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US, Australia drug dispute is holding up settlement of the Trans Pacific trade deal
4-Oct-2015     The Australian Financial Review
A standoff between Australia and the United States on monopoly rules forpharmaceutical drugs has emerged as the ultimate impediment to clinching anhistoric trade deal sweeping across 12 Pacific Rim countries.
TTIP negotiations will not include fixed book prices: Börsenverein welcomes official confirmation from EU Commission
3-Oct-2015     EIBF
The EU Commission will by no means discuss fixed book prices as part of negotiations relating to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
TPP talks snagged over Malaysia’s stand on SOEs
3-Oct-2015     The Star
SOEs are Malaysia’s toughest issue in the TPP negotiations.
Latest TIFA talks 'productive': US
2-Oct-2015     The China Post
The latest round of trade talks between Taiwan and the U.S. under the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) made much ground in a number of areas but both sides have yet to reach consensus on issues such as U.S. pork imports.
TIFA talks ignore interests of ordinary citizens: groups
2-Oct-2015     Taipei Times
The latest round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks with the US ignores the interests of ordinary citizens, labor activists said yesterday.
TPP carve out for tobacco shows core flaws in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS)
2-Oct-2015     Info Justice
The new exception validates, rather than assuages, the concerns of those who have been criticizing ISDS systems for many years. Without express carve outs, ISDS provisions do threaten common health and safety regulations.
Free trade and protectionism don't mix
2-Oct-2015     Ottawa Citizen
Dairy farmers from around Ottawa took their cows and tractors to Parliament Hill this week, to protest the changes they expect in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.
Regional free trade deals may create 'legal mess' within WTO framework
2-Oct-2015     Sputnik
New regional mega-agreements on free trade between the United States, Europe, Pacific Rim nations and some World Trade Organization (WTO) members will create numerous legal problems within the WTO framework.
Foreign direct investment, investment agreements and economic development: myths and realities
2-Oct-2015     South Centre
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is one of the most ambiguous and the least understood concepts in international economics. Common debate on FDI is confounded by several myths regarding its nature and impact.
Malaysia should withdraw from TPP, says Malay economic body
2-Oct-2015     The Malaysian Insider
Malaysia should withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) now, said a Malay economic group, warning that the contentious trade deal will result in negative economic growth and have implications on the country's sovereignty.