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Mercosur trade bloc agrees common position ahead of EU talks
10-Mar-2017     EurActiv
Foreign ministers of the South American Mercosur trading bloc have reached a common position ahead of negotiations with the European Union on a potential trade deal.
Peru "prefers" FTA with Asia through Pacific Alliance
10-Mar-2017     Latin America Herald Tribune
Peru will try to expand its free trade agreements with countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), but "preferably" through the Pacific Alliance
EU and ASEAN agree to put free trade pact back on agenda
10-Mar-2017     Reuters
The European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations said the two blocs would try to revive plans for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between them.
Open letter to trade ministers meeting in Chile, 14-15 March 2017
10-Mar-2017     Public Citizen
We believe it is not acceptable for TPP rules to be used as a model for future trade negotiations.
Venezuela lawyer says $1.4 billion Exxon damages award overturned
10-Mar-2017     Reuters
A World Bank tribunal's order for Venezuela to pay $1.4 billion in damages to Exxon Mobil Corp over nationalizations has been annulled
Canada, China moving closer to potential trade talks
10-Mar-2017     ICTSD
Efforts to lay the groundwork for possible negotiations on a bilateral Canada-China trade deal continue underway, with Canadian officials launching a three-month domestic consultations period.
Sugar subsidies, America’s least efficient corporate welfare program
10-Mar-2017     Panam Post
As part of NAFTA, Mexico was granted special access to the U.S. market but more akin to the “imperial preference” that Great Britain once provided for members of the British Empire.
Paths open to new Pacific trade pact, post-TPP: Chile trade head
10-Mar-2017     Reuters
Countries that signed up for the failed trade pact known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will meet in Chile, seeking a way forward on a possible future regional deal
The little deal that could: Canada & the E.U. ink the biggest global trade-deal in two decades
10-Mar-2017     Jamie's Food Revolution
After seven long years of negotiation fraught with controversy, the two trade blocks have cemented the ‘Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement’ – aka. CETA.
CEMAC invites European Union to re-join negotiations on Economic Partnership Agreement
10-Mar-2017     Business in Cameroon
The CEMAC ministers decided not to adhere to the stage Agreement as is, and to continue negotiating for a complete regional EPA.