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Where are the TPP negotiations up to?
Discussion with Susan Sell, Matthew Rimmer and Jane Kelsey
EU-Japan 9th round of trade talks further consolidates negotiation texts
The 9th round of EU-Japan FTA talks took place from 23-27 February in Brussels. The meetings focused on further consolidation of the negotiating texts.
East Africa: Trade bloc merger talks end with May date
The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) covering 26 countries will be launched in May, it has been agreed.
On a free trade mission in Africa
Treasure Maphanga is one of Africa’s most important women, with arguably the continent’s toughest job on her hands: driving the establishment and implementation of a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA).
Tell our Govt NO to the TPPA on March 7
The best chance to stop the TPPA is before ministers make their decisions. Join the nationwide day of action on 7 Mar 2015 in Aotearoa/NewZealand
Trans-Pacific pact will encourage sex trafficking
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will open up 14 countries on the Pacific coastline for more exploitation
Service trade with China set to be new impetus for EU recovery: expert
Brussels and Beijing should speed up negotiation of a Sino-EU Bilateral Investment Treaty and strive to sign it within this year, a Chinese think-tank argues
New bilateral investment treaty model
Pakistan's Board of Investment is working on Pakistan’s own template of a bilateral investment treaty, which will replace previous treaties and serve as basis for new ones.
KITA pushes resumption of FTA negotiations with Gulf Cooperation Council
Korea's premier corporate lobby group says that Korea should resume FTA negotiations, which have been stopped, with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as soon as possible and target the markets in the Middle East.
Sri Lanka President says he dodged CEPA talks in Delhi
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that he deliberately avoided having Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India on the agenda during his recent visit to New Delhi.