Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
12-Jul-2015
Reuters
The United States, frustrated over the lack of progress with Canada over new rules for agriculture trade, is weighing "contingencies" that could include completing a Pacific Rim trade pact that excludes Canada, according to two sources familiar with the issue.
12-Jul-2015
Reuters
The United States is upgrading Malaysia from the lowest tier on its list of worst human trafficking centers so that the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal can go through.
10-Jul-2015
World Grain
Japan is considering establishing a rice import quota each for the United States and Australia instead of lowering tarriffs
10-Jul-2015
IPS
Two decades of high costs for Mexico's agriculture, economy, families, and environment
8-Jul-2015
Foreign Policy
Oone issue that has received comparatively little attention is how the Trans-Pacific Partnership is likely to impact the developing countries slated to join.
7-Jul-2015
Left Foot Forward
Unions such as Unite and the United Steelworkers in the US and Canada have warned that their hard fought for and cherished social, employment rights and sectoral collective bargaining system may be undermined by new trade deals.
7-Jul-2015
Electronic Frontier Foundation
A draft of the Trans-Pacific Partnership's "Intellectual Property" chapter from May 11, 2015 has recently been leaked to journalists and contains significant change on intermediary liability rules compared to previous leaks.
7-Jul-2015
Kyodo
Pacific Rim countries pursuing a free trade initiative are set to hold ministerial talks on July 28 and 29 in Hawaii to wind up their marathon negotiations, a source said Monday.
6-Jul-2015
Reuters
As the Trans Pacific Partnership will have long-term implications for Pacific Rim companies, fund managers are starting to look at the implications for long-term positioning.
6-Jul-2015
The Canadian Press
One of Canada's most protected industries — British Columbia timber — has been targeted by Japan in the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, The Canadian Press has learned.