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Japan pork group proposes halving tariffs for TPP agreement
19-Mar-2015     Bloomberg
Japan, the world’s largest pork importer, can accept a 50 percent reduction in import tariffs to help pave the way for the nation to reach an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a producer group said.
Exploring the state of Kenya-EU trade relations
19-Mar-2015     CNBC Africa
Christophe de Vroey, EU trade and communication counsellor, is interviewed by CNBC Africa on what has changed for Kenya's horticulture sector since the economic partnership agreement.
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Trade deal could force Australian Government to spend millions to subsidise medicines, expert warns
19-Mar-2015     Australia Broadcasting Corporation
Australia's primary negotiator on medicines for the US-Australia FTA, Dr Ruth Lopert, warns that the TPP could force the Australian Government to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to subsidise medicines.
Indonesia to resume free-trade talks
19-Mar-2015     Asia One
Indonesia will resume free trade and economic partnership negotiations with important trading partners as President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration steps up efforts to boost exports amid the country's economic slowdown.
Transparency in investor-state arbitration
18-Mar-2015     Lexology
The UN Convention on Transparency in Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration has been opened for signature.
Foodwatch boss: 'Europeans will not stomach TTIP anymore'
18-Mar-2015     EurActiv
The EU-US free trade agreement, TTIP, is a big lie, says Thilo Bode, the director of the NGO Foodwatch, discussing his latest book on the transatlantic trade deal.
Ukraine to sign FTA with Canada, Israel, Turkey and other countries
18-Mar-2015     The Financial
According to Ukraine's Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Ukraine now plans to sign FTAs with Canada, Israel, Turkey, Serbia and Vietnam.
China, Israel to begin FTA talks
17-Mar-2015     Xinhua
China will kick off negotiations on a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with Israel this year, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.
Nebraska farm group rips Korea free-trade pact, says it has harmed US economy
17-Mar-2015     Omaha World Herald
The US-Korea free trade deal, a model for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has already cost the US 85,000 jobs, according to Public Citizen.
Trans-Pacific Partnership - how do we make sense of the TPP secret negotiations?
17-Mar-2015     ABC
Australian television report pits Trade Minister Robb's words about TPP against public interest concerns over medecine prices, internet freedom, standards, etc.