corporate interests


‘Expect more pressure’: How the Trump administration is bullying the world on behalf of big tech
At least ten countries signed off deals or frameworks designed to benefit American tech companies in 2025.
“The scent of fraud”: the door opens for a new corporate assault on Honduras
While the fate of current ISDS claims remains to be seen, similar corporate investments and interests imposed under the narcodictatorship (the period 2009-2022) are sure to proceed with fewer barriers under the 2026-2030 Honduran government.
Agricultural exporters push for trade deal extension
The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance says the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement is vital for food exporters
What’s next for the USMCA review
The next big milestone on the way to the mandatory review of USMCA in 2026 is a report that USTR is required to send to key congressional committees by early January.
On December 18, 10,000 farmers are expected in Brussels to denounce the EU’s growing ‘smoke-and-mirrors’ approach to agriculture
Copa and Cogeca are calling for a pan-European day of protest, just hours before President von der Leyen departs for Brazil to sign the Mercosur deal.
Google, AfCFTA to train 7,500 African SMEs on AI, digital trade skills
Google and theAfCFTA Secretariat have launched the AfCFTA Digital Inclusion & Entrepreneurship Programme that will train thousands of SMEs across Nigeria and the African continent on critical AI and digital skills to expand their businesses and trade continent-wide.
US CEOs warn Mexico reform may risk investment, urge ISDS return
The CEOs also called on the US Trade Representative to restore the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism under the USMCA, arguing it would allow complaints to be resolved by neutral arbiters.
African manufacturers in last-ditch bid to extend US trade programme
African manufacturers are lobbying US Congress to grant a last-ditch extension of one or two years to a duty-free trade programme due to expire at the end of September, a Kenyan factory owner involved in the campaign said.
Battling for farmers' seed systems: UPOV 91 and trade agreements
A IATP report on on how the U.S. and its seeds companies use free trade agreements to undermine the policy space available for farmers to save, use, exchange, and sell farm-saved seeds.
Toyota Motor Philippines seeks JPEPA review after US tariff deal
Philippine automotive industry renews calls to update the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement due to tariff imbalances created by zero-tariff access for US vehicle imports.”