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TISA and TPP: trade unions and social movements resist unfair trade deals
29-Sep-2015     Karibu Foundation: Voices from the South
Governments around the globe are currently engaged in the biggest burst of trade and investment treaty negotiations since the 1990s. This new wave of trade deals is primarily being negotiated by governments and corporations in complete secrecy.
New Zealand lawmakers approve S Korea FTA
29-Sep-2015     Tax News
New Zealand's Parliament approved the Tariff (Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Korea) Amendment Bill on September 24, 2015.
Intellectual property in the Trans-Pacific Partnership: increasing the barriers for the access to affordable medicines
29-Sep-2015     South Centre
Most free trade agreements signed by the United States, the European Union and the members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) contain chapters on intellectual property rights that expand the rights recognized to pharmaceutical companies.
TTIP negotiations not even half done
29-Sep-2015     Politico
An internal European assessment shows talks stalled on key issues.
NBR Radio Special: Jane Kelsey on TPP legal action
29-Sep-2015     NBR
Auckland law professor Jane Kelsey is challenging an “unlawful” government decision to deny an official trade document request.
Canada's CBC could be threatened by TPP, journalists warn
29-Sep-2015     Tele Sur
Leaked details of the TPP suggest Canada's public broadcaster could be forced into privatization, according to analysts.
National politics put trade talks under pressure
29-Sep-2015     Nikkei Asian Review
While domestic political schedules are making it imperative for the U.S., Japan and Canada to wrap up a historic trans-Pacific trade pact, New Zealand and Mexico appear intent on prolonging the talks to extract the best concessions possible.
Uruguay, Paraguay drop out of TiSA talks
29-Sep-2015     Politico
U.S. trade officials acknowledged Uruguay and Paraguay's decision to drop out of talks on the proposed Trade in International Services agreement.
At Obama-Modi meeting in New York, MSF urges India to protect affordable medicines for millions
29-Sep-2015     MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned that US pressure for India to change its intellectual property policies could result in millions of people around the world losing their lifeline of affordable medicines.
Japan, China, South Korea fail to strike FTA deal
29-Sep-2015     The Japan Times
Japan, China and South Korea ended their two-day negotiations on a trilateral trade agreement without fruit.