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Azerbaijan, Japan to ink agreement on mutual protection of investments
22-Oct-2014     Azer News
Azerbaijan and Japan plan to sign a bilateral investment treaty. Japan is involved in the country's energy and infrastructure sectors.
Colombia has complied with US trade pact labor reforms: Minister
22-Oct-2014     Colombia Reports
Colombia says it has complied with labor reforms required by US Congress as condition for their FTA but labour unions disagree.
India, Russia to re-start study on free trade agreement feasibility
22-Oct-2014     Hindu Business Line
India and Russia are ready to start discussions on a long-pending free trade agreement that could increase bilateral trade and investment flow, and help reduce dependence of both countries on the US and the EU.
US floats cutting tobacco from part of Pacific trade pact -sources
22-Oct-2014     Reuters
The United States has floated excluding tobacco products from a key section of a 12-nation Pacific trade deal and signaled it may present a formal proposal to trading partners at talks in Australia.
Big Tobacco puts Uruguay on trial
22-Oct-2014     Central Telegraph
Uruguay files its defence against Philip Morris, a test case for big business lawsuits that could hit the EU through the transatlantic trade and investment deal with the US.
Abbott eyes China FTA before G20
22-Oct-2014     Business Spectator
Australian PM Tony Abbott aim to securing free trade agreement with China by the time of G20 summit in November.
Honduras near 'failed state' status due to free trade agreement, says labor and Latino leaders
21-Oct-2014     Latin Post
Labor leaders say CAFTA-DR has had a negative impact on Honduran farmers and resulted in displaced workers, "total break down of public services" and "forced migration" of youth, while the US spends billions to deport "hundreds" back to the Central American country in shackles.
UK: Nurses warn over EU-US trade deal
21-Oct-2014     Press Association
Uncertainty over the impact of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is a "growing source of anxiety" among health workers, nurses' leaders have warned.
EU to exempt JR companies from world trade rules
21-Oct-2014     Global Rail News
The European Union has agreed to omit three of Japan’s biggest rail companies from a trade agreement at the WTO in the hope that it will open up the Japanese market to European suppliers under a possible bilateral FTA.
Intellectual property protection is hurting Ebola victims
21-Oct-2014     Intellectual Property Brief
Many critics are pointing out that the lack of an Ebola vaccine is due to the intellectual property protections offered through trade deals like the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.