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US and EU begin laying the groundwork for a trade agreement
9-Aug-2018     CNBC
The US State Department instructs EU embassies to source trade deliverables. The EU delegation is planning a late-August trip to Washington.
No easy answers as Japan, US head for new round of trade talks
9-Aug-2018     Reuters
Japan will try to avert steep tariffs on its car exports and fend off US demands for a bilateral free trade agreement at talks in Washington, but a quick fix for the trade imbalance between the two countries appears elusive.
US and Mexico target Nafta cars deal by end of week
9-Aug-2018     Bloomberg
Canada is said to prepare to rejoin talks as soon as next week. Mexican ministers are in Washington for third week in a row.
Secrecy shrouds cost to Australian taxpayer in controversial trade dispute
8-Aug-2018     The Guardian
US energy company is seeking $350m in compensation in so-called ISDS case over gas turbines in Pilbara.
Trade for All is a lie
8-Aug-2018     Daily Blog
New Zealand Labour-led government's ‘Trade for All agenda’ is somehow meant to re-engender confidence without addressing any issues.
EU hopes to use prior trade negotiations in new talks with US
8-Aug-2018     BNA
The EU’s reasoning is that it wouldn’t make sense to throw out all the previous work done on regulatory cooperation and start anew, EU sources said.
Trade negotiations: Geo-economics and geopolitics
8-Aug-2018     International Affairs
Trade negotiations have been increasingly used as a political tool.
Conflicts between Latin American countries and transnational corporations: The challenges of the region in the face of asymmetrical investment treaties
8-Aug-2018     IISD
Facing multimillion dollar claims, many Latin American states have become critical of investment arbitration. A group of researchers building a database of legal and policy tools aims to change this.
WSJ: Revised KORUS FTA jeopardized by auto tariff dispute
8-Aug-2018     KBS
A revised free trade agreement between South Korea and the US is reportedly in jeopardy after President Donald Trump threatened to impose heavy tariffs on auto and auto parts imports.
China-Eurasian Economic Union agreement text (2018)
7-Aug-2018     Eurasian Economic Union