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The TPP is dead. What happens next?
25-Nov-2016     Madhyam
If accomplished, RCEP would pave the way to the creation of the largest free trade bloc in the world
Why Trump is right, and wrong, about killing off the TPP
25-Nov-2016     The Conversation
Trump tells a half truth about why the TPP is a bad deal
New leaks confirm TiSA proposals that would undermine civil liberties
25-Nov-2016     EDRi
New leaked documents concerning the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) have been published.
TiSA - draft annex on telecommunications services (November 2016)
25-Nov-2016     Netzpolitik
As leaked by Netzpolitik & Greenpeace
Embedding human rights into corporate tax planning
25-Nov-2016     Madhyam
The exploitation of loopholes has become the favorite play of an organized tax avoidance industry.
The Donald Trump effect: India faces prospect of integrating deeper with Asia-Pacific if RCEP expands into FTAAP
25-Nov-2016     Financial Express
As a major non-APEC member of the RCEP, India faces the prospect of integrating deeper with the Asia-Pacific if the RCEP expands into the FTAAP
EU concerned as India won’t renew investment pact with Netherlands
24-Nov-2016     Hindustan Times
India will not renew an investment treaty with the Netherlands that will expire on November 30 as part of its plan to rework all similar pacts it signed with other countries.
China says it will promote trade deals regardless of TPP, RCEP direction
24-Nov-2016     Reuters
China said it will actively participate in bilateral and multilateral trade deals regardless of the direction the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) or the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Asean integration at the end of 2016
24-Nov-2016     Business Mirror
The launch of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in December 2015 was a milestone for Asean economic integration, which is, however, an ongoing process.
Parliament rejects motion to check CETA’s legality
24-Nov-2016     EurActiv
The mainstream parties in the European Parliament have rejected by a large majority a motion initiated by 89 MEPs to submit the EU-Canada trade agreement to the Court of Justice to check its compatibility with EU law.