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Indonesia, Canada resolve all ICA-CEPA negotiation issues
12-Nov-2024 Antara News
Indonesia and Canada have completed negotiations for a new trade agreement. The agreement aims to boost trade, investment, and economic cooperation between the two countries.
Indonesia-Canada trade pact negotiations enter final stage
7-Nov-2024 Jakarta Globe
The negotiations of the trade deal between Indonesia and Canada have entered the final stage as the two economies wish to substantially conclude the agreement later this week.
Sarama Resources secures funding for Burkina Faso arbitration claim
26-Oct-2024 Stock Titan
Sarama Resources has secured a US$4.4 million non-recourse loan facility from Locke Capital II to fund international arbitration proceedings against the Government of Burkina Faso
Labour unions express concerns about proposed free trade agreement with Ecuador
20-Oct-2024 United Steelworkers
We are writing on behalf of Canadian unions that are deeply concerned about the current negotiations for a free trade agreement with Ecuador.
New Zealand escalates dispute with Canada over dairy exports
18-Oct-2024 BNN Bloomberg
New Zealand is escalating a long-running trade dispute with Canada over access for its dairy exporters to the Canadian market.
Indigenous women from Ecuador bring concerns on mining abuses, free trade to Parliament Hill
4-Oct-2024 CBC
Delegation to meet with federal leaders in Ottawa amid talks on proposed free trade deal.
Ecuadorian rights defenders
2-Oct-2024 TIRP
Women leaders engaged in dangerous efforts to protect rights and the environment in Ecuador will visit Canada next week to speak out against trade talks aimed at expanding and attracting Canadian investment in resource extraction projects in ecologically vulnerable regions.
Canada faces $100-million forfeiture ‘test case’ as Russian airline sues over grounded plane
13-Sep-2024 The Hill Times
In August 2023, Volga-Dnepr filed a motion of intent to initiate the dispute with Canada under a 1989 treaty that Ottawa penned with the then-Soviet Union, which included a investor-state dispute settlement system.
Day of action against the WTO and FTAs: Statement of organizations in Canada and the US
12-Sep-2024 La Vía Campesina
Organizations of La Via Campesina in Canada and the United State recommit ourselves to the struggle for food sovereignty here in North America and globally, in solidarity with our movement allies.
US escalates efforts to halt Ottawa’s digital services tax
2-Sep-2024 CBC
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has requested dispute settlement consultations with Ottawa under the Canada-US-Mexico trade agreement.
PHL-Canada FTA goals include expanded chip, garment access
28-Aug-2024 Business World Online
The Philippines is seeking to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada, focusing on liberalized trade in semiconductors, electronics, garments, and farm products. The country aims to optimize market access for these products and strengthen the competitiveness of its agricultural exports. The Philippines is also pursuing FTAs with the UAE, EU, and Chile, as well as seeking to join the CPTPP and negotiate other regional trade agreements.
‘Expropriation threat’: Tanzania hit by $1.2 billion damages claim in bitter gas field dispute
9-Aug-2024 Upstream
Toronto-listed Orca Energy has hit Tanzania’s government with a US$1.2 billion claim
PH eyes FTAs with LatAm, African countries
23-Jul-2024 Malaya
The Philippines is expanding its free trade agreements to include Latin American and African countries. Undersecretary Allan Gepty of the Department of Trade and Industry announced plans for potential FTAs with African nations and ongoing studies for an FTA with Chile to broaden engagements in Latin America.
TC Energy loses $15-billion NAFTA lawsuit against US
19-Jul-2024 The Monitor
The welcome decision shines a light on Canada’s flawed defence in similar investor-state case against Canada.
Court ruling exempts Colombia from compensating Eco Oro Minerals Corp
17-Jul-2024 Prensa Latina
A court exempts Colombia from paying the Canadian Eco Oro Minerals Corp a compensation for the banning of gold exploitation in the northern Santurban wasteland.
Costa Rica wins arbitration against Canadian miner Infinito Gold
17-Jul-2024 The Tico Times
Costa Rica announced that the international litigation filed by the Canadian mining company Infinito Gold has ended after Costa Rican Justices closed the gold deposit in 2010 due to environmental impact.
Dismissal of $15 billion NAFTA legacy case on Keystone XL pipeline is welcome, but billions in egregious claims still remain
17-Jul-2024 Public Citizen
The World Bank has dismissed Canadian oil company TC Energy’s $15 billion ISDS case against the US sought due to lack of jurisdiction.
Gabriel Resources appeals ICSID ruling on Rosia Montana gold mining project in Romania
9-Jul-2024 Romania-Insider
Canadian company Gabriel Resources filed an appeal against the decision of the Washington Arbitration Court by which Romania won the case in the Roșia Montană gold mining project, requesting its annulment.
A new UK government renews hopes for a free trade deal with Canada
8-Jul-2024 CBC
The major shift in the British political landscape after Thursday’s election is reviving hope for a possible free trade deal across the pond in Canada. Talks on a deal, which began after Brexit, collapsed in January.
Orla Mining files US$400 million arbitration request in Panama
5-Jul-2024 Resource World
Orla Mining Ltd. has filed a request for arbitration against the Government of Panama under the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement regarding the cancellation of the Cerro Quema mining concession in late 2023.