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These countries could be Trump’s next trade war targets
India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam have largely escaped U.S. President Donald Trump’s glare on trade, but he may yet come looking. The U.S. runs trade deficits with all of them, in some cases quite big ones.
Beef industry talks possible trade deals
The U.S. beef herd is expanding and the industry wants export market access to grow as well.
Abe faces tough road with Trump on trade
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Washington to a word of caution from most experts: This is not the time to agree to bilateral trade negotiations with the United States.
ConocoPhillips subsidiary, received award of $380 million from ICSID, for Ecuador’s unlawful expropriation
The Tribunal’s decision on damages sends a clear message that governments cannot expropriate investments without compensation
NZ: MFAT keeps '24-hour watch' on Trump, seeks US bilateral trade deal while TPP still on the table
New Zealand trade officials are hoping for a bilateral free trade deal with Washington, even while a Trans-Pacific Partnership deal excluding the US remains on the table.
Trump scraps The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) for bilateral “free trade”
Trump wants even stronger, pro-U.S. business free trade deals to the benefit of U.S. multinational corporations and at the expense of the U.S. trading partners.
Trump urged to start trade talks with Japan
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Pork Producers Council urged President Trump to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement with Japan.
Trump has one big idea to fix America’s trade deals. It’s not very good.
If governments turn out to be absolutely desperate to sign FTAs with the US they won't have much choice but to deal with an administration whose motto is “America first”, which may mean learning to love all our genetically modified produce, among other concessions.
One year on from TPPA mass protests – how we can shape trade for the 99% not the 1%
The governments and corporate lobbies that champion these deals are in a state of denial and desperately trying to rescue their bankrupt model.
PH to explore FTA with US
The Philippines will explore a bilateral free trade agreement with the US even as it will prioritize completion and implementation of existing and ongoing trade deals.