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ACP countries to negotiate as a unified entity with EU
12-Apr-2017     ACP Secretariat
Seventy-nine countries from Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are preparing to negotiate a major partnership framework with the European Union which will set directions for trade relations.
Compulsory licensing in Colombia: Leaked documents show aggressive lobbying by Novartis
12-Apr-2017     Public Eye
Confidential documents obtained by Public Eye show that Novartis has threatened Colombia with international investment arbitration under its BIT with Switzerland to avoid the issuance of a compulsory license
EU denies it has frozen Philippines trade talks over human rights
12-Apr-2017     Reuters
The European Commission said on Tuesday the Philippines' human rights record could influence future trade ties, but denied reports that it had suspended free trade negotiations with Manila.
Lessons from India on migration’s role in trade policy
12-Apr-2017     India Link
India-Australia FTA talks stall over agriculture and migration.
Japan, ASEAN push for speedy RCEP conclusion
12-Apr-2017     NHK World
Japan's economy minister Hiroshige Seko and his counterparts from the 10 ASEAN member nations will seek an early conclusion of the RCEP deal.
EU-Tanzania seal $205m investment deal
12-Apr-2017     African Business Magazine
The two sides have managed to separate the grant from their long-running dispute over the proposed Economic Partnership Agreement, media have been told.
French government dilutes Court of Justice conclusion
11-Apr-2017     Western Sahara Resource Watch
A note sent from French government to the French parliamentarians in Brussels casts doubts on whether France has studied the judgment at all.
India, Georgia begin free trade agreement talks
11-Apr-2017     The Economic Times
India has begun the process of negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with Georgia.
Chile, China start talks to expand trade deal
11-Apr-2017     Yahoo
Chile and China launched negotiations Monday to expand trade ties in the face of protectionist threats from US President Donald Trump.
Labor union calls out Peru over land bond dispute
11-Apr-2017     Politico
The Teamsters labor union has escalated an investor dispute against Peru, arguing that its members' pensions could be thrown into jeopardy as a result of the government's alleged failure to pay investors $5 billion worth of debt tied up in land bonds.