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65,000 protest TPP in Mexico, see repeat of NAFTA mistakes
5-Feb-2014     Popular Resistance
Farmers, union, environmental and women’s activists gathered in Mexico City last week to take stock of the lessons from NAFTA and plan strategies to confront the next big threat: the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
New Zealand gov't TPP forecast "doubtful": review
5-Feb-2014     Shanghai Daily
Government claims that New Zealand will see an economic gain of 4.5 billion US dollars from the proposed 12-nation Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal are "doubtful," according to an academic review released Wednesday.
TPP would 'upgrade' US trade pacts, says US Commerce chief
5-Feb-2014     WSJ
The TPP is designed "to create a high-standard global trade agreement that addresses a bunch of issues that have not been addressed before in our trade agreements," US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said, adding, "And frankly, if we don't do it, someone else is going to set the standard."
Stir over end to trade deals fades
5-Feb-2014     Business Day
A stir greeted last year’s announcement by the South African government that it would not be renegotiating bilateral investment agreements with major trading partners such as the EU. However, it now seems as if a lot of dust has settled around the Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill, which is set to replace the agreements.
German public TV videos on TTIP - now in EN
5-Feb-2014     CEO
CEO has put English subtitles to two excellent media reports on TTIP that were shown on German public TV in the previous months.
Is the TPP dead?
5-Feb-2014     Acronym TV
An interview with Kevin Zeese, organizer with Flush the TPP and Popular Resistance.
Rurelec wins historic Bolivian compensation award
4-Feb-2014     Stock Market Wire
UK power generator Rurelec has won an historic Bolivian compensation award worth $35.5m, the first granted by an international court against Bolivia.
German unrest mounts over EU-US FTA
4-Feb-2014     Tax News
There is mounting opposition among members of Germany's black-red Grand Coalition Government to the planned Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the US.
Move on data protection or fail on TTIP, EU Parliament chair says
3-Feb-2014     IP Watch
On 31 January, there was a stern warning from Elmar Brok, chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, that the United States must move quicker on joint data protection standards to avoid failure of the bilateral talks between the EU and the US.
PH: Businessmen mixed on country’s TPP bid
3-Feb-2014     Business World
"The Philippines should not just enter into a deal out of fear of being left out," Alfredo M. Yao, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says.