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Liberals' corporate-friendly TPP trade deal will kill Canadian jobs, increase inequality
15-Jun-2018     Newswire
The TPP is first and foremost a corporate-rights deal for multinationals. It will worsen inequality, further erode Canada's manufacturing and industrial base.
Singapore’s Deputy PM in Rwanda for a two-day working visit
15-Jun-2018     The New Times
Singapore and Rwanda will sign an agreement on bilateral investment treaty.
In a trade war, Canada's energy not on the table
15-Jun-2018     Council of Canadians
Canada is hamstrung by a little-known NAFTA clause that packs a huge climate punch and gives the US first access to most of Canada’s oil and natural gas.
Vice premier pushes for start to talks on investment agreement with EU
15-Jun-2018     Focus Taiwan
Vice Premier Shih Jun-ji urged the European Union (EU) to start negotiations with Taiwan on a bilateral investment agreement (BIA) as soon as possible.
TEA seeks FTAs with EU, US to counter Chinese threat in export
15-Jun-2018     Business Standard
Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA) today stressed the need to enter into Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with European Union, USA, the UK and Russia, to face the Chinese threat in export markets.
EU-Mercosur trade talks resume in Montevideo, though 2018 timeframe remains unclear
14-Jun-2018     ICTSD
Trade negotiators for the EU and Mercosur resumed formal talks last week, with officials announcing “constructive progress” thereafter while stopping short of announcing a timeframe for concluding the long-awaited trade deal.
Pakistan failed to sign any FTA’s in the last 5 years
14-Jun-2018     Pakistan Today
Although the government of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) started the negotiations on various trade agreements including the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with a number of countries, it could not conclude any such agreement in the past five years.
Italy won't ratify EU free-trade accord with Canada - farm minister
14-Jun-2018     Reuters
taly will not ratify the European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada because it does not ensure sufficient protection for the country’s specialty foods.
Sri Lanka–Singapore FTA: An agreement between a giant and a child
14-Jun-2018     Daily Mirror
The trade deal between Singapore and Sri Lanka is not seen that of 'equals' to create economic relations. The difference is not pertaining to their respective economic powers but their legal and regulatory frameworks.
Panama’s Trade Minister says FTA with China will benefit many sectors
14-Jun-2018     Herald Tribune
Panama’s trade and industry minister hopes that a free trade agreement between Panama and China will especially benefit the infrastructure, agriculture, logistics, energy, tourism and e-commerce sectors.