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TPP fallout continues
8-Sep-2016     Politico
The list of groups coming out against the TPP as it currently stands continues to get longer.
Congress to give AGOA some love
8-Sep-2016     Politico
The short congressional session won’t be a total dead period for trade policy as the House is set to take up a bill today to enhance the African Growth and Opportunity Act.
Entry into force of the Canada-Hong Hong Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement
7-Sep-2016     Prime Minister of Canada
The Canada-Hong Kong (HK) Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) entered into force on September 6, 2016.
India, Chile expand bilateral preferential trade pact
7-Sep-2016     SME Times
India and Chile agreed to expand their bilateral preferential trade agreement (PTA) with both sides offering to lower or eliminate tariffs on a number of items traded with each other.
RCEP leaders to skip 2016 completion target
7-Sep-2016     The Bangkok Post
The countries involved in negotiating Asia's most ambitious trade agreement will skip their declared goal of concluding the negotiations by the end of this year and will try to intensify negotiations.
Britain forms free trade group with Australia ahead of leaving EU
7-Sep-2016     ITV
The British government have established a working group to negotiate free trade agreements (FTA) with Australia ahead of leaving the EU.
FTA negotiations with India complicated: Australia
7-Sep-2016     Business Standard
Describing the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with India as "complicated", Australian Trade Minister Steve Ciobo indicated that the deal was now not a top priority for his government in the short term.
2,000 CETA and TTIP-free zones in Europe
7-Sep-2016     TTIP Free Zones Europe
The city of Karnobat in Bulgaria became the 2000th city/council to turn CETA and/or TTIP-free, and joined a growing European movement to stop the controversial trade agreements.
Mexico keen to sign Free Trade Agreement with India: Envoy
7-Sep-2016     Money Control
Mexico is exploring possibilities of signing a Free Trade Agreement with India to boost trade ties between the two countries, a Mexican Envoy said.
The climate cost of free trade
7-Sep-2016     IATP
As countries take action to protect the climate, conflicts between trade rules and climate goals will escalate. The intentional separation of these two global priorities is becoming increasingly untenable.