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Five EU states gang up on Africa's last colony
19-Jul-2016     EU Observer
The European Court of Justice is due to hear a case on Tuesday (19 July) examining the EU's role in facilitating exploitation of Africa’s last colony by one of Europe's close allies.
New trade deals legalise corporate theft, make farmers’ seeds illegal
18-Jul-2016     GRAIN
FTAs negotiated outside the WTO go further and help US and European corporations get what they weren’t able to achieve under TRIPS.
Zambia ratifies the tripartite free trade area agreement
18-Jul-2016     Zambia Daily Mail
African policy makers have for a long time taken keen interest in the promotion of intra-regional trade in order to bring about development in the continent.
EAC-EU trade deal signing called off
18-Jul-2016     The New Times
In a sudden twist, comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the East African Community (EAC) and the European Union (EU) will not be signed as earlier planned.
Singapore and Sri Lanka launch FTA talks
18-Jul-2016     Channel News Asia
Negotiations for a Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA) are underway, Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Monday (Jul 18).
Malaysia wants more concrete measures to realise RCEP
18-Jul-2016     The Sun Daily
Malaysia hopes more emphasis and concrete measures will be given to realise the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
India against ‘early harvest’ of RCEP pact; here’s why
18-Jul-2016     Financial Express
Even as the 16-nation RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) ministerial in Laos on August 5 will mainly focus on liberalisation in goods trade, India has made it clear that it doesn’t favour an “early harvest”
UK turns to Canada for advice on striking post-Brexit trade deals with EU
18-Jul-2016     The Guardian
Canadian minister in talks about how it secured Ceta trade deal with Brussels, which took seven years to finalise
Remodeling India’s investment treaty regime
18-Jul-2016     The Wire
India is seeking to terminate BITs signed with 57 countries and sign joint interpretative statements with the other 25 treaty states – all an outcome of the country’s new model BIT.
EU-US negotiators falter to make decisive progress on TTIP, destabilised by Brexit
18-Jul-2016     EurActiv
EU and U.S. negotiators said that they still needed to overcome large differences for a transatlantic free trade deal to be sealed this year, and factor in the setback of Brexit, as the UK is one of the United States’ biggest export markets.