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Mexico car makers seek 50% regional content in TPP trade deal
18-Aug-2015    
A 12-nation Pacific trading bloc must guarantee that half the content of cars is locally made within the group, and be close to that for auto parts, according to top Mexican auto industry officials, as negotiators seek to bring the talks to a close.
Thailand, Pakistan bid to finalise FTA in 2017
18-Aug-2015    
Thailand and Pakistan are seeking to conclude a free-trade agreement by mid-2017 in a bid to reduce over-reliance on the traditional export markets of both nations. The FTA negotiations will begin late next month.
Financial Times reports on Vietnam-EU free trade deal
17-Aug-2015     Vietnam+
EU negotiators fear China will use Vietnam as a backdoor for cheap textile imports into the EU
EU, India working to resolve trade row over generic drugs
17-Aug-2015     Euractiv
The EU and India are taking steps to end a trade row sparked by an EU ban of 700 Indian pharmaceutical products after New Delhi cancelled talks on a free trade accord earlier this month.
Trojan horse erected in protest against ‘dangerous’ EU-US trade agreement
17-Aug-2015     Malta Today
A huge Trojan horse – the infamous horse that hid thousands of Greek fighters to overthrow the city of Troy – has been erected in Valletta this morning to protest against the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
ETU sparks trade debate
17-Aug-2015     Mornington News
Frankston and Mornington residents have been receiving automated phone calls, part of a campaign by the Electrical Trades Union to “stop the China Free Trade Agreement” amid union fears electricians’ jobs are at risk.
Tariff cuts, exemptions for Vietnam-EU FTA clarified
17-Aug-2015     Vietnamnet Bridge
The European Union (EU) will remove 85.6% of tariff lines for Vietnam’s goods exports immediately after a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two sides comes into force.
Canada-China trade pact puts our sovereignty at risk
15-Aug-2015     The Vancouver Sun
In his new book Gus Van Harten argues that FIPA shows that Canada can be too eager to compromise its economy, long-term, in the hope of a quick buck now.
As decision in Mesa v. Canada looms, investor and all three NAFTA parties weigh in on significance of Bilcon
15-Aug-2015     Investment Arbitration Reporter
Following Canada’s loss this March in a NAFTA dispute, Bilcon v. Canada, that decision has prompted a new round of submissions in a separate dispute, Mesa Power Group LLC v. Canada.
Southern Africa: Botswana - Angola may join free trade zone in 2017
14-Aug-2015     All Africa
Angola will join the Free Trade Zone of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in 2017, if the country takes the necessary steps