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Peru opens free trade agreement talks with Armenia
8-Jan-2014     Agencia Andina
Peru's Foreign Minister and her Armenian counterpart met in Lima on Monday to discuss the prospect of a free trade agreement between the two countries. Armenia will soon join the Russian-led Customs Union, which aims to become Eurasia's economic union modeled after the EU by 2015.
Explaining ISDS
8-Jan-2014     FTA Watch
A five-minute video from FTA Watch (Thailand)
FIAN launches international action: TTIP and TPP void
8-Jan-2014     FIAN
FIAN International launched an action letter addressing the EU, USA and a number of countries negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) asking civil society networks, organizations and people interested in supporting the campaign to circulate, sign and send the letter to their local authorities
Japan, Turkey agree on trade, nuclear power tie-ups
8-Jan-2014     Hürriyet Daily News
Japan and Turkey agreed on Jan. 7 to begin talks on an economic partnership agreement, part of a drive to build closer ties as they also step up cooperation on nuclear technology.
The Guardian: Mexico would be better off without NAFTA
6-Jan-2014     Sexenio
In an extensive report on “20 years on from the Signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)”, the British newspaper, the Guardian, has claimed that Mexico could have maintained economic growth that it sustained between 1960 and 1980 without the need for an agreement.
Business groups back Obama on trade amid historic debate
6-Jan-2014     Bloomberg
Some of the largest US business groups are lining up behind President Barack Obama to pressure Congress to clear the way for a pair of trade deals that could set rules for more than half the world’s economy.
Ecuador-EU to negotiate trade agreement
6-Jan-2014     Prensa Latina
Ecuador and the European Union will hold their first round of negotiations on a Multipart Trade Agreement from January 13 to 17 in Brussels, announced an official source.
Mexico farmers warn of year of protests
5-Jan-2014     Press TV
Mexican peasant organizations have warned of a year of protests unless the federal government fulfills its promise to end the disastrous effects generated by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Zapatista uprising 20 years later: How Indigenous Mexicans stood up against NAFTA "death sentence"
5-Jan-2014     Democracy Now!
On the same day the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect on Jan. 1, 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army and people of Chiapas declared war on the Mexican government, saying that NAFTA meant death to indigenous peoples. To learn about the impact of the uprising 20 years later and the challenges they continue to face, DN! speak with Peter Rosset, professor of rural social movements in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico.
Philippines: Businessmen prepare for free trade accords
5-Jan-2014     Manila Standard
The largest group of businessmen in the Philippines is preparing for new trade agreements that will enable the country to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.