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12-Oct-2017 EurActiv
Multilateral Investment Court: an utterly flawed and unjust system
The European Commission’s plans for a Multilateral Investment Court sanctions a biased and ineffective arbitration system, leaving people and the environment exposed to international investors’ whims. -
12-Oct-2017 CBC
Trump raises possibility of Canada-US deal in meeting with Trudeau
Trump has said he likes ’bilateral deals,’ but Trudeau still focused on agreement including Mexico. -
11-Oct-2017 The Reporter
Karuturi contemplates legal recourse for loss in Ethiopia
Karuturi could sue the government of Ethiopia at international tribunals on the basis of violations of the Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement India and Ethiopia have signed on. -
11-Oct-2017 China Briefings
China’s free trade agreements in South Asia
China is steadily laying the groundwork for its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative program. -
11-Oct-2017 SMH
Push for Australia to open its doors to Indonesian workers under free trade deal
Indonesia is pushing for Australia to open its doors to more Indonesian workers - such as nurses and cooks - as well as removing tariffs on textiles as free trade negotiations between the two countries enter the final month. -
11-Oct-2017 All Africa
Burundi Government urges EU to remove sanctions
First-vice speaker of Burundi Senate said Burundi will not have the courage to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement in the context of economic sanctions imposed against it. -
11-Oct-2017 TVC
ECOWAS calls for Regional Arbitration Forum for dispute resolution
The Economic Community of West African States has called for the creation of a Regional Arbitration Forum as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism to boost its economic potentials. -
11-Oct-2017 Reuters
Britain could join NAFTA if Brexit trade deal fails: Telegraph newspaper
Britain could join a formal trade alliance with the United States, Canada and Mexico if the European Union refuses to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal. -
11-Oct-2017 The Asset
China reaches Belt Road milestone with Eurasian Economic Union trade agreement
Agreement directly meets Belt Road objectives by liberalizing trade and investment along Eurasian landmass. -
11-Oct-2017 AEC
Malaysia eyes TPP-11, but on its terms
Malaysia does not have a bilateral agreement with Canada, so the TPP-11 could serve a way towards that goal. Malaysia is also actively exploring its trade options with Latin America. -
11-Oct-2017 Sun Daily
Yukos shareholders give up fight for Russia’s French assets
A group of major shareholders in dismantled Russian oil giant Yukos announced they were giving up their efforts to seize lucrative state assets as compensation in France following a series of legal setbacks. -
11-Oct-2017 IELP Blog
What to do with "fair and equitable treatment" provisions?
US ISDS proposal in NAFTA would cut fair and equitable treatment and indirect expropriation. -
10-Oct-2017 Policy Options
The environment in Canadian trade agreements
Since NAFTA, Canada and the US have included the largest number, worldwide, of environmental clauses in their trade agreements. -
10-Oct-2017 CIGI
Six inconvenient truths about NAFTA renegotiations
This article is part of a series about what the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement means for the knowledge economy in Canada and for the people who turn ideas into innovations within one of the world’s largest free trade zones. -
10-Oct-2017 IELP Blog
It’s a big week for NAFTA
After round 4 of the NAFTA renegotiation, we may have a better sense of the chances of a successful renegotiation. -
10-Oct-2017 Daily Star
Dhaka-Kathmandu agree to remove trade barriers
Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to examine existing tariffs and remove non-tariff barriers and para-tariff measures to reverse the very low level of bilateral trade. -
10-Oct-2017 EurActiv
Mexico, Mercosur deals at stake if not concluded in 2017, EU warns
If the EU fails to complete trade deals with Mexico and Mercosur by the end of this year, upcoming elections in Brazil and Mexico could complicate the conclusion of the agreements. -
10-Oct-2017 Financial Tribune
Iran, Pakistan to finalize free trade deal by November
Pakistan and Iran have decided to strike a deal on trade despite slow or no progress regarding the implementation of a payment mechanism and the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. -
10-Oct-2017 Cambridge
Transatlantic convergence of preferential trade agreements environmental clauses
The United States and the European Union include several environmental clauses in their respective preferential trade agreements. -
9-Oct-2017 Businessline
RCEP: India may face heat over token tariff-cut offers
New Delhi has made “token” improvements in its latest round of offers extended to its 15 RCEP partner countries.