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S. Korea, Central American countries to hold technical meeting for FTA
23-Oct-2017     KBS
South Korea and five Central American countries will hold a technical meeting in Seoul for a final review of the full text of a bilateral free trade agreement.
New Zealand's Ardern wants to balance trade pact with housing pledge
23-Oct-2017     Bloomberg
Incoming leader Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand will still seek membership in the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership even as she strives to honor her election campaign pledge to clamp down on foreign property speculators.
Days of action
23-Oct-2017    
Trade for the people
23-Oct-2017     IBON
"Trade for the People" briefly covers how the new FTAs, such as the TPP, the RCEP and the EPAs in Africa continue to threaten people's rights.
Responsible investment provisions in international investment treaties: where next?
23-Oct-2017     IIED
How international investment treaties could promote more responsible investment and argues that, while some innovative practices are emerging, there is still much to do.
Le Canada se rapproche d'une entente avec l'Inde
23-Oct-2017     La Presse
Des pourparlers commerciaux sont en cours avec une série de pays, et une entente sur les investissements pourrait être conclue avec l'Inde d'ici « quelques mois ».
Easing e-com to hit small units
23-Oct-2017     The Hindu Businessline
Freeing up digital trade under RCEP could hurt consumer protection, manufacturing sector
RCEP negotiations should not restrict global access to affordable medicines and vaccines
21-Oct-2017     MSF
RCEP negotiations should not restrict global access to affordable medicines and vaccines
Free trade agreements least favoured Ghana
20-Oct-2017     Modern Ghana
Ghana has benefitted little from free trade agreements it has signed over the last decade. The development has also contributed to widening the country's trade deficit recorded over the period.
A tale of two transparencies: why the EU and activists will always disagree over trade deal negotiations
20-Oct-2017     Tech Dirt
Activists are keen to see what is happening in detail throughout the negotiations, not just some top-level view at the start, or the initial textual proposals for each chapter, but nothing afterwards.