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NAFTA schedule: A cabinet dinner to launch seven rounds of trade talks
4-Aug-2017 National Post
A high-level dinner of cabinet members from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico will mark the start of NAFTA negotiations, followed by a seven-course diet of negotiating rounds crammed in rapid succession.
Pak-Turkey’s 7th FTA talks by August end
4-Aug-2017 The News
The seventh round of negotiations on free trade agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and Turkey would be held in Turkey to finalise the agreement
India may deviate from model BIT to meet Canada’s demands
4-Aug-2017 The Hindu
As talks with Canada began before model text was approved by Cabinet, deviations may be allowed.
Interview with Loon Gangte
4-Aug-2017 bilaterals.org
Loon Gangte is an Indian activist living with HIV and hepatitis C, founder of the Delhi Network of Positive People.
RCEP talks: India stands firm on market access in govt contracts, rejects binding commitments
4-Aug-2017 Business Standard
India managed to restrict the scope of talks on government procurement to exchange of information and transparency amongst members during the 19th round of RCEP talks
Trading away our digital rights
4-Aug-2017 The Hindu
India must first secure its digital sovereignty before it can begin global trade talks.
North American oil & natural gas industry positions on NAFTA
3-Aug-2017 American Petroleum Institute
NAFTA: Positions of the American Petroleum Institute, Asociación Méxicana de Empresas de Hidrocarburos, and Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Canadians’ personal data on the table in NAFTA negotiations
3-Aug-2017 CKOM
The personal information of Canadians will be on the negotiating table when North American free trade talks.
NAFTA parties prepare for August negotiations launch in Washington
3-Aug-2017 ICTSD
Canada, Mexico, and the United States are preparing for the formal launch of negotiations to upgrade the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
RCEP misses deadline, again
3-Aug-2017 Jakarta Post
The world’s biggest economic pact, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), will not make its deadline this year as a result of unsettled disagreements on various topics involving 16 countries with different economic levels.
Poland plans to terminate its Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with Portugal
3-Aug-2017 CMS
On 18 July 2017 the Polish Council of Ministers submitted to the Parliament a draft proposal allowing the President to unilaterally terminate the Poland-Portugal BIT
US dairy ramps up fight against EU food name protection
3-Aug-2017 Agri Pulse
The U.S. dairy sector is fighting harder than ever on several fronts to halt the European Union’s global efforts to block cheese producers in other countries from using names like Roquefort, Asiago and Gorgonzola on the products they export.
Boosting trade ties with Africa
2-Aug-2017 New Kerala
Various steps have been taken by the Indian Government to enhance trade and commercial relations with African countries.
Mexico talks trade deals with Japan
2-Aug-2017 Tax-news
Officials from Mexico and Japan have met to discuss deepening trade ties between the two countries.
Medicines in India likely to be costlier due to RCEP trade pact
2-Aug-2017 DNA
However, the key issues holding the final text of these negotiations don’t seem to be getting resolved.
Asean-Hong Kong FTA set to be signed
1-Aug-2017 The Nation
The free trade agreement between Asean and Hong Kong will be signed at the 31st Asean Summit in November in the Philippines, according to Thailand’s Department of Trade Negotiations.
New Zealand negotiator at Asia trade pact talks says countries should analyse TRIPS-Plus
1-Aug-2017 The Wire
The negotiator’s comments were non-committal but indicated that for now, the RCEP talks have not yet moved decisively into a TRIPS-plus scenario.
Nirmala Sitharaman: Government negotiating 21 trade agreements with different countries
1-Aug-2017 Pune Mirror
India is in the process of negotiating 21 trade agreements with different countries, including Israel and Mauritius.
The return of the chlorinated chicken
1-Aug-2017 EU Observer
Britain’s international trade minister who wants to stitch up a deal with the US thinks that the ‘chlorinated chicken’ debate is an insignificant detail and the latest example of unpatriotic treachery by a hostile media.
Free trade agreement between Ukraine and Canada comes into force
1-Aug-2017 Ukrinform
The free trade agreement between Ukraine and Canada officially comes into force on August 1, and Canada will cancel customs duties on 99.9% of Ukrainian imports. Duty free exports of Canadian goods,will grow to 98%.