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Malaysian Parliament approves TPP agreement
28-Jan-2016     The Nation
The Malaysian Parliament approved the country's participation in the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement
RCEP agreement: Eye on 'essential pillars', meetings to be smaller and more focussed
28-Jan-2016     The Economic Times
"We will try for RCEP to be TPP minus because RCEP standards will be lower than TPP ones," said a commerce department official.
CAP calls on MPs to reject TPPA
28-Jan-2016     CAP
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked that the Government is making a mockery of Parliament by seeking a blank cheque for the country to be tied to the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).
Participation in Africa trade deal tenuous
28-Jan-2016     Business Day
26 African countries signed the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) agreement. However, only three of Africa’s eight regional economic communities are participating in the TFTA.
France's Veolia files EUR 100 mln arbitration suit against Lithuania
28-Jan-2016     The Baltic Course
France's Veolia, which owns district heat supply companies in Lithuania, filed a suit worth a preliminary 100 million euros against Lithuania.
Corporate power doesn’t always win: remembering the FTAA
27-Jan-2016     Foreign Policy in Focus
A decade ago, a transnational coalition beat back the largest corporate trade deal in history. Here's what they can teach opponents of the TPP.
Trade deals and the TPP corporate power grab - resistance must continue!
27-Jan-2016     IUF
Unions and their allies have a window of opportunity to stop the TPP.
Peterson Institute study shows TPP will lead to $357 billion increase in annual imports
27-Jan-2016     Medium
There are several important issues that may have been missed thus there are reasons for believing that these projections may not prove correct.
Anger as government blocks TTIP legal documents relating to health service
27-Jan-2016     The Guardian
Business secretary refuses to disclose advice that could show how private health firms might sue government under US-Europe trade deal.
Indonesia to speed up EU CEPA negotiation
27-Jan-2016     The Jakarta Post
Indonesia will speed up negotiations on the Indonesia-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).