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Thai-Russian cooperation set for new heights as trade expands
6-Mar-2015     RBTH
Despite the global downturn and economic troubles in Russia, trade between Moscow and Bangkok is in rude health, with the food and agriculture sectors showing especially dynamic growth.
Creative accounting and the sales pitch for ISDS
6-Mar-2015     EurActiv
Studies that promote investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) have generated misleading numbers and dubious recommendations. Legislators should approach all studies with caution, warns Gus Van Harten.
El Salvador: Talks to enable FTA with Canada to be finalized
5-Mar-2015     La Prensa Gráfica
Rigoberto Monge, the economic advisor of the Salvadoran Industrial Association (ASI), reported that El Salvador and Canada are finalizing a free trade agreement.
EP: Socialists and Democrats restate objection to private tribunals in trade deals
4-Mar-2015     S&DGroup
Today the Socialist and Democrats Group in the European Parliament adopted a very strong position paper on Investor-State Dispute Settlements, opposing the inclusion of the controversial mechanism in trade deals with both the US and Canada.
TPP free trade agreement would increase cost of medicine In Mexico, Peru, Chile, and other countries
4-Mar-2015     Latin Times
TPP -- the Trans-PacificPartnership -- is making waves from Peru to Australia, concerning public health officials and consumer advocates.
TTIP and the push for a new global economic order
4-Mar-2015    
A lot of protest has arisen against the Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in recent times, and rightly so. For those who take a good look at the available negotiating documents realize that it is about a lot more than granting Access to our markets for chlorine chickens and hormone-infested beef, or the abolition of our committees for Security and Hygiene in the work environment. This is about something bigger. It’s about the continuation and the imposition of the neoliberal agenda. It is about laying the bricks for a hegemonic worldview for the coming decennia.
Vietnam completes negotiations for 3 of 6 major free trade pacts
4-Mar-2015     Thanh Nien News
Vietnam says it has completed negotiations for FTAs with the Customs Union, the EU and South Korea, while remaining are the TPP, RCEP and EFTA.
European trade policy at an impasse
4-Mar-2015     DIE
With all eyes on TTIP, we are losing sight of the real challenges for Europe emerging in the Asia-Pacific economic region, argues Axel Berger
Thailand must stand firm in trade deal talks
4-Mar-2015     Bangkok Post
The investment chapter under the proposed TPP and the Thailand-EU FTA, if adopted, might place Thailand's substantive ability to protect public interests at risk, warns Jakkrit Kuanpoth.
NFU opposes trade promotion authority
4-Mar-2015     Drovers CattleNetwork
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson urged members of US Congress to oppose trade promotion authority – also known as fast track – noting that trade agreements should be fair to all parties involved, and the process should be transparent.