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Malmström issues plan to improve implementation of sustainability chapters in EU trade deals
2-Mar-2018 ICTSD
The EU’s top trade official released a plan examining how the bloc can make sure the sustainable development chapters in its trade deals can be applied more effectively.
UK vies for post-Brexit Asia trade as EU lines up FTAs
2-Mar-2018 Nikkei
Indonesia set to be crucial battleground for negotiations
Singapore calls on ASEAN to enhance economic integration
2-Mar-2018 The Nation
Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Lim Hng Kiang said on Thursday all ASEAN members must keep pursuing deeper economic integration and liberalization so that citizens can enjoy the benefits of their collective community efforts.
In America’s absence, Japan takes the lead on free trade
2-Mar-2018 East Asia Forum
The Japanese government is still hoping for a multilateral Asia Pacific order that includes the United States. Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso confided to US Vice President Mike Pence in early February that Japan encourages a US return to the TPP.
Asean, EU to meet tomorrow to discuss possible FTA resumption
2-Mar-2018 Malay Mail
The Ministry of international Trade and Industry (Miti) said the session would also be discussing implementation of the 2017-2018 Asean-EU trade and investment work programme, stock-take on Asean-EU relations and exchange views on the recent global and regional economic developments.
Eyes on the ’prize’: Canada hosting South American bloc in hopes of accessing free trade with Brazil, Argentina
1-Mar-2018 National Post
This next step in the Liberal government’s trade diversification strategy will come a day after Canada formally signs the 11-country Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership in Chile
Solar wars: Part IV - The Eiser award was not a rogue one
1-Mar-2018 Energy Voice
The tribunal found that Novenergia’s investments were achieving a reasonable rate of return. However, the tribunal held that it was sufficient for the claim to succeed that Novenergia could show “quantifiable prejudice” compared with its position when it initially made its investment.
Solar wars: Part III - Return of the European Commission
1-Mar-2018 Lexology
On 26 December 2017, the Commission published its decision that attacked the ECT claims brought by investors against Spain (and other EU states).
Solar wars: Part II – The states strike back
1-Mar-2018 Mondaq
One tribunal could interpret the effect of legislative provisions differently to another. So while Eiser opens up the prospect of more claims, Blusun may narrow the basis for claims.
Solar wars: Part I – A new hope for investors?
1-Mar-2018 Clyde & Co
With the global financial crisis, solar power incentives schemes became unbearably costly and Spain repealed those incentives. Consequently, many investors brought arbitration claims under the Energy Charter Treaty.
Anti-TPPA protesters lock themselves to railway track in Christchurch video
1-Mar-2018 Stuff
The threat of arrest has driven out six protesters who locked themselves to Christchurch train tracks to show their disapproval of the new TPP.
Bangladesh proposes FTA talks with US
1-Mar-2018 bdnews24
Bangladesh being denied GSP and duty-free quota-free market access now seeks a free trade agreement with the United States as it is graduating to a middle-income country.
US concerned over Taiwan’s meat import ban, wants its removal
1-Mar-2018 Focus Taiwan
This refers to Taiwan’s "zero tolerance" policy on US pork imports that contain a leanness-enhancing drug known as ractopamine
New Zealand risks ’strategic nincompoop’ status in the Pacific
1-Mar-2018 Stuff
New Zealand risks being seen as a “strategic nincompoop, at best” if it persists with attempts to bind Pacific Island countries into the New Zealand and Australian economies using mechanisms such as the PACER Plus.
Setback for Kenya as regional heads dig in on EPA deal
1-Mar-2018 Standard Media
East African leaders call for further negotiations on EPA with their European counterparts.
US amenable to trade talks with Japan, 4 other TPP members: USTR
1-Mar-2018 Kyodo
In 2018, the Trump administration will continue efforts to build stronger, better and fairer trading relationships with Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Zealand and Brunei.
India- NZ RECP may be option in face of FTA delays: India- NZ business council chair
1-Mar-2018 The Indian Weekender
With dairy being the stumbling block in getting a full free trade agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand across the line anytime soon, the in-negotiation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), maybe the way forward for India-NZ trade ties to grow.
Eleven Pacific nations move on trade pact with data transfer provisions…without US
28-Feb-2018 BNA
The 11 countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP are retaining all of the digital trade and electronic commerce provisions from the original agreement.
5 reasons Mexican workers would cheer the demise of NAFTA
28-Feb-2018 In These Times
Any new integration model for North America should be based on justice, equality, democracy, peace and care of the environment.
Thailand weighs benefits of joining trade pact Trump ditched
28-Feb-2018 Bloomberg
Current 11-nation trade agreement set to be signed next month. Donald Trump says U.S. re-entering trade deal a ‘possibility’.