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Australia to consider free trade agreement with India, Tony Abbott says
4-Sep-2014     ABC
The Prime Minister says Australia will consider negotiating a free trade agreement with India once it has finalised a trade deal with China.
SIU of Canada forms coalition to fight CETA
4-Sep-2014     Seafarers Canada
The Canadian Maritime and Supply Chain Coalition says the Canadian-European Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement will completely halt the Canadian maritime transport sector's growth and destroy the communities and regions that depend on this industry
Mexico begins free trade negotiations with Jordan
4-Sep-2014     Tax News
Mexico and Jordan held their first round of negotiations for a free trade agreement in Amman, end August.
Australian Labour Party and Green MPs reject Korea Free Trade Agreement
4-Sep-2014     Scoop
“The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties has issued conflicting reports in its review of the Korea Australia Free Trade agreement (KAFTA)”, Dr Patricia Ranald, Convenor of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network, said today.
Guatemala: Under pressure from social movements, Justice temporarily suspends part of the "Monsanto Law"
3-Sep-2014     ADITAL
Guatemala's Constitutional Court has suspended the so-called "Monsanto Law" which was support enter into force, as an obligation under the US-Central America free trade agreement (CAFTA), on 26 September 2014.
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TTIP will cost one million jobs: official
2-Sep-2014     War on Want
War on Want together with major UK trade unions and other campaigns groups has released figures showing that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently under negotiation between the EU and USA will cost at least one million jobs if it is negotiated to its conclusion.
NHS could still be opened to American corporations under TTIP
2-Sep-2014     City AM
The NHS is not safe from the effects of the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal, ministers have admitted.
Guatemalan court suspends "Monsanto Law"
2-Sep-2014     La Voz
Guatemala's Constitutional Court has provisionally suspended the entry into force of the controversial "Monsanto Law" required by CAFTA to legalise property rights over plant varieties
EU FTA to kill LCT
2-Sep-2014     Motoring Australia
An Australian government keen to cement a free trade agreement with Europe will have to ditch the unpopular Luxury Car Tax first, currently bringing in $500 million per year, says an executive from Mercedes-Benz Australia.