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Palm oil exports to Iran to grow by up to 40% next year
8-Feb-2017     The Star
The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry is positive Malaysia’s total export of palm oil and palm oil products to Iran will grow by 30%-40% under a preferential or free trade agreement.
Trump urged to start trade talks with Japan
8-Feb-2017     Pork Network
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Pork Producers Council urged President Trump to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement with Japan.
Private sector will be the main focus of the CFTA – MoTI
8-Feb-2017     Ghana Web
The interest of the private sector will be at the forefront in negotiations of the Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.
Trump has one big idea to fix America’s trade deals. It’s not very good.
8-Feb-2017     Slate
If governments turn out to be absolutely desperate to sign FTAs with the US they won't have much choice but to deal with an administration whose motto is “America first”, which may mean learning to love all our genetically modified produce, among other concessions.
EU to uphold Morocco farm accord despite Western Sahara ruling
8-Feb-2017     Reuters
The European Union promised to maintain a farm deal with Morocco, seeking to reassure Rabat that the accord was not endangered by an EU court ruling that the country's trade accords do not apply to the disputed Western Sahara region.
EU makes big step toward setting investor court as global norm
7-Feb-2017     Politico
Brussels has taken a decisive step toward establishing its contentious new investment court as a standard framework for appeals worldwide.
RCEP progress to take a bit longer: Lim Hng Kiang
7-Feb-2017     Todayonline
Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang says lack of free trade agreements among dialogue partners a challenge
Free trade: a corporate scam
7-Feb-2017     Daily Times
"Free trade" rules are written by corporations to enlarge their freedom to commodify and privatise the last inch of land, the last drop of water, the last seed, the last serving of food, the last byte of information, the last bit of data, knowledge and imagination.
How does China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ match up against the TPP?
7-Feb-2017     South China Morning Post
Here are a few key differences between Xi’s strategy and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
One year on from TPPA mass protests – how we can shape trade for the 99% not the 1%
7-Feb-2017     The Daily Blog
The governments and corporate lobbies that champion these deals are in a state of denial and desperately trying to rescue their bankrupt model.