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Palm oil lobbyist negotiates with Bern
25-Sep-2018     SonntagsZeitung
The chief negotiator of Indonesia sits on the board of directors of the Indonesian company Astra Agro Lestari, one of the country's largest palm oil producers.
Georgia looking for US free trade agreement
25-Sep-2018     Emerging Europe
The Georgian government hopes that the US will start intensive talks regarding the free trade initiative soon.
Trump signs revised Korean trade deal
25-Sep-2018     New York Times
There are few fundamental changes to the existing agreement, which Mr. Trump has blamed for hundreds of thousands of lost American jobs.
Japan mulls bilateral trade deal with US: Nikkei
24-Sep-2018     Reuters
Japan is mulling a bilateral trade agreement with the United States that would lower tariffs on US agriculture imports in exchange for avoiding higher tariffs on Japanese autos.
'New' CETA tribunals - old undemocratic system
24-Sep-2018     Friends of the Earth Europe
Our analysis of the leaked draft code of conduct of CETA tribunals reveals that the same people known as ISDS arbitrators and counsellors will now take over CETA tribunals.
Mauritania signs deal to pave way for EU-West African economic partnership
24-Sep-2018     Asharq Al-Awsat
Mauritania on Friday became the 15th West African country to sign the region-to-region Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.
Swiss want to restart free trade deal talks with the US
24-Sep-2018     Swiss Info
Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann believes that it is possible to negotiate a free trade agreement with the US. He wants to resume discussions that faltered over a decade ago.
Most cabinet ministers 'want Canada-style free trade deal with EU'
24-Sep-2018     The Independent
However other cabinet minister are said to favour a Norway-style deal which involves continued membership of the European Economic Area.
EU and Mercosur to re-initiate free-trade talks next week
24-Sep-2018     ICIS
EU and Mercosur negotiators will hold another round of negotiations in Uruguay with the aim of reaching a free trade agreement.
Liz Truss slams regulations in speech to US think tank backing environmental roll-back after Brexit
21-Sep-2018     Unearthed
Treasury minister was speaking on the same day the Cato Institute called for softer environmental rules and NHS competition.