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Bangladesh Eyes Better Trade Deal with the USA 

By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh is moving to strengthen its trade negotiation capacity after growing criticism that the country has repeatedly secured less favorable terms in major international trade agreements due to weak bargaining skills and inadequate institutional…

Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) – Environment Chapter

WikiLeaks Press Release Today, 15 January 2014, WikiLeaks released the secret draft text for the entire TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) Environment Chapter and the corresponding Chairs’ Report. The TPP transnational legal regime would cover 12 countries initially and encompass 40 per…

US/EU Free Trade Agreement: more pain, and more corporate gain

Introduction to International Trade Agreements By Linda Kaucher for Critical Thinking Linda Kaucher has been researching international trading agreements for over ten years and has put together a comprehensive introduction to the development of these agreements, who benefits and who pays the…