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Protection or promotion? Time India re-evaluates its bilateral trade agreements
30-May-2016 First Post
If trade has to drive for employment and economic growth, it needs a better management and understanding by the government. Knee-jerk reactions cannot be the basis for such agreements.
The leaks go on: before another secret round of negotiations on the proposed “trade in services agreement (TiSA)”
30-May-2016 Huffington Post
The annexes would restrict the job-stimulating localization requirements; restrict how governments and professional associations regulate market access; affect notably the global Internet community of users and innovators.
Emails show TPP ’collusion’ between big banks & Obama administration
30-May-2016 Common Dreams
Emails obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) show U.S. Trade Rep. Michael Froman discussing TPP with Goldman Sachs lobbyists
Asean-Hong Kong FTA set to be finalised
30-May-2016 The Nation
ASEAN and Hong Kong are set to wrap up their free-trade agreement negotiations, with the aim of promoting trade, services and investment between the two sides.
EU and US trade sharp words on TTIP
30-May-2016 Politico
In testy exchange of emails, Commission warns US: Compromise or no deal in 2016.
India seeks fresh treaties with 47 nations
30-May-2016 The Economic Times
India has written to 47 countries to nullify the existing bilateral investment agreements and ink fresh treaties that will make it mandatory for foreign investors to exhaust local judicial remedies before seeking arbitration.
EU publishes revised TISA market access offer
30-May-2016 Politico
The European Commission released its revised market access offer for the Trade in Services Agreement at the start of a formal round of talks in Geneva.
Investment-related dispute settlement: Towards an inclusive multilateral approach
29-May-2016 IISD
Results from an IISD expert meeting held in Montreux, Switzerland, May 23–24, 2016.
Five key takeaways from the TTIP leak for food and farming systems
27-May-2016 IATP
The leaked TTIP text provides important insights into the direction of the trade talks, and raises alarm bells for advocates of fair and sustainable food and farming systems.
China plans ’largest free trade zone’ in Horn of Africa
27-May-2016 World Bulletin
Djiboutian finance minister says new free trade agreement aims to increase China’s presence in Africa and Red Sea regions
European Union and Japan give green light for trade deal
27-May-2016 Middlewich Guardian
In talks at the G7 summit in Japan, leaders agreed to instruct negotiators to work to an accelerated timetable which could see the EU-Japan deal concluded as early as this autumn and come into effect next year.
Secret new Internet rules in the Trade in Services Agreement
27-May-2016 Electronic Frontier Foundation
New materials from the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) were released by Wikileaks, revealing that negotiators from around the world have been continuing to craft new rules that will affect all Internet users.
India in a tight spot at RCEP trade talks
27-May-2016 Live Mint
Govt may come under pressure to raise tariff liberalization plan in next round of talks in Auckland next month.
Mappinginvestmenttreaties.com: Uncovering the secrets of the investment treaty universe
27-May-2016 IISD
The IIA universe remains full of surprises. The examples presented here are just some of the otherwise hidden consistency trends we came across during our research.
The Comprehensive Economic Theft Agreement (CETA)
27-May-2016 New Generation Trade Blog
The new trade is something with much more weight: It’s about community power and who gets to make decisions.
EFTA and Indonesia hold tenth round of negotiations
26-May-2016 EFTA
From 23 to 26 May 2016, delegations from the EFTA States and Indonesia continued their negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Interlaken, Switzerland.
Why the new BIT may not work
26-May-2016 The Hindu
The new bilateral investment treaty’s gratuitous focus on local courts and taxation may not please our partners.
Australia-Hong Kong investment ruling released in plain packaging case
26-May-2016 ICTSD
The tribunal considered that the main and determinative reason for the 2011 restructuring was in order for the tobacco giant to bring a legal claim under the BIT Treaty, using a Hong Kong-based entity.
Spain: COAG will request cancellation of EU-Morocco free trade agreement
26-May-2016 Fresh Plaza
The head for fruits and vegetables at COAG is requesting in the European Parliament for the immediate implementation of the ruling cancelling the agreement for free agricultural trade between the EU and Morocco because of the illegal inclusion of Western Sahara.
We cannot afford to fail on the Continental Free Trade Area
26-May-2016 All Africa
Successful implementation of the CFTA will enable members to realize their potential to expand and accelerate the dynamism of intra-African trade