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RCEP - draft chapter on competition (Dec 2016)
22-Mar-2017 KEI
As leaked by KEI
RCEP - draft chapter on investment: temporary safeguard measures (Dec 2016)
22-Mar-2017 KEI
As leaked by KEI
ICSID rules in favour of Tethyan over Reko Diq project
22-Mar-2017 Stock Market Wire
The ICSID tribunal rejected Pakistan’s final defence against liability and confirmed that Pakistan had violated several provisions of its bilateral investment treaty with Australia
JKX Oil battle continues as Ukraine files application to UK High Court
22-Mar-2017 London South East
Ukranian authorities have now applied to the UK High Court asking to set aside the recent UNCITRAL arbitration award against Ukraine and in favour of JKX.
Eli Lilly loses quixotic quest to get Canada to pay $500 million for rejecting its bad patents
22-Mar-2017 Tech Dirt
Just the fact that the Canadian government had to go through this massive and expensive process for many years just for rejecting two bad patents should show why ISDS provisions are such a problem.
Trump’s pick for trade envoy open to continued EU trade talks
22-Mar-2017 Politico
Robert Lighthizer did not rule out resuming negotiations with the European Union on TTIP and TiSA.
Việt Nam willing to foster bilateral trade with RoK: PM says
22-Mar-2017 Viet Nam News
Việt Nam is ready to work with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to effectively implement the bilateral free trade agreement.
Free trade and top tech: what China wants from Israel
22-Mar-2017 South China Morning Post
Israel is a key component in China’s “One Belt, One Road” trade initiative. The two countries started talks on a free-trade deal.
EU, Japan determined to deliver trade deal by end of 2017
22-Mar-2017 EurActiv
The European Union and Japan said they intend to complete talks for a free trade agreement with Japan by the end of the year (2017).
EFTA and Malaysia hold eighth round of negotiations
22-Mar-2017 Lexology
Negotiations between EFTA and Malaysia have been ongoing since March 2014. The two sides have held eight rounds of negotiations, as well as intersessional expert meetings.
The subsidies to the EU exports of cereal products to SADC in 2016
21-Mar-2017 SOL
The EU’s exports to SADC of 769,493 t of raw cereals in 2016 have received €42.535 M of subsidies.
PM Hun Sen: Cambodia boosting negotiations for creation of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
21-Mar-2017 Agence Kampuchea Presse
Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen has affirmed that Cambodia is playing an active role in boosting the negotiations on RCEP
How far can the RCEP ship sail?
21-Mar-2017 Myanmar Times
Pressure on RCEP to emulate the ’gold standard’ TPP agreement on the occasion of 50th anniversary of ASEAN
The settlement of investment disputes: A discussion of democratic accountability and the public interest
21-Mar-2017 IISD
Settlements raise threats to principles of good governance, including government accountability, respect for the rule of law, transparency, and respect for citizens’ rights and interests.
Pacific countries to sign trade deal next month
21-Mar-2017 Radio NZ
Pacific Island countries are expected to sign the proposed regional trade deal called PACER Plus next month.
S. Korea, Israel to hold 3rd round talks on FTA
20-Mar-2017 KBS
South Korea and Israel will hold a third round of Free Trade Agreement(FTA) negotiation in Seoul
Free trade deal with Singapore updated
20-Mar-2017 News.com.au
Australian universities, lawyers and financial firms will be among the biggest winners from an updated free trade deal with Singapore.
Brazil’s rotten meat scandal strikes ahead of fresh EU trade talks
20-Mar-2017 EurActiv
The European Union has insisted Brazilian representatives attend an emergency meeting to explain themselves regarding a scandal involving rotten meat and the country’s two largest exporters.
Canada scores ISDS victory over Eli Lilly
20-Mar-2017 Politico
Canada has prevailed over pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly in a long-running investor-state dispute the drug company filed under NAFTA’s investment chapter.
Spain confirms: EU-Morocco trade deal not for Western Sahara goods
20-Mar-2017 Western Sahara Resource Watch
The Spanish government in a statement confirmed the EU court’s judgement that Western Sahara goods are not covered by the EU-Morocco trade deal.