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ANALYSIS--Europe seeks to set global trade rules after Trump steps back
27-Jul-2017     Reuters
The EU now has much of Asia and Latin America in its sights for trade treaties, while a far-reaching pact with Canada will already enter force in September.
S Korea suggests US carry out joint study on FTA's economic effect
26-Jul-2017     Yonhap
South Korea suggested the United States carry out a joint study on the economic impact of the Seoul-Washington free trade agreement before starting talks on its amendment, Seoul's trade ministry here said Tuesday.
The king is dead, long live the king: the EU and the future of investor-state dispute settlement
26-Jul-2017     Volterra Fietta
The data lead to the inexorable conclusion that the European Commission's declaration that “investment treaty arbitration is dead” is wrong by a ratio of over 1:3,000.
UK will not accept chlorinated chicken to secure US trade deal - minister
26-Jul-2017     Reuters
"We are not going to dilute our high animal welfare standards or our high environmental standards in pursuit of any trade deal", the environment minister Michael Gove said after his trade counterpart Liam Fox was criticised for dismissing the issue
Australia-Indonesia FTA may be signed "by end of year": Australian minister
26-Jul-2017     Xinhua
Australia's Trade Minister Steve Ciobo on Wednesday declared Indonesia as his "number one trade priority" for 2017
Zero duty to hit Indian dairy industry: Amul
26-Jul-2017     The Hindu
‘15 cr. farmers will be impacted by FTA’
Zombie actors protest TPPA at Auckland trade office
26-Jul-2017     Scoop
A mock zombie virus outbreak was quarantined at the offices of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade in Auckland by campaigners demanding the NZ government end efforts to resurrect the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
World Bank orders Argentina to pay $320 mln over seized airline
26-Jul-2017     Reuters
The World Bank's arbitration tribunal has ordered Argentina to pay $320 million plus interest and legal fees to Spanish travel group Marsans for expropriating its airline Aerolineas Argentinas SA in 2008.
Video: "Can't trade with our lives and livelihood" Hyderabad says no to RCEP
26-Jul-2017     Newsclick, PSI, TNI and Focus on the global south
A massive protest march was organised in Hyderabad on July 24 at People’s Plaza against Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership with the slogan "You can't trade with our lives and livelihoods." The march is part of a week long activities of People's convention against FTAs and RCEP.
“Stakeholder consultation a sham” – Boycott by people’s organizations
26-Jul-2017     Forum Against FTAs
The People’s Resistance Forum against FTAs & RCEP calls the so-called “Stakeholder Consultation” on 25th July 2017 by the RCEP chief negotiators a sham – it is neither a meaningful consultation nor includes most stakeholders.