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Harmony in the private sector on NAFTA priorities
18-May-2017     Politico
US lobby groups to team up with their Mexican counterparts to establish a common agenda before talks begin
Why RCEP is the problem, not the solution
18-May-2017     Inquirer.net
RCEP negotiations have been highly conspiratorial and undemocratic, with all 18 rounds of trade discussions held in secret and no reports shared with the public
Trade pact dumped by Trump could be revived at Asia-Pacific meeting
17-May-2017     Reuters
Japan and other remaining members of the Trans Pacific Partnership will decide at the APEC meeting in Vietnam how to revive the trade agreement ditched by U.S. President Donald Trump.
EU ruling could complicate new trade deals - including UK's
17-May-2017     NZ Herald
If all parliaments in member states have to approve international trade deals, future trade deals may take even longer than they already do to come to fruition.
Africa’s free trade agreement: A step too far?
17-May-2017     GTR
Plans to establish a single market for the 26 African countries in the Eastern and Southern African region – known as the tripartite free trade area (TFTA) – could be overly ambitious.
US oil firm Cobalt files for arbitration against Angola for $2 bln
17-May-2017     Reuters
U.S. oil firm Cobalt said it had filed requests for arbitration seeking more than $2 billion from Angola's state-run Sonangol.
RCEP's digital trade negotiations remain shrouded in secrecy
17-May-2017     Electronic Frontier Foundation
There has also been no official release of the chapters and textual proposals related to rules that are being tabled.
Nigeria and Morocco move towards a “new generation” of bilateral investment treaties
16-May-2017     EJIL: Talk!
The treaty is an important attempt by two developing countries to move toward a new generation of BITs fully aligned with the evolution of international law.
Australia to launch free trade agreement talks with Hong Kong
16-May-2017     Sydney Morning Herald
Access for white-collar services businesses will be the focus as talks begin over a free trade agreement between Australia and Hong Kong.
Singapore trade deal cannot be concluded by EU alone, ECJ rules
16-May-2017     EurActiv
The European Union will have to secure approval from national parliaments in order to finalise a free trade deal with Singapore. The bloc’s top court ruled that the agreement in “its current form” cannot be handled by the Commission acting alone.