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AMA warns on risks lurking in TPP trade deal
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has urged the Australian government to reject provisions in the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) that “could undermine the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and compromise the ability of governments to improve public health”.
American tangdi kebab for basmati
India's ministry of external affairs has suggested allowing the free import of American chicken legs and starting a dialogue on a bilateral investment treaty, in return for the US government allowing shipments of Indian basmati rice, pomegranate and table grapes and immigration reforms that will help Indian IT professionals.
How the Mexican drug trade thrives on free trade
US policy—specifically the militarization of the border since NAFTA—has strengthened cartels’ power and enabled them to diversify their operations deeper into the legal economy.
China-US: Timetable laid out for investment treaty talks
The two-day high-level dialogue between China and the United States has led to a timetable for talks on a bilateral investment treaty
China, US to start negative list BIT negotiations
China and the United States are likely to conclude the first phase of Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) talks soon and start substantive negotiations on the negative list
TPP would gut Buy American: Happy July 4th!
As Americans celebrate July 4th this year, US trade negotiators are locked behind closed doors at a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating round in Ottawa gutting Buy American policies.
Seeds of discord or seeds for development – which way for US policy with El Salvador?
The controversy over government procurement of seeds in El Salvador is a clear example of how US free trade agreements with developing countries can undermine national development goals, as Oxfam warned during the negotiation and debate over CAFTA, writes Stephanie Burgos.
Australia wins first battle in plain packaging trade dispute
The Permanent Court of Arbitration has ordered that Australia will be allowed to challenge Philip Morris Asia's right to contest Australia's plain packaging laws, on the grounds that the company only bought shares in its Australian arm so that it could launch the case.
Newmont files for arbitration against Indonesia government on ore-export ban
Newmont Mining Corp. said Tuesday it is filing for international arbitration against the Indonesian government for a mineral-export ban.
The US / Peru Free Trade Agreement and generic medicines
Peru's National Association of Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Alafarpe) has filed a petition in the Peruvian courts to stop generic drugs from being sold based on the terms of US-Peru free trade agreement, according to Inca Kola News