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China open to historic free-trade deal with Canada under certain provisos
15-Jan-2016     The Globe and Mail
China wants to forge a trade deal with Canada but this will require Canadian concessions on investment restrictions and a commitment to build an energy pipeline to the coast.
More than 500 civil society organisations from Myanmar express their concerns about the Investment Protection Agreement with the EU
14-Jan-2016     TNI
Letter from civil society organizations in Myanmar to EC Commissioner Malmström.
Canada-India free trade agreement talks delayed
14-Jan-2016     The Hindu
Canada asks officials to focus on TPP ratification instead; wants India to first ink bilateral investment pact.
TTIP vs. WTO: Who sets global standards?
14-Jan-2016     EurActiv
TTIP’s ability to create global standards is limited. The agreement may even be detrimental to the promotion of higher social or environmental standards.
Global economy moved one step forward, one step back in 2015
14-Jan-2016     Market Watch
The problem of TPP is with the “investment” chapter, which severely constrains environmental, health, and safety regulation, and even financial regulations with significant macroeconomic impacts.
Industry meets Nirmala Sitharaman, flags FTAs
13-Jan-2016    
Representatives of industry raised concerns about the impact of various free-trade agreements (FTAs) on the country’s trade and sought more clarity on guidelines governing e-commerce in a meeting with commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday.
SMEs need support to benefit from free trade pacts
13-Jan-2016    
Domestic small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) need close co-operation from public offices in getting information about regulations of free trade agreements (FTAs) for getting more benefits from the agreements.
Nirmala Sitharaman: Govt open to revisiting FTAs
13-Jan-2016    
The government is open to reviewing and renegotiating existing free trade agreements (FTAs) India has signed with different countries, Union minister of state for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.
Rafael Correa announces that Ecuador will assume Oxy’s “liabilities”
13-Jan-2016     El Universo
President Rafael Correa announced that Ecuador has reached a payment plan with the US oil company, Occidental (Oxy)
Who has benefited financially from investment treaty arbitration?
13-Jan-2016     SSRN
The beneficiaries of ISDS have overwhelmingly been companies with more than USD1 billion in annual revenue and individuals with more than USD100 million in net wealth.