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Australia to pursue FTA with China's Hong Kong: trade minister
24-Apr-2017     Xinhua
The Australian government has announced it will pursue a free trade agreement with Hong Kong in an attempt to secure further service export opportunities for Australian businesses.
Canada’s Gran Colombia Gold files $700 million lawsuit against Colombia over Marmato project
24-Apr-2017     Financial Post
Canadian miner Gran Colombia Gold has filed a US$700 million lawsuit against Colombia under the Colombian-Canadian free trade agreement after the government ordered the company to cease operations at the El Burro site in Marmato.
Trump warming to EU trade deal with Britain behind in queue: Times
24-Apr-2017     Reuters
The United States could strike a free-trade agreement with the European Union after President Donald Trump warmed to a deal with the bloc.
Trump pone a Gran Bretaña por detrás de la Unión Europea en su prioridad de comercio
22-Apr-2017    
Gran Bretaña ha sido desplazada por detrás de la Unión Europea en la fila para cerrar un acuerdo de libre comercio con Estados Unidos. Así lo hicieron saber fuentes oficiales de Washington.
Asean eyes early conclusion of RCEP pact
21-Apr-2017     The Manila Times
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations remains committed to conclude the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the soonest , said the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs
Corporate sovereignty used to bully Ukraine, Colombia and Italy for protecting public health and the environment
21-Apr-2017     Tech Dirt
ISDS is an attempt to remove the risk of investment from companies, and place it squarely on the public's shoulders, without any quid pro quo.
Ideological recklessness to resurrect a TPPA-minus-US
21-Apr-2017     Scoop
Chief negotiators from the non-US TPPA countries will meet in Canada in early May to prepare a plan for the side meeting of TPP trade minister’s during the APEC meeting in Hanoi.
PH eyes more FTA deals
21-Apr-2017     Malaya
Asean where the Philippines is part mulls free trade agreements with Canada, the United Kingdom, Russia, the European Union as well as the Eurasian Economic Union.
New Zealand renews push to secure Gulf FTA
21-Apr-2017     Xinhua
New Zealand Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges will make a further push to secure a long-stalled trade agreement with Arab states on a visit to the United Arab Emirates.
Dispute settlement becomes speculative financial asset
20-Apr-2017     IPS
ISDS provisions of investment treaties, free trade and other agreements have increasingly provided an investment opportunity to make money by speculating on lawsuits.