recalibration of the country's BIT regime
Pharmaceutical prices, intellectual property rights emerge as key issues in KORUS FTA discussions
24-Aug-2017     Hankyoreh
Through the KORUS revision, the US is openly seeking to bridge its trade deficit with Korea by renegotiating specific terms for individual product categories.