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PH not joining TPP without US
16-Oct-2017 Manila Bulletin
Finance Secretary Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez stated that the Philippines is not joining the TPP, contradicting the position of Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez who renewed his interest of joining the TPP.
Time running out for NAFTA talks, set to be extended - sources
16-Oct-2017 Reuters
Negotiators at talks to modernize NAFTA are running out of time and look set to extend the remaining rounds in a bid to meet an end-year deadline as tensions rise, three sources familiar with the matter said.
RCEP: Robbing communities to extract profit
14-Oct-2017 APWLD
RCEP will give multinational corporations unprecedented rights
US hikes tensions in NAFTA talks with call for ’sunset clause’
13-Oct-2017 Reuters
Washington has dramatically increased tensions in talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement by proposing that the lifespan of any new deal be limited to five years.
EU MPs back Australia, NZ trade deals
13-Oct-2017 SBS
The European Parliament’s trade committee has voted 30 to five in favour of starting trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand.
Indonesia, Turkey sign document on trade talks
13-Oct-2017 Xinhua
Indonesia and Turkey signed a document leading to negotiation rounds of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries.
Assessing the impacts of investment treaties: Overview of the evidence
13-Oct-2017 IISD
It is unclear whether investment treaties’ impact on FDI flows constitutes a benefit to a host state.
US to seek strict rules of origin in NAFTA talks, sources say
13-Oct-2017 CNBC
The US wants 85 percent of content to come from the United States, Mexico and Canada. The request may include a demand for a 50 percent American content requirement.
India-Mauritius to restart FTA talks soon
13-Oct-2017 Business Standard
Agreement of strategic importance to counter Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean.
Multilateral Investment Court: an utterly flawed and unjust system
12-Oct-2017 EurActiv
The European Commission’s plans for a Multilateral Investment Court sanctions a biased and ineffective arbitration system, leaving people and the environment exposed to international investors’ whims.
Trump raises possibility of Canada-US deal in meeting with Trudeau
12-Oct-2017 CBC
Trump has said he likes ’bilateral deals,’ but Trudeau still focused on agreement including Mexico.
Karuturi contemplates legal recourse for loss in Ethiopia
11-Oct-2017 The Reporter
Karuturi could sue the government of Ethiopia at international tribunals on the basis of violations of the Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement India and Ethiopia have signed on.
China’s free trade agreements in South Asia
11-Oct-2017 China Briefings
China is steadily laying the groundwork for its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative program.
Push for Australia to open its doors to Indonesian workers under free trade deal
11-Oct-2017 SMH
Indonesia is pushing for Australia to open its doors to more Indonesian workers - such as nurses and cooks - as well as removing tariffs on textiles as free trade negotiations between the two countries enter the final month.
Burundi Government urges EU to remove sanctions
11-Oct-2017 All Africa
First-vice speaker of Burundi Senate said Burundi will not have the courage to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement in the context of economic sanctions imposed against it.
Britain could join NAFTA if Brexit trade deal fails: Telegraph newspaper
11-Oct-2017 Reuters
Britain could join a formal trade alliance with the United States, Canada and Mexico if the European Union refuses to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal.
China reaches Belt Road milestone with Eurasian Economic Union trade agreement
11-Oct-2017 The Asset
Agreement directly meets Belt Road objectives by liberalizing trade and investment along Eurasian landmass.
Malaysia eyes TPP-11, but on its terms
11-Oct-2017 AEC
Malaysia does not have a bilateral agreement with Canada, so the TPP-11 could serve a way towards that goal. Malaysia is also actively exploring its trade options with Latin America.
What to do with "fair and equitable treatment" provisions?
11-Oct-2017 IELP Blog
US ISDS proposal in NAFTA would cut fair and equitable treatment and indirect expropriation.
The environment in Canadian trade agreements
10-Oct-2017 Policy Options
Since NAFTA, Canada and the US have included the largest number, worldwide, of environmental clauses in their trade agreements.