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Kyrgyz Republic defeated in jurisdiction challenge to UNCITRAL investment award
The key issue in the case concerned the proper interpretation of the dispute resolution provision in the 2003 Investment Law, which was the basis for jurisdiction.
Sacrificing South America’s forests on the altar of EU market access
By making this concession on beef, the EU is putting trade and consumption above its commitments to halt deforestation.
Defending quality PDO products of local societies in international trade agreements
PDO (products designation of origin) products when internationally traded, they are not just commodities but they also incorporate biodiversity, traditional production, know-how and culture of the local communities where they are produced.
New government’s TPPA problems start next week
The new government of Labour, New Zealand First and the Greens will have to move fast if they are going to influence the outcomes of trade and investment agreements being negotiated.
Environmental gems in trade agreements
Little-known clauses for progressive trade agreements
An Ultimate Guide Of Go Kart Bearing Replacement
Being into the business of machinery and equipment, you will hardly meet someone who doesn’t know about the variety of bearings.
Being a trade unionist in Guatemala will get you killed
A chapter on labor issues within CAFTA was to provide an improved environment for labor rights. But the Guatemalan state has consistently failed to implement these protections.
Macron puts trade policy on summit table
Macron wants "an overall vision to find a balance between trade openness and protection" of EU markets and citizens, rather than "adding piece after piece" to the EU trade policy "puzzle".
Azerbaijan, EU to hold new round of talks on strategic partnership in late October
European Commission representatives will discuss the second chapter of a new strategic partnership agreement between Azerbaijan and the European Union.
African Petroleum seeks arbitration over Gambia oil dispute
African Petroleum Corp has begun arbitration proceedings over Gambia’s decision to strip the company of its rights to explore for oil in two offshore areas.
Unfair trade: US beef has a climate problem
TPP, like other global trade treaties, fails to acknowledge climate change or include mechanisms to curb it.
EU-Mexico FTA - EU text proposals (Oct 2017)
3 text proposals, as released by the European Commission
Not so sweet: Tanzania confronts arbitration over large-scale sugarcane and ethanol project
Tanzania is currently confronting this challenge, faced with a new international investment dispute tied to a proposed large-scale sugarcane and ethanol production project.
A Nafta battleground on the shores of Canada
This far-flung peninsula in the North Atlantic seems an unlikely place for an international trade dispute. But an American company’s scuttled plans to build a quarry here have turned these quiet fishing grounds into a case study.
Ultimate Guide To GMAW For Successful Aluminum Welding
Aluminum welding techniques have come a long way from a basic welding technic to todays GMAW (Gas-Metal-Arc-Welding).
Pak-Thailand FTA: Pakistan wants duties eased on 100 products
A Free Trade Agreement between Pakistan and Thailand will be signed on January 15 for enhancing bilateral trade between the two countries, a top official of the Ministry of Commerce said.
Indigenous chapter critical to NAFTA despite current challenges: Bellegarde
An Indigenous chapter in NAFTA mustn’t be allowed to fall by the wayside, regardless of the challenges currently confronting negotiators, says Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde.
India-EU FTA: chief negotiators to meet mid-November
Chief negotiators for the proposed India-EU free trade agreement will meet in New Delhi to discuss the way forward for the resumption of the long-stalled talks over it.
Mexico says TPP countries seek consensus on market access at APEC meeting
The remaining countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) hope to agree on how to preserve the market access enshrined in the trade deal, Mexico’s economy minister said.
Orascom escalates €5B Algeria battle
A long-running battle between Naguib Sawiris’ Orascom and the Algerian authorities rumbled on, with the operator seeking an annulment of a recent decision on the case.