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Riding the Pacific trade winds
13-Jul-2015     Indian Express
Labour, environment and IPR standards in the Trans-Pacific Partnership will influence future Indo-US agreements.
Renegotiation of PH-Japan economic deal sought
13-Jul-2015     Philippine Daily Inquirer
A group of banana exporters is calling for a renegotiation of the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, saying that shipments to Japan have been dwindling due to tariffs that make them uncompetitive.
'If the US can offer TPP transparency, so can we'
13-Jul-2015     ABC
'Too many trade deals have failed to live up to the hype,' the CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says.
Indian exports may be affected in TPP markets
13-Jul-2015     PTI
The Trans-Pacific Partnership's impact on India and South Asia will be much more than the short-term tariff-preference erosions for the region's exports, a senior researcher at Singapore's Institute of South Asian Studies says.
IBON primer on 21st Century free trade agreements
13-Jul-2015     IBON
New free trade deals across regions such as the TPPA, TTIP and TiSA, among many others are being negotiated that will have far-reaching implications for peoples in both the global North and South and for the future of the world economy. But these deals will neither benefit the democratic majority nor rescue the world economy in crisis.
Ministry of economy to assess TTIP impact in Belgium
12-Jul-2015     Belga
In a public invitation to tender, the Ministry of the Economy announced recently that it is to investigate the potential impact the free trade agreement between the United States and Europe (TTIP) would have on Belgium.
US weighs completing Pacific Rim trade deal without Canada: sources
12-Jul-2015     Reuters
The United States, frustrated over the lack of progress with Canada over new rules for agriculture trade, is weighing "contingencies" that could include completing a Pacific Rim trade pact that excludes Canada, according to two sources familiar with the issue.
US upgrades Malaysia in annual human trafficking report - sources
12-Jul-2015     Reuters
The United States is upgrading Malaysia from the lowest tier on its list of worst human trafficking centers so that the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal can go through.
China, Eurasian Economic Union to launch EPA talks: official
12-Jul-2015     Xinhua
China and the Eurasian Economic Union will start negotiations on an economic partnership agreement as soon as possible, Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said Friday.
Japan mulling import quota for Aussie, US rice in TPP talks
10-Jul-2015     World Grain
Japan is considering establishing a rice import quota each for the United States and Australia instead of lowering tarriffs