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It's crunch week (again) for Nafta with US and Canada at odds
17-Sep-2018     Bloomberg
Deal likely needed Thursday for Sept. 30 trilateral deadline. Dispute panels, culture and dairy said to be sticking points.
Time for EU to stop being bystander in Western Sahara
17-Sep-2018     EU Observer
The EU has sadly afforded preferential treatment to Morocco's illegal occupation of Western Sahara including by knowingly excluding from the trade talks the thousands of Saharawis forced to live in exile in refugee camps as a result of the occupation.
India in a catch-22 situation on free trade pact with the US
17-Sep-2018     BusinessLine
While many officials are against a pact as they believe it will hurt domestic industry and agriculture, there is a small but influential group in the government that favours an FTA.
New boots-on-the-ground trade association to boost ties between Canada, EU
14-Sep-2018     Financial Post
The Canada EU Trade Investment Association is a cross-sector industry group out to promote dealmaking.
Mexico prepared to do a trade deal without Canada, official tweets
14-Sep-2018     iPolitics
Mexico is prepared to move ahead with an updated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement that does not include Canada if Ottawa and Washington cannot resolve their differences.
Japan's Motegi, USTR Lighthizer likely to hold trade talks on September 21: source
13-Sep-2018     Reuters
Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will likely hold a second round of trade talks.
More than 300 Republican and Democratic state legislators from all 50 states urge end of investor-state dispute settlement system in NAFTA
13-Sep-2018     Public Citizen
In letter to US Trade Representative, lawmakers say ISDS undermines state sovereignty and lawmaking.
RCEP deal can be disastrous for India
13-Sep-2018     Business Line
India's FTA experience and existing trade imbalance with RCEP nations show that such a trade pact will hurt Indian producers.
Taiwan wants to sign free trade deal with US: foreign minister
13-Sep-2018     Taiwan News
Foreign Minister Joseph Wu made a recorded video for a conference organized by a Washington-based research institute on Sept. 12.
Plan to upgrade China-ASEAN trade agreement unveiled
13-Sep-2018     Ecns
Chinese Vice-Premier announced that China will work with ASEAN to upgrade the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement signed in 2004 and accelerate talks for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.