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The ASEAN Economic Community and what it means for intellectual property
1-Jun-2016 ASEAN Briefing
The establishment of the AEC will almost certainly make IP protection even more, rather than less of an issue for foreign businesses.
Australia-India free trade pact at an advanced stage: Australian envoy
1-Jun-2016 New Kerala
Talks on an India-Australia free trade agreement are in an advanced stage, but Australia is currently unable to commit on a timeline for its finalisation owing to the forthcoming federal elections
Service Trade Agreement with Mainland effective today
1-Jun-2016 Macau Business Daily
The Service Trade Agreement under the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) between Mainland China and Macau comes into effect on June 1, liberalising 153 service sectors from the SAR in China.
Removing non-tariff barriers a priority of ASEAN Economic Community 2025 blueprint
1-Jun-2016 Channel News Asia
Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang outlines efforts that the economic grouping will focus on going forward, to implement outstanding measures and to deepen cross border relations.
EPA tariff to be aligned
1-Jun-2016 Chronicle
THE government of Zimbabwe is working on putting in place the requisite legal framework that will see the country fully implementing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.
India chasing free trade agreements with Israel, Gulf & Eurasia
1-Jun-2016 The Economic Times
India is eyeing trade deals with the European Union, Israel , Gulf countries and Eurasian region to deepen its trading engagement and revive exports.
UN Treaty on transnational corporations, other business enterprises & human rights: Options for justice
31-May-2016 S2B
This report discusses options for the following aspects of the treaty: access to remedy; enforcement mechanisms; and its relationship with the trade and investment regime.
Centerra Gold delivers notice of arbitration to Kyrgyz Republic Government
31-May-2016 Benziga
Centerra Gold Inc.reports that it has delivered a notice of arbitration to the Kyrgyz Republic Government in connection with certain ongoing disputes relating to the Kumtor mining project.
Jean-Claude Juncker wants EU leaders to reconfirm TTIP support
31-May-2016 Politico
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will ask EU leaders to reconfirm their commitment to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) at the European Council
EU-Mexico trade talks to start June 13, 14
31-May-2016 Politico
The EU and Mexico will kick off its first negotiation round for overhauling their bilateral trade agreement, talks that will include the EU’s new Investment Court System (ICS).
Conjuring growth from the Trans-Pacific Partnership
31-May-2016 SUNS
The Peterson Institute of International Economics (PIIE) has provided the fig-leaf for the empire’s new clothes with exaggerated projections of supposed growth gains from the TPP.
TiSA undermines COP21 action says analysis of leaked annex on Energy
31-May-2016 PSI
Greenpeace, trade unions and the global trade network Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) claim TiSA is the latest secretly negotiated trade deal that undermines climate change action.
Protection or promotion? Time India re-evaluates its bilateral trade agreements
30-May-2016 First Post
If trade has to drive for employment and economic growth, it needs a better management and understanding by the government. Knee-jerk reactions cannot be the basis for such agreements.
The leaks go on: before another secret round of negotiations on the proposed “trade in services agreement (TiSA)”
30-May-2016 Huffington Post
The annexes would restrict the job-stimulating localization requirements; restrict how governments and professional associations regulate market access; affect notably the global Internet community of users and innovators.
Emails show TPP ’collusion’ between big banks & Obama administration
30-May-2016 Common Dreams
Emails obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) show U.S. Trade Rep. Michael Froman discussing TPP with Goldman Sachs lobbyists
Asean-Hong Kong FTA set to be finalised
30-May-2016 The Nation
ASEAN and Hong Kong are set to wrap up their free-trade agreement negotiations, with the aim of promoting trade, services and investment between the two sides.
EU and US trade sharp words on TTIP
30-May-2016 Politico
In testy exchange of emails, Commission warns US: Compromise or no deal in 2016.
India seeks fresh treaties with 47 nations
30-May-2016 The Economic Times
India has written to 47 countries to nullify the existing bilateral investment agreements and ink fresh treaties that will make it mandatory for foreign investors to exhaust local judicial remedies before seeking arbitration.
EU publishes revised TISA market access offer
30-May-2016 Politico
The European Commission released its revised market access offer for the Trade in Services Agreement at the start of a formal round of talks in Geneva.
Investment-related dispute settlement: Towards an inclusive multilateral approach
29-May-2016 IISD
Results from an IISD expert meeting held in Montreux, Switzerland, May 23–24, 2016.