27-Nov-2019
Project Syndicate
Thanks to the World Bank’s flawed and corrupt investment arbitration process, the rich are making a fortune at the expense of poor countries.
12-Nov-2019
Stock Market Wire
Aura Energy lodged a claim against Sweden to recover the losses incurred from the Haggan uranium project following the country’s decision to ban uranian mining.
6-Nov-2019
Scoop Politics
The CTU is concerned that the "upgrade" of the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement has not removed the threat of investor suits against the New Zealand government.
5-Nov-2019
Business Recorder
The Karkey dispute between the government and a Turkish ship-based energy firm has finally been resolved due to efforts of Turkish government, Prime Minister Imran Khan said.
30-Oct-2019
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
Interview with AFTINET convenor Dr Patricia Ranald about how the ISDS regime developed, the reasons why these mechanisms are so detrimental, and the impact the TPP-11 agreement could have on Australia.
30-Oct-2019
Trade Action Blog
200 years ago, democracy activists died in Manchester, while peacefully campaigning for the vote. On the bicentennial of the massacre, activists protested against the threat to democracy from the corporate court system.
28-Oct-2019
The Ecologist
We must call for an end to the deregulatory ‘free trade’ and tax policies that make practices like re-importation and redundant trade profitable.
28-Oct-2019
European Commission
EU Member States committed to terminate their intra-EU bilateral investment treaties in a coordinated manner by means of a plurilateral treaty.
28-Oct-2019
The East African
The growing number of legal suits that multinational companies are bringing against Tanzania and other African countries is a major concern.
25-Oct-2019
Gato Encerrado
Peritos contratados por Enagás determinaron que el valor actualizado de los activos del Gasoducto que quedaron en manos del Estado (ductos, maquinarias, etc.) alcanza los US$ 1,980 millones.
22-Oct-2019
The Hindu Business Line
Indian negotiators are in Bangkok trying to insert crucial provisions in the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact.
21-Oct-2019
Express Tribune
International institutions, through high-level backdoor contacts, have agreed to waive off the $1.2 billion penalty Pakistan has to pay to Turkey’s Karkey, senior lawyer Babar Awan said.
21-Oct-2019
People Dispatch
Negotiators representing 16 countries have been tasked with arriving at an agreement on the controversial Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership by October 19 but trade unions say the deal has grave consequences.