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Continental free trade area agreement to be signed in March 2018
7-Dec-2017 The Independent (Uganda)
Ministers of Trade from the African countries approved the broad structure of the Agreement.
EU-Mercosur FTA: draft chapters (July 2017)
7-Dec-2017 Greenpeace
8 draft chapters, as leaked by Greenpeace
Research on the impacts of the EU-Mercosur trade negotiations
6-Dec-2017
Analysis of draft texts, especially the chapters on goods, SPS, TBT and government procurement.
EU-Mercosur FTA: An assessment of the trade and sustainable development chapter
6-Dec-2017
Many serious environmental concerns are not addressed at all.
Talks on EAEU-India free trade zone scheduled for January 2018
6-Dec-2017 Belarus News
The talks on the free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and India will start in January 2018, says official
Georgia signs free trade zone MoU with China
6-Dec-2017 Tax-News
China and Georgia have signed an agreement on the creation of free trade zones in Georgia that would facilitate Georgia’s role in China’s Belt and Road initiative.
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): India pushes for greater market access, ASEAN irked
6-Dec-2017 Financial Express
Time and again India has flagged its concerns on the slow pace of services trade.
United States and Egypt agree to further trade cooperation
6-Dec-2017 MENAFN
The United States and Egypt discussed ways to further expand fair and reciprocal trade and investment between the two countries.
Mexico sees EU trade deal by end of month
6-Dec-2017 Euractiv
Mexico and the European Union are working to wrap up negotiations on a new version of their 17-year-old trade deal
T.N. seeks to stay Nissan arbitration
5-Dec-2017 The Hindu
The Tamil Nadu government moved the Madras High Court for an interim stay on carmaker Nissan Motor from proceeding with international arbitration over the alleged non-payment of incentives being claimed by it from the State.
What Armenia’s new agreement with the EU means
5-Dec-2017 EU Observer
At the fifth Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels, Armenia and the European Union signed a new framework agreement, dubbed the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement.
S. Korea, Turkey review implementation of FTA
5-Dec-2017 Yonhap
South Korea and Turkey reviewed the implementation of a bilateral free trade agreement and discussed ways to reduce non-tariff barriers
China, New Zealand set to upgrade FTA
5-Dec-2017 Global Times
New version will boost services trade, investment, says expert
South Centre statement on EU-MERCOSUR trade negotiations
4-Dec-2017 South Centre
EU-MERCOSUR trade negotiations must not impose TRIPS Plus provisions on protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
China firming up trade agreements with South Asian countries
4-Dec-2017 Hindustan Times
Beijing’s recent efforts to sign FTAs with several countries is now part of its broad plans to enter trade agreements with countries along the Belt and Road Initiative.
Vietnam, EU seek to accelerate FTA signing
4-Dec-2017 Vietnam+
The FTA is expected to be completed and start in 2018 or 2019, while the ISDS will be discussed and agreed in later years.
China, Israel discuss cooperation in trade, technology
4-Dec-2017 Xinhua
China and Israel discussed boosting cooperation in fields including trade, technology and e-commerce in the third round of negotiation on China-Israel FTA. Talks also covered issues including customs procedures, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
Japan and EU to agree on EPA tariffs, put off investment deal
4-Dec-2017 Japan News
Japan and the European Union intend to bring an economic partnership agreement into effect in 2019 as planned by finalizing tariff-related measures first and setting aside those on investment.
ConocoPhillips and the Republic of Ecuador agree to settlement of ICSID award
4-Dec-2017 The Financial
Under the terms of the agreement, ConocoPhillips will recover a total of $337 million from Ecuador.
Bear Creek wins C$30.4m award in international arbitration against Peru
4-Dec-2017 Mining Weekly
The arbitrators agreed with the company that Peru had breached its obligations to the company under the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement when it expropriated the company’s Santa Ana silver project, in 2011.