Negotiations
Brexit: L’UE ouverte à une zone limitée de libre échange
26-Sep-2018Challenges Les négociateurs de l’Union européenne sont prêts à offrir à Theresa May une zone de libre-échange, limitée géographiquement, après le Brexit mais il faudra en dehors de cette zone une frontière douanière.
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26-Sep-2018 Reuters
EU open to free trade but not Chequers customs plan: document
EU negotiators are ready to offer Theresa May a free-trade area after Brexit but say that there must be a customs border. -
26-Sep-2018 Live Mint
What a free trade pact with the US means for India
Entering into negotiations for a free trade agreement with the world’s largest economy is not going to be a walk in the woods, nor a fireside chat. -
26-Sep-2018 Deccan Herald
India, Mauritius to hold next round of FTA talks from Wednesday
Mauritius is also holding negotiations for a similar pact with China, with which India has a huge trade deficit. -
26-Sep-2018 SonntagsZeitung
Pelobi minyak sawit berunding dengan Bern
Negosiator Perjanjian Perdagangan Bebas Indonesia memiliki peran ganda yang rumit. -
26-Sep-2018 Swiss Info
Palm oil to remain part of free trade talks despite opposition
The Swiss Senate has narrowly voted against proposals to exclude palm from any free trade agreement with Malaysia and Indonesia. -
25-Sep-2018 América Economía
Mercosur sostendrá reunión de diálogo con China para retomar mecanismo desactivado en 2005
"Es una instancia en la cual se hace una puesta a punto del relacionamiento, de las principales tendencias en materia política, económica y comercial, de intercambio de información, de opiniones y sensaciones también", adelantó el vicecanciller uruguayo, Ariel Bergamino. -
25-Sep-2018 Prensa Latina
Sin señales favorables diálogo Mercosur-UE sobre acuerdo comercial
El canciller uruguayo Rodolfo Nin Novoa en nombre del Mercado del Sur (Mercosur) y la Comisaria de Comercio de la Unión Europea (UE), Cecilia Malmstrom, dialogaron sobre el proceso negociador hacia un acuerdo sin proyectar hoy señales favorables. -
25-Sep-2018 Prensa Libre
Estas son las demandas internacionales a las que se expone Guatemala
El inventario de controversias internacionales contra el Estado de Guatemala sumó este año dos nuevas intenciones de demanda. -
25-Sep-2018 Alter EU
Trade policy and the case of TTIP
New generation “trade” deals actually have less to do with trade than with who makes the rules, and who holds power over rule-makers. -
25-Sep-2018 Japan Times
Japan and Turkey seek early conclusion of free trade accord
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to try to conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement “at an early date.”more
Key issues
Conversando con Andoni García: “La agricultura no puede ser un elemento de las negociaciones de la OMC”
20-Sep-2018 OCARULa Soberanía Alimentaria, como marco y horizonte político de lucha, nos llevó a conversar con Andoni García, un dirigente campesino, productor de leche
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19-Sep-2018 CCSI
Rethinking international investment governance: Principles for the 21st century
The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment is hosting a two-day conference on rethinking international investment governance, which seeks to elaborate principles for a progressive investment agenda. -
18-Sep-2018 The East African
Tanzania cites bias as it changes laws governing arbitration
Tanzania has moved to ensure that investor disputes are resolved locally after Attorney General Adelardus Kilangi pushed through parliament the Public Private Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2018. -
17-Sep-2018 Observatoire des Multinationales
Affaire Chevron-Équateur : l’arbitrage international confirme sa réputation d’instrument au service des puissants
Les arbitres de la Cour permanente d’arbitrage ont sommé l’Équateur de récuser son propre système judiciaire. -
14-Sep-2018 Academia.edu
Centroamericanos en tránsito por México Migración forzada, crisis humanitaria y violencia
En el marco de la globalización neoliberal del presente siglo y de un mundo estructuralmente desigual, este trabajo aborda los actuales procesos de migración centroamericana no documentada que transitan por México. -
12-Sep-2018 TeleSur
Ecuador: Chevron’s victims vow to fight Hague court ruling
Victims of Chevron-Texaco’s pollution of the Ecuadorean Amazon have vowed to fight to protect the ruling which has granted them compensation.
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12-Sep-2018 IP Watch
Extended monopolies on biologic drugs – A warning to developing countries
The United States has throughout history been the principal demandeur of maximalist intellectual property, backed by a powerful pharmaceutical lobby.more
Texts of agreements
19-Sep-2018
| China-Korea FTA
As released by the Ministry of Commerce, China
5-Sep-2018
| Draft model investment dispute prevention and management protocol
Drafted by the Energy Charter Secretariat
4-Sep-2018
| US-Korea FTA: Protocol amending the agreement (Sep 2018)
As released by the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
29-Aug-2018
| EU-Mercosur FTA: 10 draft chapters (July 2018)
Comments
21-Sep-2018 Rightwing thinktanks unveil radical plan for US-UK Brexit trade deal
Giampietro Fraccari: Unfortunately very few people do things for the interest of all ,but we look always what is convincente to us as individual . We are also getting15-Sep-2018 Ecuador President shows interest in joining TPP
Alan Adams: The article gives a good perspective and some information. However, I am always surprised to see Rafael Correa referred to as left wing when he13-Sep-2018 Afrique: l’UE pour le libre échange
Jacques Berthelot: Quel "partenariat économique entre partenaires égaux" quand le PIB par tête de l’UE28 était en 2016 15,3 fois supérieur à celui de toute l’Afrique; 29