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Pakistan, Turkey free trade pact in May
2-Mar-2017     The Nation
The long-awaited Free Trade Agreement will pave way for the South Asian nation to enter Turkey's agriculture and pharmaceutical market.
RCEP, an attack on food sovereignty, must be junked – PCFS
2-Mar-2017     People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty
RCEP will be harmful to developing countries’ struggle for industrialization, access to cheaper medicines, quality social services, and protection of the environment
Unpacking trade and investment
2-Mar-2017     Rosa Luxembourg
Series of 11 fact booklets about global trade policies.
EU-Japan FTA - draft investment chapter (February 2017)
2-Mar-2017    
EU-Mexico FTA - draft investment chapter, investment court system section (EU text proposal, February 2017)
2-Mar-2017    
Govt costs for tobacco case still secret
2-Mar-2017     The Australian
Taxpayers are still in the dark about how much of their money has been spent on fighting tobacco giant Philip Morris over plain packaging laws.
Chemical industry outlines priorities for new NAFTA
1-Mar-2017     Politico
Any renegotiation of NAFTA should include streamlined customs procedures and greater regulatory cooperation among other priorities, say the leading chemical industry associations.
EU presses Vietnam to improve human rights ahead of trade deal
1-Mar-2017     VOA
Vietnam is coming under pressure from lawmakers in Europe to improve its human rights record before ratification of an EU free trade deal.
East Africa: EPA and diplomatic chess games in EAC
1-Mar-2017     All Africa
The East African Community is once again facing a delicate diplomatic situation as it seems now more than ever that, after protracted negotiations, member states may have to just agree to disagree on the Economic Partnership Agreement.
Malaysia-GCC trade deal on hold for now
1-Mar-2017     New Strait Times
International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said Malaysia is keen to revive the framework agreement but there have been challenges.