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South Africa deposits the instrument of ratification of the agreement establishing the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA)
13-Dec-2018     Africa News
The deposit of the instrument means that South Africa has formally and legally committed to the TFTA.
EU-Japan trade deal approved for 2019 start
12-Dec-2018     Reuters
The European Parliament voted 474 in favor to 156 against the agreement that binds two economies accounting for about a third of global gross domestic product.
Comments on negotiating objectives for a US-Japan trade agreement
12-Dec-2018     PhRMA
US drug manufacturers want Japan to provide 12 years of data protection for biologic medicine in upcoming trade talks. That would be four more years than Japan currently provides.
SLSFTA’s effective date should be delayed: Bandula
12-Dec-2018     Daily Mirror
The effective date of the Sri Lanka – Singapore Free Trade Agreement should be postponed to ensure the removal of any detrimental clauses.
India’s FTAs with ASEAN, Japan and Korea have widened trade deficit: Study
12-Dec-2018     The Hindu Business Online
Over the past decade, India’s trade imbalance vis-à-vis its existing CEPA partners has steadily increased, says a study by Third World Network.
JEFTA: a danger for the future
11-Dec-2018     CGT
The CGT, the French Trade Union Confederation and ZENROREN the Japanese Trade Union are calling on MEPs not to ratify JEFTA and to demand transparent negotiations in which workers' unions have their say.
Summary report of the public seminar "Supermarkets: today’s food source - Trends and impact"
11-Dec-2018     GRAIN
The vast expansion of the supermarket sector has been supported by free trade agreements that have promoted the industrial system of food production and processing, regional and international “supply chains”.
Korea, India to hold talks on upgrading trade pact
11-Dec-2018     The Korea Herald
South Korea and India will hold their seventh round of CEPA talks to discuss ways to further open up the goods and services market and ease country of origin rules.
South Korea parliament ratifies revised US trade deal
11-Dec-2018     The Wall Street Journal
South Korean parliament ratified a revised free-trade agreement with the US, which is praised by Trump as a “great” deal.
Japan-EU trade pact clears hurdle on road to Feb. 1 start
11-Dec-2018     Nikkei Asian Review
Japan’s parliament approved an economic partnership agreement with the EU, clearing a key hurdle for the tariff-cutting pact to take effect next year.