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Australia: Farmers seek bigger slice of FTAs
11-Oct-2013     The Australian
Australian farmers are demanding that Tony Abbott's proposed free trade deals with China, Japan and South Korea unlock a greater share of Asian markets that are predicted to expand agricultural imports by more than $90 billion in real terms by 2050.
TTIP Update III
11-Oct-2013     Computerworld
Glyn Moody addresses the EU's latest document "Incorrect claims about investor-state dispute settlement"
At summit, Kerry’s visit draws 100 anti-TPPA protestors
11-Oct-2013     Malay Mail
About 100 people railed in Kuala Lumpur against the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) as US Secretary of State John Kerry rubbed shoulders with Malaysian government officials at an entrepreneurial summit in the capital city.
PM calls for economic accord with Indonesia, wider trade
11-Oct-2013     Daily News
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday called for a comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Indonesia, saying that such an accord would open up the potential on both sides and provide impetus to growth.
Putting the I In TTIP: The necessity of a strong investment chapter
11-Oct-2013     USCIB
United States Council for International Business (USCIB) argues for a strong investment chapter in the EU-US FTA (TTIP)
European officials consulted business leaders on trade pact
11-Oct-2013     NY Times
Long before trade negotiations began with the United States this summer, European officials were consulting with business leaders from both sides of the Atlantic on how to structure a free-trade pact.
Hoffa: Secret US-Euro backroom trade talks are more of the same
11-Oct-2013     Teamsters
An article in today’s New York Times details how corporate leaders met last year with European officials on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) months before trade negotiations officially began.
Malaysia can still walk away from TPPA, says analyst
10-Oct-2013     Astro Awani
Malaysia is still able to walk out from the contentious Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, says RAM Holdings group chief economist Dr Yeah Kim Leng
Australia: All eyes on China FTA
10-Oct-2013     The Land
Ongoing regulatory uncertainty and political friction towards investment in Australian agribusiness by foreign state-owned entities could jeopardise plans to conclude Australia’s stalled free trade agreement (FTA) with China over the next year.
Calm before the storm? Secretive TTIP talks on hold
10-Oct-2013     ARC
Thanks to the unexpected government shutdown in the US, this week’s Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks have been postponed. Nevertheless, the EU Trade Commissioner Karl De Gucht said that this “in no way distracts from our overall aim of acheiving an ambitious trade and investment deal”, though the duration of the US government shutdown remains unclear.