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Farm & Food groups call for new way on NAFTA
28-Jan-2017 IATP
U.S.-Mexico relations should be based on fair trade, not xenophobia. Farm and food groups call for prioritizing fair and sustainable rural economies.
Brian Fallow: The TPP is dead - long live what?
27-Jan-2017 NZ Herald
Does it mark the end of an era, the death of the Washington Consensus about the liberating power of markets, multilateralism and open economies?
Trump’s decision to junk Trans-Pacific Partnership an opportunity for India
27-Jan-2017 Livemint
US President Donald Trump’s move paves way for a more balanced outcome of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership talks
Brazil must be realistic about trade liberalisation in future deal, DG Agri
27-Jan-2017 Agra Facts
Brazil & the other three Mercosur countries need to be realistic about the volumes of beef, ethanol & poultry that can be liberalised.
India, Russia to step up geopolitical and economic cooperation in 2017
27-Jan-2017 RBTH
At the bilateral level, Moscow and New Delhi are poised to make a trajectory shift, especially in the realms of two-way mutually beneficial economic linkages.
Korea to accelerate FTAs with Mexico, Japan
26-Jan-2017 Korea Times
The government will speed up talks to reach free trade agreements (FTA) with Japan, Mexico and other countries to cope with increasing protectionism.
EFTA States, Mexico review free trade agreement
26-Jan-2017 Tax-news
EFTA states and Mexico met in Switzerland mid-month for a third round of negotiations on the comprehensive review of the free trade agreement
New round of Ukraine’s talks with Turkey on signing FTA agreement will be held in spring
26-Jan-2017 Interfax
The parties have advanced in negotiating the text of the agreement in part of tariff talks.
Navarro outlines criteria for ’model’ trade agreements
26-Jan-2017 Politico
The Trump administration will be pushing for agreements that tighten rules-of-origin requirements, crack down on steel and aluminum dumping and reduce the trade deficit by requiring nations to buy more U.S. products
As TPP crumbles, people must remain vigilant vs equally unfair bilateral deals
26-Jan-2017 People Over Profit
As the United States officially walks away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the people must remain vigilant over possible replacements.
Malaysia should withdraw from the TPPA, according to CAP
26-Jan-2017 Malaysiakini
Given the new developments regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Malaysia should withdraw from the agreement, stop implementing changes in domestic laws and policies designed to comply with it and not rush into negotiations with the US on a bilateral deal, says Consumers Association of Penang
Malmström put on spot by Nigeria on EU deals with ACP countries
26-Jan-2017 EurActiv
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström came under fire from Nigeria over the state of the bloc’s Economic Partnership Agreements with the developing world.
Trump ups ante on Japan trade, using cars as bargaining chip
26-Jan-2017 Nikkei
Tokyo taking cautious approach on bilateral negotiations
Environmentalists earn TPP victory as wins will be rare under Trump
26-Jan-2017 Observer
The TransCanada lawsuit became virtually meaningless as Trump signed an executive order to continue construction of the Keystone XL
China backs regional partnership after US walks away from TPP
25-Jan-2017 The Hindu
China is hoping to galvanise two regional trade proposals — the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Free-Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), following the formal exit of the United States from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
2nd round of negotiations kicks off for Indonesia-EU CEPA
24-Jan-2017 Jakarta Post
"In this round, we’ll follow up modal [negotiations], leveling perceptions of each party’s ambitions and clarifying drafts suggested by each delegate," Indonesian official said
Bill English’s Plan B for TPPA a political ‘own goal’ in election year
24-Jan-2017 Scoop
‘Donald Trump would be delighted! US corporations would get the benefit of all the controversial rules on medicine patents, copyright, investment, state-owned enterprises that the US insisted on without the US have to give a single thing in return.
US to pursue bilateral trade with allies around the globe, asserts Trump administration
24-Jan-2017 Financial Express
The new Trump administration has asserted that it would pursue bilateral trade opportunities with allies around the globe as multilateral trade agreements like TPP are not in interest of the country.
Australia and New Zealand to pursue ’TPP 12 minus one’
24-Jan-2017 BBC
Australia and New Zealand say they are hopeful of pressing ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, despite America’s formal withdrawal.
Fourth round of FTA talks between Ukraine, Israel to take place in Kyiv on Jan 24-26
24-Jan-2017 Interfax
The sides are to work on the common vision and common approach to trade preferences for agricultural and industrial groups of goods.