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The Trans-Pacific Partnership: the dirtiest trade deal, you've never heard of
16-Mar-2015     GetUp! Australia
The Abbott Government can still refine or reject parts of the deal that aren't in the public interest; but without public pressure, there's little hope of hearing about, much less putting a stop to, the devil in the detail.
Intellectual property issues hinder TPP talks in Hawaii
16-Mar-2015     Jiji Press
Chief negotiators in Trans-Pacific Partnership talks failed to iron out differences over the last week, with intellectual property protection on medicines and environmental protection being key stumbling blocks.
Africa steps up dispute resolution
16-Mar-2015     The Southern Times
With increased levels of investment into Africa, the number of legal disputes in the continent is also on the rise.
Joseph Stiglitz on the Trans Pacific Partnership: “This is a big deal”
16-Mar-2015     In These Times
“The people that are in favor [of TPP] are the people in Wall Street,” the Nobel Prize winning economist told a community meeting in New York.
Pakistan refuses to accept US model on investment treaty
14-Mar-2015     The News
Federal Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan said that Pakistan had refused to accept US model on Bilateral Investment Treaty.
New bilateral investment treaty model
13-Mar-2015     Dawn
The Board of Investment is working on Pakistan’s own template of a bilateral investment treaty, which will replace the existing treaties with different countries. And all the future ones will be negotiated on the new template.
Oil giants win $17M from Ottawa under NAFTA
13-Mar-2015     The Star
ExxonMobil and Murphy Oil awarded $17.3 million in damages from Canada in investor-rights dispute over research and training funding in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Gov't mulls profit-sharing scheme for FTA-hit farmers
13-Mar-2015     Yonhap
South Korea's agriculture ministry said Friday that it is considering requiring firms that benefit from the country's free trade agreements (FTAs) to share some of their profits to help make up for losses suffered by farmers, which has led to strong opposition from the business circle.
India pushes for Comprehensive Economic Partnership with Sri Lanka
13-Mar-2015     Business Standard
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today assured Sri Lanka that it will take steps to address the concerns arising out of the two-way merchandise trade between both neighbours even as he pitched for having a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Pakistan rejects US draft of investment treaty
13-Mar-2015     Express Tribune
Pakistan has rejected the United States’ proposed draft of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between the two countries, saying the acceptance of the US template would carry ‘dangerous obligations’ for the country.
Hong Kong seeks to expand trade partnership with Indonesia
13-Mar-2015     Customs Today
Hong Kong, the world’s 10th largest trading economy, is seeking to expand its partnership both in trade and services with the Indonesian private sector to support a free-trade agreement (FTA) currently under negotiation.
Push against investment rules in US trade deals picks up
12-Mar-2015     Reuters
Law professors from across the United States urged lawmakers to keep rules to protect foreign investors out of trade pacts on Wednesday, warning they would give big companies too much power.
Australia scores 'most favoured nation' provisions in FTA with China
12-Mar-2015     SMH
Trade Minister Robb says that Australia "will automatically receive the same treatment provided by China to any other country in the future including the EU and the United States."
German industry slashes estimates of benefits of US trade deal
12-Mar-2015     AFP
German industry federation BDI has been forced to slash its estimate of the economic benefits for Europe of a proposed US-EU free trade pact by a factor of 10, it conceded Wednesday.
US Ambassador confirms patent linkage under FTA includes biologics
11-Mar-2015     Heesob's IP Blog
The US Ambassador Lippert has sent a letter to the Korean Minister of Food and Drug Safety requesting protection of biologics under the patent linkage system. He also confirmed that the US seeks the same protection in TPP.