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FTAs with Iran, HK, by yearend: MITI
31-Jul-2017     Bernama
Malaysia expects to conclude free trade agreements with Hong Kong and Iran by year-end and affirms that the FTA between Malaysia and EU is also advancing
Tell us who gains from RCEP: People's Forum demands as RCEP talks end
28-Jul-2017     People’s Forum against FTAs and RCEP
“Tell us at least now who gains from RCEP,” People’s Forum challenges the Indian government as the 19th round of RCEP negotiations comes to an end
The Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) in Africa – A human rights perspective
28-Jul-2017     UNECA
Report: Assessing the distributional impacts of an agreement such as the CFTA is crucial to ensure that human rights and trade are complementary.
RCEP IP chapter: A serious threat to access to knowledge/cultural goods?
28-Jul-2017     Live Law
RCEP stands to adversely affect nearly half of the world’s population on areas like access to knowledge and access to medicines. We would like to highlight five issues related to access to knowledge/cultural goods, based on the leaked IP chapter.
Ukraine, Israel begin 6th round of talks on FTA
28-Jul-2017     Kyiv Post
The delegations of Ukraine and Israel will hold the sixth round of negotiations on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries in Kyiv on July 26-27, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine told Interfax-Ukraine on July 26.
Greeks fear they will lose their ‘white gold’ with CETA
28-Jul-2017     EurActiv
Farmers in Greece are concerned about the fate of feta cheese in EU trade agreements with third countries after the EU failed to fully protect the iconic product in the CETA free trade deal with Canada.
Japan ups tariffs on US beef, giving Aussie meat the edge
28-Jul-2017     ABC Rural
Australia's beef industry has been buoyed today by news that Japan is likely to announce it will dramatically increase tariffs on US beef imports.
The African trade revolution afoot
28-Jul-2017     The Herald
In a tumultuous year for the global trading landscape, negotiations for a huge Africa-wide free trade area -- the Continental Free Trade Area, combining the economies of 55 states comprising 1.2 billion people in a market with a GDP of $2.19 trillion -- are progressing rapidly.
Why RCEP is more dangerous than bilateral investment treaties
28-Jul-2017     Jakarta Post
Crucial to RCEP’s investment protection chapter is the highly controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism, a system of privatised justice characterised by international arbitration tribunals outside of the reach of domestic legal systems, explains Cecilia Olivet of TNI
Harsh sentencing of Aymara leader reveals the politics of criminalization in Peru
27-Jul-2017     Intercontinental Cry
This past month, eighteen Aymara community leaders endured the final stages of a trial that had them facing up to 28 years in prison and massive fines for their alleged roles in the 2011 ‘Aymarazo’ protests against the Santa Ana silver mine on the Peru-Bolivia border.