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As decision in Mesa v. Canada looms, investor and all three NAFTA parties weigh in on significance of Bilcon
15-Aug-2015 Investment Arbitration Reporter
Following Canada’s loss this March in a NAFTA dispute, Bilcon v. Canada, that decision has prompted a new round of submissions in a separate dispute, Mesa Power Group LLC v. Canada.
Southern Africa: Botswana - Angola may join free trade zone in 2017
14-Aug-2015 All Africa
Angola will join the Free Trade Zone of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in 2017, if the country takes the necessary steps
Norway partners with ASEAN free trade bloc
14-Aug-2015 Tax News
ASEAN foreign ministers accepted Norway as a Sectoral Dialogue Partner following Norway’s application early this year to establish a formal partnership with the Asian bloc.
Rejecting TPP a matter of human rights
14-Aug-2015 The Tyee
Trade deal would put Canada in consort with nation plagued by trafficking, aggressive corps.
Swaziland to eliminate barriers to ratification, approval of Tripartite FTA
14-Aug-2015 Swazi Observer
Swaziland will eliminate in any way possible barriers to the ratification and approval of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA).
La marché du porc : un problème politique européen !
14-Aug-2015 Economie Matin
Ce n’est pas au niveau national, table ronde ou pas au ministère de l’Agriculture, que le problème pourra se résoudre.
TPP in trouble: why we can win this fight!
14-Aug-2015 Friends of the Earth
Time is running out for a congressional vote on a completed TPP deal during President Obama’s term of office.
EU doubles down on TTIP secrecy as public resistance grows
14-Aug-2015 Ars Technica
Top national politicians must visit a special room in Brussels to read key TTIP documents.
Japanese fan comics could die under new trade deal
13-Aug-2015 Kotaku
While Japan has strict copyright laws, self-published comics tend to get a free pass and flourish. A new trade agreement could change that forever.
Potatoes seen ’potesting’
13-Aug-2015 Voxy
An angry mob of potatoes was seen protesting in New Zealand against the Trans Pacific Partnership.
Efta states asked to make PH their gateway to Asean
13-Aug-2015 PDI
The Philippines is willing to “provide more openings” in the local services sector for the four-member states of the European Free Trade Association (Efta) under a proposed free trade agreement (FTA), if the bloc makes the country its hub in or main gateway to the Asean.
SADC summit to focus on economic transformation
13-Aug-2015
Leaders from Southern Africa meet for their annual summit this month in Botswana, united by a common objective to improve the socio-economic situation in the region.
Reko Diq arbitration: Can there be a settlement?
13-Aug-2015
We have been hearing news of the Pakistan government’s efforts to reach a settlement with the Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) in connection with the Reko Diq matter involving copper and gold reserves worth billions of dollars.
Pakistan, Thailand ready for FTA talks
13-Aug-2015
Pakistan and Thailand are preparing for a formal dialogue on free trade agreement (FTA) and in this regard a 19-member trade delegation headed by General Chatchai Sarikulya, Commerce Minister of the Royal Thai Government was visiting Pakistan.
Where the TPP could lose
13-Aug-2015 Foreign Policy In Focus
Activists in Chile have made their government draw red lines on the corporate-friendly investment deal. North Americans could take a lesson.
L’Europe impose à l’Afrique un traité pire que le TAFTA….
13-Aug-2015 Les moutons enragés
L’Union européenne qui a signé avec seize pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest un accord dit de partenariat économique. Un appel est lancé pour appeler les élus européens à ne pas ratifier cet accord.
TPP, TTIP et TiSA – «des accords politiques visant de supprimer le modèle démocratique»
13-Aug-2015 Euro-synergie
Alfred de Zayas, spécialiste renommé de droit international, présente toute la complexité de ces soi-disant accords de libre échange du point de vue du droit international.
ALE : le Maroc met en place une nouvelle politique de négociation
12-Aug-2015 Le360
Le Maroc va désormais évaluer l’impact des accords de libre-échange, avant de les signer.
WikiLeaks is raising €100,000 reward for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ’TTIP’
12-Aug-2015 TheWikiLeaksChannel
WikiLeaks has launched a €100,000 crowdfunding campaign for the secretive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal to be leaked.
KEI briefing note on the evolution of TPP negotiating text on patentable subject matter
12-Aug-2015 KEI
The KEI briefing note underlines the evolution of certain sections of the TPP negotiating text on patents and patentable subject matter.