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EU publishes revised TISA market access offer
30-May-2016     Politico
The European Commission released its revised market access offer for the Trade in Services Agreement at the start of a formal round of talks in Geneva.
Investment-related dispute settlement: Towards an inclusive multilateral approach
29-May-2016     IISD
Results from an IISD expert meeting held in Montreux, Switzerland, May 23–24, 2016.
Five key takeaways from the TTIP leak for food and farming systems
27-May-2016     IATP
The leaked TTIP text provides important insights into the direction of the trade talks, and raises alarm bells for advocates of fair and sustainable food and farming systems.
China plans 'largest free trade zone' in Horn of Africa
27-May-2016     World Bulletin
Djiboutian finance minister says new free trade agreement aims to increase China's presence in Africa and Red Sea regions
European Union and Japan give green light for trade deal
27-May-2016     Middlewich Guardian
In talks at the G7 summit in Japan, leaders agreed to instruct negotiators to work to an accelerated timetable which could see the EU-Japan deal concluded as early as this autumn and come into effect next year.
Secret new Internet rules in the Trade in Services Agreement
27-May-2016     Electronic Frontier Foundation
New materials from the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) were released by Wikileaks, revealing that negotiators from around the world have been continuing to craft new rules that will affect all Internet users.
India in a tight spot at RCEP trade talks
27-May-2016     Live Mint
Govt may come under pressure to raise tariff liberalization plan in next round of talks in Auckland next month.
Mappinginvestmenttreaties.com: Uncovering the secrets of the investment treaty universe
27-May-2016     IISD
The IIA universe remains full of surprises. The examples presented here are just some of the otherwise hidden consistency trends we came across during our research.
The Comprehensive Economic Theft Agreement (CETA)
27-May-2016     New Generation Trade Blog
The new trade is something with much more weight: It’s about community power and who gets to make decisions.
EFTA and Indonesia hold tenth round of negotiations
26-May-2016     EFTA
From 23 to 26 May 2016, delegations from the EFTA States and Indonesia continued their negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Interlaken, Switzerland.