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Why the TAFTA | TTIP will not Live Up to its Promises
Written by Ferdi De Ville
Abstract: Negotiations on a Transatlantic Free Trade Area, also known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TAFTA | TTIP) have been officially launched in July 2013. This TAFTA | TTIP is sold by the European Commission with two main arguments and two additional points to reassure potential opponents. In the first category there […]
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A Transatlantic Partnership with Ripples Across the Oceans: What Does Africa Stand to Gain or Lose?
Written by Philani Mthembu
Abstract: The Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) – currently known as Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – may be negotiated in Brussels and Washington, but the ripples will be felt throughout the global political and economic landscape. Of particular concern to developing countries and Africa in particular is the potential […]
