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Asia-Pacific megadeal: monthly targets put in place for RCEP trade to close this year
9-Mar-2019     Business Times
Key partners and ASEAN commerce ministers have agreed on a set of monthly targets on the RCEP trade deal before the end of this year.
India: Peasant movements to scrutinise and expose the dangers of RCEP trade agreement
8-Mar-2019     Via Campesina
Several prominent peasant movements in India are holding a ‘National level consultation on the Impact of RCEP and other tree trade agreements on farmers and farming in India’ on 13th March in New Delhi.
EU trade chief says no support in Europe for comprehensive US trade deal
8-Mar-2019     Reuters
The European Union will not support a comprehensive trade deal with the United States that includes agriculture, the EU’s top trade negotiator said, so she is working toward a narrower deal focused on industrial goods and automobiles.
Costa Rica legislators approve TLC with Korea
8-Mar-2019     Q
Negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea was begun by the Chinchilla administration (2010-2014), completed in 2016 and now only requires the President's signature to go into force.
China trade by the numbers: New Zealand's big buyer
8-Mar-2019     Stuff
New Zealand sold nearly $8.6b worth of goods and services to the United States in 2018, only half what was sold to China. Which sectors are doing the most business with China?
Govt should stop free trade talks with the EU
8-Mar-2019     New Straits Times
Malaysian palm oil producers urge the government to reject the revival talks of free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) in view of its move to boycott palm biodiesel.
Saving Japan’s seed heritage from “free trade”
7-Mar-2019     Local Futures
Former Japanese minister Yamada joined forces with 150 lawyers that have challenged as unconstitutional both the TPP agreement and the government’s decision to abolish the seed protection law.
Indonesia-Australia FTA text
7-Mar-2019     Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia
As released by Government of Australia
Building a mirage: The effectiveness of tax carve-out provisions in international investment agreements
7-Mar-2019     South Centre
The broad language in investment agreements has allowed investor-state dispute settlement tribunals to scrutinize tax measures adopted by States, and determine that such measures resulted in a breach of State’s obligations under the agreement.
US ambassador defends farming record on chicken and beef
7-Mar-2019     BBC
The UK should accept American meat as part of a post-Brexit trade deal, says US ambassador to the UK .