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Duterte ratifies PH-EFTA FTA
8-Jan-2018 Manila Bulletin
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has submitted to the Senate for concurrence his ratification of the Free Trade Agreement between the Philippines and four of the world’s wealthiest states under EFTA (European Free Trade Association).
Rwanda: AU summit to discuss continental free trade area agreement - Official
8-Jan-2018 All Africa
The upcoming 30th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government from January 28 to 29 is expected to receive a progress report on the status of negotiations of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Europe and Mercosur scheduled to resume trade negotiations this month
8-Jan-2018 MercoPress
The European Commission and Mercosur are planning to resume negotiations to reach a new Association Agreement this January.
The Tory trade bill would usher in the worst bits of TTIP – it must be stopped
8-Jan-2018 The Guardian
This legislation for post-Brexit Britain is not just bad law, it’s dangerous, allowing for deals without parliamentary scrutiny.
Dutch court upholds $5.2 billion asset freeze on Kazakhstan oil field
8-Jan-2018 Cision
The Dutch court held that Kazakhstan is and will remain the sole shareholder of Samruk and that Samruk’s board is controlled by Kazakhstan.
EU trade in 2018: A preview
8-Jan-2018 Euractiv
The year 2018 will offer a very narrow window of opportunity to bring key EU trade policy files forward.
Europe reaps Canada’s wheat belt
8-Jan-2018 Maersk
A new trade agreement between the EU and Canada is expected to increase bilateral trade by USD 14 billion.
AG Wathelet in C-284/16 Achmea: Saving ISDS?
8-Jan-2018 European Law Blog
The Opinion misses the much needed opportunity for a thorough and balanced reflection on the many challenges that ISDS, and investment disputes in general, pose to the EU legal and judicial system.
Spain meets the ICSID grand inquisitor: the Eiser case
8-Jan-2018 IELP Blog
The recent Eiser v. Spain ICSID award is yet another example of a state being condemned to pay a large monetary sum merely because an investor has been economically disadvantaged by a reasonable and necessary regulatory change.
People and the planet before profit!
5-Jan-2018 RQIC
Montréal rally on NAFTA on January 27, 2018 at 12pm.
Investment Treaty Arbitration: cost, duration and size of claims all show steady increase
5-Jan-2018 Allen & Overy
Update to Allen & Overy 2012 study shows increases on all metrics but, importantly, tribunals taking more nuanced and rigorous approach to parties’ costs
South Korea on alert for ’US bullying’ during trade talks
5-Jan-2018 CNBC
Seoul, wary of giving into US demands, will seek to limit the number of overall concessions.
US urges UK to cut EU rules after Brexit to boost trade
5-Jan-2018 Bloomberg
US trade official says it is ‘difficult’ to do business with EU and Brexit offers chance to press the ‘reset button’.
FTA with Turkey is Ukraine’s key priority for 2018: Ambassador
5-Jan-2018 MENAFN
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Turkey Andrii Sybiha considers the conclusion of the agreement on a free trade area (FTA) with Turkey as one of the key priorities of 2018.
Indonesia to start trade talks to boost exports
5-Jan-2018 Jakarta Post
Indonesia seeks to initiate negotiations on trade agreements under both bilateral and regional schemes this year to help jack up the country’s exports.
Free trade or women’s rights?
5-Jan-2018 Strategic Review
After 30 years of neoliberal globalization, it has been increasingly acknowledged that austerity, privatization, deregulation of finance, markets and corporations, and trade and investment liberalization have had a devastating and discriminatory impact on women.
UK leaving single market for TPP could hit workers’ rights, union warns
5-Jan-2018 The Guardian
TUC delivers stark warning about labour abuses after trade secretary Liam Fox refuses to rule out membership of TPP.
A declaration from North Africa: food sovereignty is a right
5-Jan-2018 CADTM
We stand against the plunder of peoples’ resources by multinationals and financial capital and against all forms of discrimination and racism.
TPP sows fear in Japan’s agriculture industry
5-Jan-2018 The Diplomat
As the resurrected TPP moves forward, Japanese consumer groups and farmers fear the effects.Many argue that seeds are likely to become more expensive by the proposed abolishment of the Seed Law.
Big Asean presence on R-Day will have ripple effect on mega trade pact talks
5-Jan-2018 The Hindu BusinessLine
It is highly probable that the Asean countries will use the official visit to gain some political mileage and push India towards steeper commitments on dismantling tariffs and improve market access commitments to RCEP members.