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Setting politicos' agenda
21-Mar-2014     Business World
Civil society groups opposing free trade agreements and all out permission to foreign direct investments are attempting to see their stand point get reflected in the election manifestos of India's political parties.
Thailand focuses on free trade agreements
21-Mar-2014     Oxford Business Group
Thai officials play down concerns that the political situation, which may not see a new government installed until at least June, will slow the formalising of a series of bilateral and multilateral FTAs.
Sri Lanka-China FTA feasibility study completed
21-Mar-2014     Global Times
Sri Lanka and China have completed the joint feasibility study for establishing a free trade agreement between the two countries and will push ahead with signing it before the end of the year, a statement from the Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
In trade talks, it's countries vs. companies
20-Mar-2014     Bloomberg
A high-profile campaign by opponents to ISDS could complicate TTIP talks long after the listening period in Europe ends.
Hundreds of students occupy Taiwan's Legislature to protest China pact
20-Mar-2014     CNN
Hundreds of students remained barricaded in Taiwan's Legislature early Wednesday in protest of the ruling party's push for a trade pact with China, which demonstrators claim will hurt the island.
Citizens turn up the volume on troubled TTIP negotiations
20-Mar-2014     CEO
On the morning of Thursday 13th March, hundreds of people gathered outside De Gucht's office – DG Trade in Brussels – with a clear message: STOP TTIP!
Xi to facilitate investment treaty during upcoming EU visit
19-Mar-2014     Want China Times
China's president, Xi Jinping, is set visit to the EU headquarters in Brussels next week to facilitate the signing of a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between China and the European Union.
American resistance to TTP trade pact grows
19-Mar-2014     Macrobusiness
The prospects of concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – the proposed regional trade deal between 12 Pacific Rim countries, including Australia – look to have taken another hit, with opposition towards the deal in the US continuing to grow.
Finance Watch says there is no proven case for including financial services in TTIP
19-Mar-2014     Finance Watch
TTIP risks ‘race to the bottom’ in financial services regulation says Finance Watch, the independent public interest group working to make finance serve society.
Colombia: Farmers protest alleged violation of agriculture agreement
19-Mar-2014     PanAmPost
On Monday, representatives of indigenous communities, Afro-Colombians, and campesinos held demonstrations in Plaza Bolívar, Bogotá, to demand a new agriculture policy seeking solutions to the problem of land access and greater protection from free trade agreements.