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China's Hong Kong seeks Belt and Road opportunities under FTA with Georgia
23-Jan-2019     Xinhuanet
The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) expects more Belt and Road opportunities with the Georgia with help of the FTA.
India raises trade deficit, discusses RCEP with China
23-Jan-2019     Business Standard
India raised with China its concerns over the widening trade deficit and doubts over the Beijing-proposed free trade pact, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
More than 70 US health, consumer and other groups demand elimination of NAFTA 2.0 terms that would lock in high US medicine prices
22-Jan-2019     Public Citizen
In a letter to Congress, the groups demand that the pact’s giveaways to Big Pharma that would keep medicines unaffordable be removed before the pact is sent to Congress.
US agribusiness lobby calls on Trump to target UK food and environment rules in Brexit trade deal
22-Jan-2019     Unearthed
American negotiators urged to push the UK into scrapping regulations on pesticides, genetically-modified crops, and the production of chicken and meat products
Ukraine and Israel sign massive free trade agreement
22-Jan-2019     Jerusalem Post
The expectation is that this deal will bring trade between the two countries to over $1 billion within five years.
Morocco-EU Agreement: Polisario Front to again refer to European court
22-Jan-2019     Sahara Press Service
The Polisario Front has decided to again take the controversial EU-Morocco trade agreement including the Sahrawi territories before the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Belarus faces its first investment claims
22-Jan-2019     Belarus Digest
In late 2017 and 2018, Belarus faced a record-breaking three investment arbitration claims.
New Zealand signs post-Brexit recognition agreement with UK
22-Jan-2019     Sydney Morning Herald
New Zealand has joined Australia in signing up to a deal with Britain aimed at softening the impact of Brexit on trade.
Stop ISDS! Rights for people, rules for corporations
22-Jan-2019     TNI
Join the movement to end corporate privilege, sign the petition!
Maldives’s debt to China creates difficulties for Solih
22-Jan-2019     The Siasat Daily
The Maldives incurred huge debts and the amount owed to China is still being assessed given that the pitfalls of China’s influence over the Maldivian economy.
NAFTA 2.0: Nothing for workers
21-Jan-2019     The Bullet
A failure to seriously resist NAFTA 2.0’s passage into law in Canada, the US and Mexico will amount to capitulation and the acceptance of an agreement that by design, like the original NAFTA, intrinsically serves the interests of Capital.
TPP-11 opens doors to new members
21-Jan-2019     Nikkei Asian Review
Japan eager to expand trade pact even though not all signatories have ratified.
EU sets out plans for 'limited' US trade deal
21-Jan-2019     France 24
Opposition by activists has already resurfaced with some warning that "there can be no trade-offs on food standards" in the deal.
EU-US FTA: EU draft negotiating mandates (Jan 2019)
21-Jan-2019     European Commission
As released by the European Commission
Malaysia won’t be pressured into CPTPP: trade minister Darell Leiking
19-Jan-2019     South China Morning Post
Malaysia will not be pressured into ratifying a 11-nation Asia-Pacific trade deal, as trade minister raised the prospect of holding out for bilateral tariff pacts instead.