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Taiwan, Japan moving toward trade pact talks: official
29-Sep-2017 Focus Taiwan
Taiwan will continue its efforts to forge an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with Japan.
Mexico offers to match oil groups’ Nafta wish
28-Sep-2017 Argus
Mexico is considering writing into law investor-state dispute settlement provisions contained in the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) to reassure US and Canadian investors in its energy sector.
Govt ratifies bilateral investment pact between India, Belarus
28-Sep-2017 India Today
The Indian government approved signing and ratification of the Bilateral Investment Treaty between India and Belarus to boost investment.
Kenya in last-ditch effort to persuade Tanzania to sign EPA
28-Sep-2017 Standard
Kenya will take its case to the European Union in Brussels in a last-ditch effort to garner support for the Economic Partnership Agreement deal.
Chinese mainland, Macao negotiate on comprehensively upgrading CEPA
28-Sep-2017 Xinhua
The negotiation between the Chinese mainland and Macao on comprehensively upgrading Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements has entered its final stage.
Riigikogu ratifies EU-Canadian free trade agreement
28-Sep-2017 ERR
The Parliament of Estonia ratified the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Contentious issues lie ahead as Ottawa NAFTA talks end
28-Sep-2017 Toronto Star
Top trade ministers from Mexico, Canada and the U.S. met Wednesday as stakeholders warn it will take a “Hail Mary” pass to finish negotiations by year’s end.
UK to start new ‘trade dialogue’ with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
28-Sep-2017 UK Government
The UK´s trade dialogue with the Andean countries will aim to strengthen bilateral trade and prepare the ground for potential future FTAs post Brexit.
Myths and risks of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement
27-Sep-2017 TNI
As the signing of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) draws near, concerns over the secrecy surrounding the agreement’s negotiations and the risks it poses abound, alongside many myths about its potential benefits.
A look into China’s slowly increasing appearance in ISDS cases
27-Sep-2017 IISD
Recent decades have been marked by China’s economic, military and diplomatic rise, and its increasing integration into the international order.
Investment treaties and the internal vetting of regulatory proposals: A case study from Canada
27-Sep-2017 IISD
Does the prospect of foreign investor claims against countries in investor­–state dispute settlement (ISDS) lead to regulatory chill?
India, S. Korea to upgrade FTA at ‘earliest’
27-Sep-2017 The Hindu
New Delhi wants its English, yoga teachers to get opportunities to offer services.
Canada pushes inclusion of strong, progressive labour standards in NAFTA
27-Sep-2017 National Observer
Canada is pushing for the inclusion of enforceable, progressive labour standards in a rewritten North American Free Trade Agreement.
La CJUE interrogée sur la validité de la clause d’arbitrage prévue par un TBI conclu entre États membres
27-Sep-2017 Dalloz
L’avocat général, M. Wathelet, prend position sur la clause d’arbitrage du traité bilatéral conclu entre les Pays-Bas et la Slovaquie et estime que celle-ci est compatible avec le principe de non-discrimination, avec le mécanisme de renvoi préjudiciel et avec le principe d’autonomie du système juridique de l’Union européenne.
Free trade talks with EFTA grouping hit IPR, services wall
26-Sep-2017 The Hindu
Switzerland insists on intellectual property commitments beyond TRIPS.
Canada pushes back against US copyright demands in NAFTA
26-Sep-2017 Electronic Frontier Foundation
The United States is using the TPP as a template for the draft IP chapter that it is presenting to its negotiating partners in this round. Canada, however, isn’t down with that.
Costa Rica looking to UAE investments for the logistics sector
26-Sep-2017 Q Costa Rica
Costa Rica is trying to sign a bilateral investment treaty with the UAE.
It’s time for action
26-Sep-2017 Greater Manchester Trade Action Network
Who’s pulling the strings in our trade deals? Call to action at the Tory Party Conference in Manchester on October 1st.
Brexit bonanza: Lawyers encouraging corporations to sue UK & EU member states
25-Sep-2017 Corporate Europe Observatory
Brexit could become a money-making machine for law firms that make millions when corporations sue nation states via trade and investment agreements.
Philippines revives plan to join Trans-Pacific trade bloc
25-Sep-2017 Philstar
The Philippines is reviving its plan to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) even as the mega-trade deal pushes through without the US, the Department of Trade and Industry said.