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India seeks zero duty on textiles in FTA with Australia
6-Apr-2016     Fibre2Fashion
India wants zero duty on textiles, automobile parts and fresh fruit. On its part, Australia is seeking tariff reduction in dairy products, fresh fruit, pharmaceuticals and wines.
Venezuela ordered to pay Crystallex US$ 1.386 billion in arbitration ruling
6-Apr-2016     Financial Post
An arbitration tribunal has ordered the Venezuelan government to pay a whopping US$1.386 billion to Canadian miner Crystallex International Corp.
It's not just Europeans who will feel the consequences of TTIP
5-Apr-2016     New Statesman
One element of TTIP has been largely ignored – the deal’s impact on developing countries.
ASEAN cautiously speeds steps toward financial integration
5-Apr-2016     Nikkei Asian Review
ASEAN finance officials have adopted a new timeline for integrating financial services across the regional bloc, aiming to tear down market barriers more quickly.
TPP will push Japanese farmers to grow cheaper rice in bid to boost exports
5-Apr-2016     The Japan Times
The nation’s farmers are set to produce less expensive rice than existing brands to boost exports, following the signing of a Pacific free trade deal that will expose them to fierce foreign competition.
A trade deal for the 21st century: an alternative to the TPP
5-Apr-2016     Huffington Post
It is possible to envision a different pattern of trade which will offer benefits for the bulk of the population of the United States and also for our trading partners in the developing world.
South Korea seeks new bilateral trade deal with Mexico
4-Apr-2016     Reuters
South Korea is looking to sign a new bilateral trade deal with Mexico, the country's top commercial partner in Latin America.
Dette : l’Argentine prête à verser 50 millions à BNP Paribas
4-Apr-2016     Les Echos
Dans le sillage des accords avec les fonds « vautours », Buenos Aires accepte de verser 52 millions de dollars à BNP Paribas.
Lebanon, Palestine join Agadir free trade agreement
4-Apr-2016     Ahram
The Arab Mediterranean free trade agreement also groups Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia, and allows greater access to European markets.
China misses deadline for 'negative list' investment offer to U.S.
4-Apr-2016     The Fiscal Times
Chinese officials have missed their own deadline to submit a new offer for a proposed investment treaty that would shrink the number of sectors closed to American investors