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Te Taiao and climate crisis

Recent agreements (negotiated in secret) also guarantee foreign corporations the rights to lobby against new laws in the name of “transparency”; guaranteed rights that iwi and hapū don’t have.

EU-US trade plans revive a monster from the dead

The ‘framework agreement’ on trade between the EU and the US that was published August 21 is a worrying reminiscence of the infamous TTIP -the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership- of a decade ago.

New white elephants in Africa?

The third summit on financing African infrastructure development is set to take place in Luanda from 28 to 31 October 2025. It aims to mobilise capital from Africa and elsewhere to strengthen the corridor strategy and boost investment in infrastructure to increase trade within the AfCFTA.
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Switzerland eases norms to implement FTA with India

Switzerland has eased rules to implement its FTA with India, effective October 1. The pact promises $100 bn EFTA investments, boosts market access for pharma, machinery, and agri goods, while keeping gold duties untouched to balance trade between the two partners.

EU proposes Mercosur trade deal, French opposition softens

The European Commission presented the EU’s trade accord with South America’s Mercosur bloc for approval and appeared to be softening opposition from the deal’s main critic, France, with promises of possible limits on farm product imports.
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