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PACER-Plus trade deal without PNG and Fiji a bad deal
20-Apr-2017     AFTINET
PNG and Fiji’s rejection shows that the agreement is heavily skewed towards the interests of Australia and New Zealand - despite early rhetoric that the agreement was about development needs.
Canada seeks EPA talks with Japan
20-Apr-2017     Japan News
Canada should resume negotiations with Japan for a bilateral economic partnership agreement if a Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact without the United States fails to go into effect, a committee of Canada’s lower house has said.
Tokyo fails to set agenda; bilateral trade talks loom with Washington
20-Apr-2017     The Asahi Shimbun
About the only agreement reached between visiting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso was to hold a second round of talks.
Australia wants TPP despite US exit: trade minister
20-Apr-2017     Nikkei
Canberra sees benefits for smaller businesses, easier trade and investment.
Mexico, looking south, sees trade deal with Argentina around year's end
20-Apr-2017     Reuters
Mexico, seeking closer ties with the rest of Latin America, expects to finish negotiations on a trade deal with Argentina involving cars and agricultural products around the end of the year.
MEPs in Ghana and Ivory Coast to monitor EPA implementation
19-Apr-2017     EurActiv
MEPs from the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee are in West Africa this week, to monitor the implementation of Economic Partnership Agreements.
Australia's 457 visa decision likely to hit free-trade talks with India, officials hint
19-Apr-2017     The Guardian
The Australian government’s decision to scrap a working visa used primarily by Indians is likely to set back efforts to secure a free-trade agreement between the two countries.
Trump's deficit crusade overshadows Xi's investment treaty pitch
19-Apr-2017     Bloomberg
Trump wants to have something that can be delivered very quickly, whereas China hopes to push forward the BIT, which will set the framework in years to come.
Australia looking to expand trade with Japan
19-Apr-2017     Tax-news
Australia is seeking to progress the implementation of its free trade agreement with Japan, Trade Minister Steven Ciobo has said.
Treating intellectual property as an investment, and subjecting it to treaty arbitration, can have undesirable impact
19-Apr-2017     Economic Times
Free trade agreements tend to treat intellectual property as an investment made by investor corporations, allowing private investment disputes to be raised against the host country.