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12-Jan-2016    
TTIP: The downfall of EU agriculture?
12-Jan-2016     EurActiv
A new study has concluded that TTIP threatens to completely change the way small and medium sized farms operate, through the use of more genetic engineering and more hormone-treated meat.
EU and US divisions over data protection threaten agreement
12-Jan-2016     EurActiv
Persistent disagreements between the United States and the European Union over the treatment of personal data threaten to undermine international standards.
Ecuador is paying Occidental $980M to settle its lawsuit
12-Jan-2016     Seeking Alpha
Ecuador paid $100M on Dec. 21; will pay another $100M on Jan. 15; $100M on Jan. 31; $200M on Feb. 29; $300M on March 31; and the remainder on April 29.
Trans-Pacific Partnership will barely benefit Australia, says World Bank report
12-Jan-2016     Sydney Morning Herald
Prepared by staff from the World Bank, the study says the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership would boost Australia's economy by just 0.7 per cent by the year 2030.
South Africa ends trade row with US over chicken imports
12-Jan-2016     BBC
South Africa has resolved a trade row with the US which threatened to throw South Africa out of its preferential trade programme over its refusal to allow the importation of American chickens.
Karuturi challenges Ethiopia decision to cancel farm project
11-Jan-2016     Bloomberg
Karuturi Global Ltd., one of the largest investors in Ethiopia’s farm industry, is challenging the termination of its project, claiming the government broke the terms of its agreement with the company.
Trade-friendly Vietnam now offers far more than just low-cost labor
11-Jan-2016     Thanh Nien News
Chairman of the EU-ASEAN Business Council explains why foreign investors are interested in Vietnam
Final TPP auto RoO package differs from expected outcome in two ways
11-Jan-2016     World Trade Online
Critics of the flexibility mechanism argue that it further opens the door for more content from non-TPP countries to be included in originating vehicles and auto parts.
Malaysia, only country with opt-out clause in TPPA
11-Jan-2016     Malaysian Digest
Malaysia is the only country to be granted an opt-out clause in a side letter to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).