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US drops auto-content proposal in NAFTA talks: The Globe and Mail
21-Mar-2018     Reuters
The US government has dropped a demand that all vehicles made in Canada and Mexico for export to the United States contain at least 50 percent US content.
Uganda to review Africa Free Trade Area pact
21-Mar-2018     The Independent (Uganda)
Uganda, in many ways like Nigeria, will investigate concerns by a sector of the business community before making major commitments.
Europeans say significant obstacles remain to Mercosur trade deal
21-Mar-2018     Reuters
An EU diplomat said Mercosur resistance to European proposals on automobile exports and geographic product indicators were also sticking points.
Industry presses ministry to defer FTA-II with China
21-Mar-2018     The News
Various exporting sectors have strongly advised Pakistan's ministry of commerce to defer the signing of second phase of Free Trade Agreement (FTA-II) with China until the next government takes charge after polls in July, 2018, industry officials said on Tuesday.
Statement of Trade Justice Pilipinas : Human rights should be central to EU- Philippines partnership
21-Mar-2018     Trade Justice Pilipinas
Trade Justice Pilipinas is alarmed over reports that the European Union is wavering on its commitment to protect and promote human rights in the context of its long-term strategic partnership with the Philippines.
In Nafta talks, US tries to limit junk food warning labels
21-Mar-2018     The New York Times
The contentious negotiations over the fate of the North American Free Trade Agreement have veered into one of the world’s most pressing health issues: fighting obesity.
ASEAN countries unconvinced by EU trade pact
21-Mar-2018     EURACTIV.com
South East Asian countries are dragging their feet on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU, with officials saying that the countries still need to be convinced of the benefits of the region-to-region deal.
Trade Compass: Web-based service to utilize FTAs
20-Mar-2018     Deloitte
Trade Compass is a commercial web-based service with various analytical functions that aims to optimize the utilization of FTAs.
Left for dead, a mega trade pact rises from the ashes
20-Mar-2018     The Progressive
There is still a chance that the new TPP will not take effect. For that to happen, the agreement must be by six of the eleven signatories.
Multilateral investment court: Council gives mandate to the Commission to open negotiations
20-Mar-2018     European Council
The Council adopted the negotiating directives authorising the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the EU, a convention establishing a multilateral court for the settlement of investment disputes.