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Secret RCEP trade deal fails international standards of transparency, experts warn
20-Jul-2018     Friends of the Earth International
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership involving 16 nations from Asia-Pacific will impact the lives of over three billion people, yet a new study reveals how the deal fails international standards of transparency and public engagement.
No RCEP campaign: Thai women's groups reject RCEP
19-Jul-2018     APWLD
Women's rights organisations from Thailand say NO to RCEP as the neoliberal free trade agreement will only exacerbate inequality and the negative impact on their livelihoods.
UK set to start domestic consultation on first free-trade deals, including with NZ
19-Jul-2018     NZ Herald
The British Government has authorised preparations to begin for free-trade negotiations with New Zealand, Australia and the United States and to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership
China unresponsive over FTA talks with Sri Lanka
19-Jul-2018     Nikkei Asian Review
Beijing possibly hoping for a return to power of the Rajapaksa clan.
Secrecy in RCEP trade deal threatens Asian democracies
19-Jul-2018     Jakarta Post
With a global trade war looming and public faith in corporate globalization at an all-time low, secrecy in trade deals cannot be accepted. People have a right to know what is being negotiated in their name.
EU FTA almost dead, India now eyes post-Brexit UK
19-Jul-2018     Times of India
The India-EU free trade agreement is on the verge of death. The two sides are expected to formally state, in diplomatic language, that FTA talks may no longer be resumed.
Pacific Alliance trade talks to be advanced in Mexico
19-Jul-2018     Scoop
New Zealand to hold talks with his Pacific Alliance counterparts in Mexico to seek further progress on a free trade agreement with the four-nation grouping.
European business lobby urges Brussels to accelerate trade talks with Mercosur
19-Jul-2018     MercoPress
European companies are urging the European Union to accelerate trade negotiations with Mercosur bloc, in a sign of concern that the 20-year talks could once again fall dormant if they do not reach an accord this week.
TPP countries to start accession talks for new members in 2019
19-Jul-2018     The Mainichi
Thailand, Indonesia, Columbia, South Korea and Taiwan are seen as willing to join the revised TPP. Britain has also shown interest.
Indonesia, EU to establish most modern trade agreement
19-Jul-2018     Antara
The fifth round of talks not only covered discussions on trade in goods but also the trade of services, investments, and other forms of cooperation. Among the specific issues discussed were energy and raw materials.