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The EU needs to stop dangerous trade deals
24-Jun-2015     Huffington Post
As the EU-U.S. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement vote was postponed in the European Parliament on June 10th, the European Union is on the precipice of a major decision.
China to put first its investment treaty with US and other agencies
23-Jun-2015     Xinhua
Talks on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) will be high on the agenda during the upcoming annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) between China and the United States in Washington, D.C. and the two sides could seize the opportunity to finalize the deal before U.S. President Barack Obama leaves office in January 2017, U.S. experts said.
Pacific trade pact returns to Senate for second test
23-Jun-2015     Reuters
US President Barack Obama’s signature Pacific trade pact faces another test in the Senate on Tuesday as legislation needed to close the deal returns for a second run through the chamber.
NZ seeks better deal with China
23-Jun-2015     NZ Herald
The Government is looking to China to renegotiate its free trade agreement with New Zealand after China signed a more generous agreement with Australia.
TUC General Secretary calls time on ‘zombie trade deals’
23-Jun-2015     Economic Voice
TUC General Secretary, Frances O’Grady, will call time on ‘zombie trade deals’, when she addresses the European Commission Trade Policy Day in Brussels today (Tuesday).
Stalled Indonesia-Australia trade talks may restart after spats
23-Jun-2015     Bloomberg
Australia is seeking to restart trade talks with Indonesia, Australian Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb said, after a series of diplomatic spats left the negotiations in limbo.
TPP dairy deal 'not at a level we would currently like': Key
22-Jun-2015     Scoop
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact does not yet include an acceptable deal on access for New Zealand's most important exports, dairy products, with little more than a month to go before the controversial 12 nation trade deal could be concluded.
Dim prospects for TTIP talks under Luxembourg EU presidency
22-Jun-2015     Europe Online
The chances for a conclusion to negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) this year are poor, Luxembourg‘s foreign minister said in an interview with a German newspaper published Monday.
Pressure intensifies on India over software and pharma patent protection in key Asian trade negotiations
22-Jun-2015     IAM
Recently leaked documents show that India’s policies on software and pharmaceutical patents are firmly on the RCEP agenda.
Six tough questions about the China trade deal
22-Jun-2015     The Tyee
Gus Van Harten, author of 'Sold Down the Yangtze,' breaks down the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement's impacts.