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India writes to Singapore, Japan and South Korea to recast investment deals
11-Aug-2016 Economic Times
India has turned its attention to comprehensive economic partnership agreements with Singapore, Japan and South Korea after having fixed the loopholes in the much-abused investment treaties with Mauritius and Cyprus.
Singapore and Sri Lanka launch FTA talks
18-Jul-2016 Channel News Asia
Negotiations for a Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA) are underway, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Monday (Jul 18).
Singapore, Myanmar exploring bilateral investment treaty
19-May-2016 Channel News Asia
Areas of future cooperation include more investments in infrastructure development, agriculture and education, says Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
Singapore and Eurasian Economic Commission sign MOU to expand economic cooperation
19-May-2016 Straits Times
The first step towards a free trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was taken, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen ties.
S’pore, Iran ink bilateral treaty on investment
4-Mar-2016 Asia One
Singapore has moved quickly to sign an investment treaty with oil-rich Iran to support Singapore firms investing in an economy that is emerging after the recent lifting of global sanctions.
Singapore minister calls for resumption of EU-ASEAN free trade talks - report
29-Dec-2015
Singapore’s trade and industry minister has called for a resumption of free trade talks between the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations now that problems over Myanmar have been removed, a German newspaper said.
What Turkey expects from its free trade agreement with Singapore
14-Dec-2015 Asia Times
The Turkey-Singapore Free Trade Agreement is a comprehensive one covering not only bilateral tariff liberalization, but also a reduction in non-tariff barriers.
Could haze in Asia give rise to treaty claims?
24-Nov-2015 Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
The smoke haze that has engulfed Singapore, Malaysia and other parts of Southeast Asia for two months could violate international law and be the subject of an investment treaty claim against Indonesia.
EU-Singapore FTA (2015)
18-Nov-2015 European Commission
Authentic text as of May 2015
Privacy and ISDS after Safe Harbour invalidation: Singapore FTA
2-Nov-2015 Vrijschrift Blog
The Court of Justice of the EU should assess whether the trade agreement with Singapore is compatible with the EU Treaties and Charter of fundamental rights before it enters into force.
Singapore concludes free trade negotiations with Turkey
7-Oct-2015 Asia One
Turkey and Singapore have concluded negotiations for the Turkey-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
GE issues – The Trans-Pacific Partnership and our political will
20-Aug-2015 The Online Citizen
What TPP means for Singapore, politics and you.
Relations Maurice/Singapour : vers un accord de partenariat économique
19-Aug-2015 Le Défi Média
Les deux pays se dirigent vers un accord de partenariat économique afin d’établir un mécanisme collaboratif dans plusieurs domaines.
Preliminary study to enhance China-Singapore FTA underway
22-Jul-2015 Channel NewsAsia
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes negotiations for an improved Free Trade Agreement will start this year, as the existing pact has been in place for many years, and China now has trade agreements with many other countries.
Indonesia not renewing 2005 bilateral agreement
5-Jun-2015 Today
Indonesia has informed Singapore that it does not want to continue with a bilateral agreement signed in 2005 by both countries to promote greater investment flows, and this is an issue that must be addressed for both nations to boost economic ties, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Switzerland to upgrade existing trade agreements
25-May-2015 The Nation
Switzerland has expressed interest to upgrade its Bilateral Investment Treaty with Sri Lanka.
Singapore breaks new ground as arbitration hub
15-May-2015
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes hears its first case outside of US, France
ISDS in EU-Singapore deal too favourable to corporations, should be modified according to lead MEP David Martin
26-Feb-2015 ViEUws
David Martin MEP (S&D, UK), the European Parliament’s rapporteur on the EU-Singapore trade deal, criticises the infamous ISDS (investor-to-state dispute settlement) part of the agreement.
LGBT members of Congress object to free-trade deal with countries criminalizing LGBT people
19-Feb-2015 BuzzFeed News
Five out LGBT members of Congress objected to the inclusion of two countries with anti-LGBT laws in a free trade deal that the Obama administration is currently negotiating and seeking to fast-track it for adoption.
EU urged to move fast to ratify FTA with S’pore
5-Feb-2015 The Straits Times
Singapore and Germany urged European Union members to ratify the EU-Singapore free trade agreement (FTA) expeditiously, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying it was in Europe’s interest to do so quickly.