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Latin American nations set import records for U.S. corn
7-Nov-2016     Crop Protection News
The U.S. Grains Council recently announced new grain import records set by Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Trading away health: the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
7-Nov-2016     MSF
A leaked draft of RCEP has revealed some proposed provisions that could undermine access to price-lowering, generic medicines, and thus,life-saving treatment to millions of people in the developing world
Australia, Indonesia continue push for trade deal, after President skips visit
7-Nov-2016     Reuters
Trade ministers from Australia and Indonesia continued negotiations to seal a trade deal between the two neighbours
In the battle to win the TPP, has Obama forgotten the lessons of the Vietnam War?
7-Nov-2016     IATP
The most important and defining factor for the fate of the TPP is that social pressure against the agreement within in the TPP negotiating countries grows.
Ruling bloc rams TPP bill through committee
7-Nov-2016     The Japan Times
Brushing off vocal protests by opposition lawmakers, Prime Minister Abe’s ruling coalition passed a bill to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement at a special Lower House committee, sparking criticism that it resorted to a steamroll vote.
RCEP: A devastating blow to the Philippine economy and its peoples
5-Nov-2016     APRN
APRN statement on the RCEP Ministerial meeting in Cebu, Philippines on 3-4 November 2016
Armenia initiated EAEU-Iran talks on free trade agreement
4-Nov-2016     Armen Press
The Eurasian Economic Union began discussions on having a privileged trade agreement with Iran at the initiation of Armenia
Commission 2017 Work Programme: What’s in it for trade?
4-Nov-2016     Vieuws
The negotiations towards a “reasonable and balanced free trade agreement with the US” part of the trade-related section of the Commission Work Programme for 2017.
‘FTA between India, Eurasian Economic Union soon’
4-Nov-2016     The Hindu
Discussions on a free trade agreement between India and the Eurasian Economic Union are at an advanced stage and an agreement could be reached as early as the end of the year.
Dutch referendum petition launched to oppose CETA ratification
4-Nov-2016     EurActiv
Dutch group very similar to the one which organised the referendum that blocked the EU-Ukraine association agreement has already collected over 190,000 signatures for blocking the ratification of CETA, the EU-Canada trade deal.