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Food safety and GMOs in the “new NAFTA”
17-Oct-2018     IATP
The proposed new NAFTA, dubbed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), would expedite exports and imports of food and agricultural products, purportedly based on “scientific principles” and “science-based decision making.”
US to open trade talks with Japan, EU, UK
16-Oct-2018     The Hill
The Trump administration has notified Congress of its intent to negotiate three separate trade deals with Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom.
RCEP trade ministers urge members to put all efforts to conclude talks
16-Oct-2018     Business Standard
Trade ministers of 16-member RCEP bloc, including India and China, have urged all participating countries to continue to exert all efforts for early conclusion of the negotiations, the commerce ministry said on Sunday.
Chile and Brazil move forward in negotiations for a new FTA
16-Oct-2018     Santiago Times
Until Friday (October 19) the teams of Chile and Brazil working on a new Free Trade Agreement between the two countries will meet in Santiago.
Indonesia FTA in doubt as Labor tightens trade rules
16-Oct-2018     Financial Review
The free trade agreement between Australia and Indonesia is in peril after Labor said it would not ratify the deal, or any other FTA in the pipeline, unless provisions allowing the importation of foreign workers and the ability of foreign governments to sue, were stripped out.
Philippines, US to discuss free trade agreement in November
15-Oct-2018     Arab News
The agreement, if inked, will be the second such US engagement in with an ASEAN-member nation, the first being with Singapore.
Schindler sues Korean gov’t over Hyundai Elevator
15-Oct-2018     Korea Herald
Swiss elevator maker, Schindler Group, has officially filed for an investor state dispute settlement against the Korean government seeking US$300 million in compensation for losses over its approval of paid-in capital increase of Hyundai Elevator
Despite agreements India’s textile trade has underperformed: Trade Advisor, MoT
15-Oct-2018     KNN
Despite Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs), India’s textile trade has not been performing well, said Aditi Das Rout, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textiles.
Romania completes ratification of Armenia-EU CEPA
14-Oct-2018     Armenpress
The Romanian parliament has finalized the ratification of the European Union – Armenia CEPA which was signed on November 24, 2017 in Brussels, Armenia’s Ambassador to Romania Sergey Minasyan said on Facebook.
AfCTA agreement: Obasanjo bombs Buhari, says President’s hands too weak to sign
14-Oct-2018     Daily Post
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President Muhammadu Buhari’s hands were too weak to sign the African Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA).