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Shifting trade winds: US bilateralism & Asia-Pacific economic integration
6-Feb-2018     Asia Society Policy Institute
Certain long-standing provisions of trade agreements, specifically ISDS, are worthy of reconsideration.
Belt and Road and the battle for global investment standards
6-Feb-2018     Asia Times
A new battle is taking shape on the world scene. It sees China and the West compete in affirming their respective investment standards around the globe.
Will Labour let Waitangi Tribunal complete TPPA inquiry
6-Feb-2018     Scoop
Labour promised at Waitangi that it will be accountable to Maori. That promise faces a major test next week, as the Crown responds in the Waitangi Tribunal’s inquiry on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
Nafta in play-the state of play following the sixth round of negotiations
6-Feb-2018     Lexology
The sixth round of the NAFTA 2.0 negotiations concluded on January 29 in Montreal. Some of the key areas covered in this round are summarized.
NAFTA will undermine health unless Canada resists monopolies on medicines
6-Feb-2018     Toronto Star
Time and again, Canadians reaffirm their belief in the basic principle of equitable access to health care for all. But the spirit of this very Canadian principle remains in peril as NAFTA negotiations forge ahead.
Forcing another free trade deal could result in a more divided Europe
6-Feb-2018     Euractiv
As trade officials desperately try to move the long-delayed EU-Mercosur agreement forward, we must stop and consider that this deal is likely to go far beyond the balance of trade, and increase economic, social and political divisions within both continents.
Mozambique joins the Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Southern African States
6-Feb-2018     European Commission
The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) became the first regional EPA in Africa to be fully operational after its implementation by Mozambique.
RCEP talks: India ‘unhappy’ with revised service offers, too
6-Feb-2018     The Hindu BusinessLine
India will register its unhappiness with the “inadequate’’ fresh offers in services made by partner countries negotiating the mega regional comprehensive economic partnership (RCEP) as members converge in Indonesia this week for a crucial round of talks.
Include egg exports from India in proposed FTA with Oman: Livestock farmer
6-Feb-2018     The Economic Times
Livestock farmers have requested the Centre to include egg exports from India in the free trade bilateral agreement with Oman, which is expected during the visit of Prime Minister to Oman this month.
EU seeking to establish separate arrangements with ACP countries
5-Feb-2018     Jamaica Information Service
The European Union is seeking to establish separate arrangements with members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific group, as it prepares to enter into a new partnership agreement with these countries.
Free trade fantasies: Canada must reject both NAFTA and TPP
5-Feb-2018     Global Research
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has boasted of his commitment to progressive economic, environmental and social policies. At the same time, has been a passionate warrior in his pursuit and defence of so-called ‘free trade’ agreements.
Changed acronyms, same neoliberal ruse: The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership
5-Feb-2018     People Over Profit
The struggle to stop the Transpacific Partnership Agreement continues amid efforts to revive the zombie free trade deal.
Businessman sues SA too
5-Feb-2018     The Citizen
A Johannesburg businessman, trying to sue the Mozambique government for over $91 million (R1 billion), has taken the SA government to court after officials allegedly sided with the neighbouring country in the dispute.
EU, Morocco sign trade deal, seemingly ignore Western Sahara
5-Feb-2018     Undercurrent News
The document ignores the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of Dec. 21 2016, which stated that Western Sahara is a “separate and distinct” territory from Morocco.
Asia-Europe People’s Forum
5-Feb-2018