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Activists: Palm oil must not get wider access to EU under Indonesia trade talks
26-Feb-2018 Mongabay
Environmental activists have called for the issue of palm oil to be excluded from discussions taking place this week between the Indonesian government and a European Union trade delegation.
Everything you need to know about the CEPA trade deal but were afraid to ask
26-Feb-2018 The Ecologist
A total of 60 civil society organisations from Indonesia and Europe have signed a joint statement laying out serious concerns with the EU-Indonesia trade agreement. These behind-closed-doors trade negotiations - like CETA and TTIP - jeopardise an equitable and just future.
Indonesia turns to Latin America to diversify trade portfolio
23-Feb-2018 Oxford Business Group
After achieving a foreign trade surplus last year on the back of strong demand for minerals and agricultural products, Indonesia is looking to sustain growth by building ties with new markets, as well as deepening relationships with existing partners.
Washington wheat growers warn Trump TPP withdrawal could prove catastrophic
23-Feb-2018 Digital Journal
The wheat growers’ leadership and staff continue to stress the importance of maintaining and strengthening free trade agreements, such as TPP, NAFTA and the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
Canadian corporation uses NAFTA to threaten proposed protection for Puget Sound
23-Feb-2018 Sierra Club
The proposed policy follows the escape of over 200,000 Atlantic salmon from the company’s fish farms, sparking outcry from Indigenous groups, environmentalists, and fishing communities.
Red tape in the meat industry? It’s the difference between life and death
23-Feb-2018 The Guardian
Without regulations that scrutinise food standards and trade deals, we cannot trust the safety of the food on our plates.
Telefonica files complaint to ICSID over Colombia fine
23-Feb-2018 Telecompaper
Telefonica has filed an arbitration complaint with the World Bank’s ICSID against the Colombian arbitration fine for breaching a government contract for mobile services.
Cooke Aquaculture Pacific urges lawmakers to consider jobs, science-based policy, fair and equitable treatment
23-Feb-2018 Cooke Aquaculture
Will seek NAFTA arbitration if ban on Atlantic salmon farming is approved.
Kant bats for early ratification of India-EU FTA
23-Feb-2018 Outlook India
NITI Aayog, the policy think tank of India’s CEO Amitabh Kant today said it is "extremely important" for the India-EU free trade pact to be ratified at the earliest as countries like Bangladesh and Vietnam already enjoy preferential access to European markets.
’Dirty meat’: Shocking hygiene failings discovered in US pig and chicken plants
22-Feb-2018 The Guardian
Previously unseen government records detail ‘deeply worrying’ incidents in pork and poultry plants, raising fears of ‘dirty meat’ entering the UK under a post-Brexit trade deal.
API supports NAFTA modernization that retains strong protections for US investors
22-Feb-2018 Oil and Gas Online
Ongoing negotiations to modernize NAFTA must advance our role as a global energy leader by retaining US access to Mexico’s newly-opened oil and natural gas market and providing strong protections, including Investor-State Dispute Settlement.
Georgia and Turkey boost trade by widening free trade agreement
22-Feb-2018 Trend
Georgian producers will soon be able to increase export volume to Turkey by 20 percent as Georgia and Turkey have agreed to widen an existing free trade agreement
Switzerland ratifies EFTA-Georgia free trade deal
22-Feb-2018 Georgia Today
The new Georgia-Swiss trade relations will come into effect on May 1st 2018.
Argentina: Japan wants to invest in energy and mining sector, says secretary
22-Feb-2018 Interactive Investor
Argentina and Japan are moving ahead with a bilateral investment treaty.
Sweden to vote against new EU-Morocco fish talks
22-Feb-2018 WSRW
"Sweden considers that the proposed mandate does not meet the requirements of international law", the official government statement reads.
US and Canada to drop ISDS from NAFTA. NZ should for TPPA
22-Feb-2018 Scoop
Canada and the US are set to agree on withdrawing the controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the US, Canada and Mexico.
French farmers hold tractor protests in Mercosur warning to Macron
22-Feb-2018 Reuters
French farmers drove tractors through town centres and blocked highways to oppose extra agricultural imports from South America, raising pressure on President Emmanuel Macron in the run-up to a politically sensitive Paris farm show.
Korea signs FTA with Central America
22-Feb-2018 Korea Times
Le traité commercial a officiellement été signé entre le ministre délégué au Commerce extérieur Kim Hyun-chong et les représentants du Costa Rica, du Salvador, du Honduras, du Nicaragua et du Panama.
Civil groups demand CEPA bring fair outcome
22-Feb-2018 The Jakarta Post
Several civil groups have called for transparency in the negotiation between Indonesia and the European Union over the comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) to ensure the deal would bring equitable and sustainable development.
Belt and Road road corridors put half of Myanmar’s population at risk
22-Feb-2018 Myanmar Times
The Belt and Road Initiative puts Myanmar’s natural capital and the lives and livelihoods of 24 million people - half of the country’s population - at risk, according to a report from World Wide Fund for Nature in Myanmar.