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PH to work for first Pan-Asia trade deal
20-Dec-2016     Manila Standard
The Philippines is working towards closing the negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership with other members of the Asean next year.
Canadian, U.S. businesses passive toward trade deals
19-Dec-2016     Global Trade
Research reveals businesses across the continent have a strong indifference toward free trade agreements.
Norway, China normalize trade; resume free trade negotiations
19-Dec-2016     Undercurrent News
Norway's government has announced that efforts to settle a free trade agreement have resumed.
Conclusion of Japan-EU EPA put off
19-Dec-2016     The Japan News
Mauro Petriccione, the European Union’s chief negotiator in Japan-EU free trade negotiations, indicated Saturday that the EU will abandon the goal of reaching a general agreement on the proposed economic partnership agreement with Japan by the end of this year.
Asia-Pacific: Japan ratifies TPP, RCEP gears up for 2017
19-Dec-2016     ICTSD
Topics on the docket for a future RCEP deal include trade in goods and services; investment; intellectual property; competition; and dispute settlement, among other potential issues.
When you thought trade deals could not get any worse -- enter Wall Street
19-Dec-2016     Sierra Club
What connects two proposed gold mines, one in the high-altitude wetlands of Colombia and one in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania?
We're about to sign a deal with Canada that's just as bad as TTIP and could increase inequality across the whole of Europe
19-Dec-2016     The Independent
Despite the clear dangers posed by CETA, Liam 'Take Back Control' Fox has already signed the UK up to the deal, wilfully bypassing UK parliamentary scrutiny along the way.
Brexit and foreign investors’ legitimate expectations
19-Dec-2016     Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Might Brexit trigger foreign investor claims against the United Kingdom?
ETUC assessment on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
19-Dec-2016     ETUC
Statement approved at the Executive Committee 14-15 December 2016
Japan, EU set 2017 as the new deadline for free trade agreement: EU negotiator
18-Dec-2016     Japan Times
The European Union and Japan will seek a broad agreement on a bilateral free trade deal in 2017, EU chief negotiator Mauro Petriccione said Saturday, setting a new deadline partly due to dairy sector tariff issues.