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Panama sued by 3+ mining companies after supreme court rules mining contract unconstitutional
9-Jan-2024 AFTINET
Panama is facing at least three Investor-State Dispute Settlement cases from mining investors who claim that their investments have been affected by the decision.
Taiwan signs landmark bilateral investment agreement with Canada, aims to join CPTPP
9-Jan-2024 Malay Mail
Taiwan and Canada signed a bilateral investment deal, boosting the Taiwanese government’s efforts to bolster business ties with like-minded democratic partners and possibly easing the island’s entry into a major pan-Pacific trade pact.
Could Costa Rica join USMCA?
5-Jan-2024 Yahoo
Costa Rica’s trade czar wants to solidify the country’s relationships with North America’s biggest markets.
Canada pension fund Caisse, Mexico pause arbitration to seek energy resolution
21-Dec-2023 Reuters
Canadian pension fund Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec and the Mexican economy ministry have temporarily suspended an international arbitration procedure to try to reach an agreement.
LNG firm’s $20-billion lawsuit against Canada exposes NAFTA’s toxic legacy
15-Dec-2023 Canada’s National Observer
A company launched a record-breaking NAFTA lawsuit against Canada — confirming the dire threat that investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) poses to bold climate action.
US ’beginning’ internal discussions about renewing North American trade pact
11-Dec-2023 CBC
We’ve just passed the halfway mark, three years, to the sixth-anniversary milestone of the new North American trade deal where countries must start meeting to discuss future changes.
First Quantum warns of arbitration as Panama weighs copper contract
27-Nov-2023 Reuters
Canada’s First Quantum intends to start arbitration against Panama, the Central American nation’s trade ministry and the company said, as Panama’s top court considers annulling a copper contract that opponents call unfair.
Trudeau government claims victory in latest trade dispute with US over dairy
27-Nov-2023 CBC
Americans argued Canada’s allocation of tariff-free dairy import permits is unfair.
Malaysia is currently engaged in two ongoing FTA negotiations, says Tengku Zafrul
22-Nov-2023 The Edge Malaysia
Malaysia is currently negotiating two new free trade agreements: the Malaysia-EFTA Economic Partnership Agreement and the Asean-Canada Free Trade Agreement.
Indonesia, Canada agree to complete ICA-CEPA by late 2024: Minister
17-Nov-2023 ANTARA
Indonesia and Canada agreed on a target to complete the Indonesia-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (ICA-CEPA) negotiations by the end of 2024 to further increase trade between the two countries.
Canada-Israel free trade agreement bolsters Israel’s West Bank annexation attempts: CJPME report
13-Nov-2023 CJPME
A new report warns that Canada’s trade policy with Israel operates as if Israel had already annexed the occupied Palestinian territories, bolstering Israel’s attempts to annex the territory.
Canada backs Ukraine’s entry to CPTPP, trade minister says
3-Nov-2023 Nikkei Asia
Canadian trade minister Mary Ng reiterated Ottawa’s support for Ukraine’s bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, stressing the need to maintain high open market standards for the framework.
Why this Canadian-owned copper mine is facing fierce opposition in Panama​​
30-Oct-2023 Corporate Knights
First Quantum notified the government of its intent to initiate arbitration under the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement in 2022, during the contract’s negotiation process.
Canada, Taiwan complete talks on bilateral investment deal
25-Oct-2023 Reuters
Canada and Taiwan have completed talks on a bilateral deal to boost foreign investment and will work to make sure it takes effect promptly, Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng and Taiwan’s government said.
Another Canadian mining company claims compensation against Tanzania
6-Oct-2023 The Citizen
Another Canadian mining company, Montero Mining & Exploration has confirmed a date for the hearing of an investment dispute where it is claiming a Sh168 billion (C$90m) compensation against the United Republic of Tanzania.
BC, Ottawa officials applaud decision on US softwood lumber duties
6-Oct-2023 CBC
Officials in Ottawa and British Columbia have welcomed a ruling under the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying it found elements of the United States’ calculation of softwood lumber duties are inconsistent with that country’s own law.
Canadian cattle groups say ’no’ to UK’s entry into CPTPP
3-Oct-2023 Farmers Weekly
The Canadian meat industry has launched a campaign demanding its government block the UK’s accession to a new trans-Pacific trade deal unless it accepts imports of Canadian hormone-fed beef.
ASEAN, Canada a step closer to concluding trade deal by 2025
3-Oct-2023 Jakarta Globe
Indonesia hosted the fifth trade negotiating committee for the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement talks.
Tanzania, Canada firm in ‘conditional’ deal over $96m gold suit
28-Sep-2023 The East African
Canadian firm Winshear Gold Corp has announced the suspension of its multimillion-dollar arbitration proceedings against Tanzania over a mining license dispute dating back to 2018, saying it had reached a “conditional settlement agreement” with Dodoma.
Ukraine and Canada conclude updated free trade agreement
25-Sep-2023 Ukrainian News
According to the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Economy Yuliya Svyrydenko, the new Agreement brings significant changes to the trade regime between Ukraine and Canada.