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Debate over proposed global trade agreements
19-Dec-2013     Diane Rehm Show
The pros and cons of two trade agreements in the works, TPP and TTIP, from a US perspective.
'Free trade' and the death of democracy
18-Dec-2013     Al Jazeera
If these deals come into effect, multinational corporations will be empowered to regulate democratic states, rather than the other way around.
Early ratification of EU-S’pore FTA may not be possible, say analysts
18-Dec-2013     CNA
Singapore has been pushing for the ratification of the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as early as possible -- but observers say that as it is a complex process involving all the different members of the EU, the goal will be a difficult one.
US mulls wider trade pact with Latin America
18-Dec-2013     Info Sur Hoy
The United States is exploring the idea of setting up a wider regional trade pact with Latin America, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Dec. 15.
India-UAE BIPPA: Government builds safeguards to protect itself
18-Dec-2013     Economic Times
India has introduced provisions in the just-concluded bilateral investment protection and promotion agreement (BIPPA) with the United Arab Emirates to ensure that only executive decisions can be challenged and that too within a stipulated period.
Ethiopia–Sudan bilateral relations: A model for regional integration
18-Dec-2013     Ventures
Ethiopia and Sudan recently concluded their third Joint Commission Meeting, signing 13 agreements including a Framework Agreement for Trade and Economic cooperation
EU-US trade talks could become 'another Acta'
18-Dec-2013     EU Observer
EU-US free trade talks risk following the same path as Acta, the controversial anti-counterfeit treaty which collapsed in 2012, warns BEUC, a pan-EU organisation representing consumer groups
Why South Africa has ripped up foreign investment deals
17-Dec-2013     The Conversation
As the nation looks to move on from the loss of Nelson Mandela, these moves to regain control over foreign investment will prove valuable.
20 years after NAFTA, many worlds are possible
17-Dec-2013     Creative Time Reports
Caleb Duarte and Mia Eve Rollow from EDELO (En Donde Era La UNO/Where the United Nations Used to Be) explore the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement in Chiapas, Mexico’s poorest state and the site of the Zapatista revolution.
No free trade until cheese deal, Marois says
17-Dec-2013     Canadian Press
Premier Pauline Marois says the Quebec legislature will not endorse the Canada-Europe free-trade agreement until Ottawa explains how it will compensate the province's cheese producers.