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Law in the natural resource squeeze: 'land grabbing', investment treaties and human rights
18-Jan-2017     IIED
Lorenzo Cotula discusses highlights from his latest academic piece, in which he explores whether investment treaties protect 'land grab' deals, and how these impact the land rights of rural people.
US, Paraguay aim to boost bilateral trade
17-Jan-2017     American Shipper
The United States and Paraguay recently negotiated the Trade and Investment Framework Agreeement, establishing a platform for the two countries to discuss a range of bilateral economic issues.
China and Switzerland vow to upgrade FTA
17-Jan-2017     Ecns
Chinese President vowed to upgrade sections of the FTA and encourage further innovation, as well as expand the scale of cooperation in the finance and insurance fields.
Moldova president hopes to cancel EU association agreement
17-Jan-2017     Yahoo
Moldova's president said he hoped the ex-Soviet nation's association agreement with the European Union would be cancelled, paving the way for an alliance with Moscow.
Big countries spoil RCEP conclusion
17-Jan-2017     Malaya Business Insight
Bigger countries are potentially derailing the progress of this regional economic agreement being negotiated between the 10 Asean countries and their six FTA partners – Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.
NZ will promote TPP despite US rejection
16-Jan-2017     Radio NZ
It remains to be seen whether the United States will pull out of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), Prime Minister Bill English says.
Trump will renegotiate our trade deals. Will it really be on behalf of workers?
16-Jan-2017     Washington Post
But the mere act of renegotiating our trade deals doesn’t automatically mean the outcome will benefit the workers.
Commission proposes reinstating Sri Lankan trade concession
16-Jan-2017     EurActiv
The European Commission proposed that the bloc reinstates a trade concession to Sri Lanka as an incentive to the government to promote human rights and good governance.
New Zealand woos GCC states for FTA
16-Jan-2017     Indian Newslink
Trade Minister Todd McClay will visit Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to press for a conclusion to the free trade negotiations between New Zealand and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
New Zealand-S Korea FTA enters second phase
16-Jan-2017     Tax-news
Cross-border tariffs between New Zealand and Korea were scaled back further with the second installment of tax cuts under their free trade agreement.