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India- EU FTA: Officials to meet next week
5-Apr-2018     Daily Pioneer
Senior officials of India and European Union (EU) will meet in Brussels next week to deliberate upon the long stalled negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement and update each other on their positions, a government official said.
FTA with China to hurt manufacturing sector: traders
5-Apr-2018     The News
In Pakistan, businessmen and investors are expressing concerns over free trade agreement (FTA) with China claiming that would hurt the manufacturing sector.
FTA with China delayed due to industry concerns
5-Apr-2018     Dawn
Pakistan's federal government has deferred second phase of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China on the demand of the business community.
South Korean trade minister draws line between FTA, currency deal
5-Apr-2018     Yonhap News Agency
A recently revised trade deal between South Korea and the United States and currency policy are separate matters, but Washington's associating the two may be aimed at highlighting its achievement during the negotiations, Seoul's trade minister said Thursday.
To counter China's BRI, India joins US, Japan to boost connectivity in Indo-Pacific
5-Apr-2018     Deccan Herald
India has joined hands with Japan and United States to build infrastructure for promoting connectivity in Indo-Pacific region, ostensibly to counter the Belt and Road initiative of China.
Japan aims revamped TPP at reducing reliance on US: former high-level diplomat
4-Apr-2018     The Japan Times
Donald Trump’s erratic posture on trade is forcing Japanese policymakers to rethink their reliance on the economic and political alliance with the United States, according to a former high-level diplomat from the Office of the US Trade Representative.
How free trade hypocrisies are hurting our world
4-Apr-2018     Greenpeace
Rich countries have made our current trade rules and made sure that these rules suit their needs, providing few means for people in poor countries to protect themselves from aggressive export policies.
Looming deadlines explain why Trump is hurrying for a Nafta deal
4-Apr-2018     Bloomberg
Trump said to want to announce framework Nafta deal next week. Observers say it’s probably too late to pass in this Congress.
Zapatista women inspire the fight against patriarchy
4-Apr-2018     Waging Nonviolence
When the Zapatista National Liberation Army went public, they called NAFTA a death sentence for the indigenous peasants of Mexico
Interview with Ndongo Samba Sylla
4-Apr-2018     bilaterals.org
Dr Ndongo Samba Sylla is an economist, researcher and programme officer at the Office for West Africa at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. In this interview, he analyses the African Continental Free Trade Area