5-May-2017
Global Times
China could set a goal of reaching an RCEP deal without India.
4-May-2017
Japan Times
An idea has emerged that the Trans-Pacific Partnership can take effect among at least five nations including Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
4-May-2017
TNI
Ecuador’s review of its investment agreements may be unique in terms of scope, depth and citizen participation, however it is a part of an international trend towards increased scepticism towards the international arbitration system.
4-May-2017
Week of action and resistance
4-May-2017
Bloomberg
The flurry has seen the bloc starting or accelerating talks with countries as far afield as New Zealand and Japan. In Asia, though, China remains the outlier for the EU on a long-stalled investment pact, the precursor to an eventual trade deal.
4-May-2017
Politico
The idea of a U.S.-Japan bilateral trade deal isn’t getting much enthusiasm from senior Japanese lawmakers, unless it leads back to what Tokyo views as the more realistic and most beneficial result: the TPP.
4-May-2017
APWLD
Civil society groups say no to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
3-May-2017
The Hindu
India is open to considering Turkey’s proposal to negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement in goods, services and investments despite the politically volatile situation in Ankara, but needs time to weigh the potential gains for its industry.
3-May-2017
Prensa Latina
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau''s Government is debating the most essential issues for a free trade agreement with the Southern Common Market.
3-May-2017
Tax-news
The European Free Trade Association, which comprises Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein, has published its 56th Annual Report, which includes details of the bloc's free trade agenda.
